Highest-earning Free Fire esports players

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Since its late 2017 release, Free Fire has emerged as one of the most dominant and beloved mobile esports video games worldwide. Within a few years, the battle royale shooter's fame grew to such an extent that it became one of the biggest names in the competitive sphere. This was proved true during its crowning event, the Free Fire World Series 2021 Singapore, which held the record for the most popular esports competition for some time.

The game's success was fueled by its easy accessibility, which was a big reason the younger demographic across the globe got hooked on its mechanics. This also translated into the competitive scene, where professional gamers barely in their teens were finding massive success, financially and in terms of tangible triumphs.

Many of these players also came from impoverished backgrounds, and their conquests in various tournaments helped them earn thousands of dollars. This likely helped uplift and settle these pros and their families for life, with a few even moving to full/part-time content creation.

This article will rank Free Fire's most accomplished players by the cumulative prize money won at various events. It will look at their competitive achievements, legacies, and any other bits of trivia that have gone into making these professional gamers some of the best and most beloved among fans.

Readers must note that these rankings are based purely on the prize money accumulated through their performances at tournaments across the game's esports hierarchy. Any additional revenue generated through activities like sponsorships, team contracts, or streaming revenue has not been considered.

Ten highest-earning Free Fire players

* rankings as of August 28, 2025; source of prizes from esportsearnings.com

Brazil and Thailand, two of Free Fire’s dominant regions, make up the entirety of the leaderboard for the top pros when looking at their competitive earnings. The Southeast Asian nation has eight entries on this top ten list, which is not surprising given it has enjoyed multiple podium finishes at almost all the editions of the world championships and won half the editions held so far.

Buriram United Esports is the most successful team in terms of the number of players to make the cut, given its consistency across the years. It is also one of the only two esports organisations to finish on the world championship podium on multiple occasions, alongside EVOS Phoenix (previously known as Phoenix Force).

  EVOS Phoenix, seen here with Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, the then Minister of Tourism and Sports in 2022, is the only Free Fire team with multiple world title wins (Image via EVOS Thailand on Facebook)   

It also helps that Brazilian and Thai tournaments tend to offer higher prize pools, as they draw larger audiences and feature more globally successful teams. This gives players a higher chance to earn more prize money as long as they perform well.

Profiling the top Free Fire players by tournament winnings

#10 – Pedro "But" Borges ($163,718)

But is one of Brazil's most decorated Free Fire players, having won multiple world titles and Brazilian championships. The Fluxo Gaming player was part of the historic roster that won back-to-back global championships in 2023 and 2024, first for Magic Squad and then for Fluxo.

The 20-year-old has also won one Latin American championship after triumphing in the ESL Snapdragon Pro Series Season 5: Latin America Challenge. Still at the start of his career, But, also known as BuToN007, is a good shout to pass the numerous Thai players at the top of this list if he and his Fluxo teammates can continue performing well at the major events.

#9 – Rayandra "Reyyy" Eka ($173,430)

The only non-Thai or non-Brazil player to make this list, Reyyy has been a Free Fire pro since 2021. Another young pro who has a long way to go, his list of accomplishments includes a win and a second-place finish at the two Esports World Cup editions and triumphs in the Free Fire Master League - Season 6 Division 1 and the ESL Snapdragon Pro Series Season 2 - Challenge Season.

  A win at the Esports World Cup 2025 helped put Reyyy into this top ten list (Image via EWC)   

Reyy currently turns up for EVOS Divine, the Indonesian roster of EVOS Esports, a Southeast Asia gaming multi-organization based in the country. The 20-year-old, like But, can climb high up this list in the coming years if he can maintain a high standard and continue challenging for the game's top prizes.

#8 – Radchakan "Hoysang" Thongpool ($175,336)

The second member of Attack All Around's 2022 world championship-winning side to make it on this list is Hoysang, who remains with the Thai side to this day. He also has not been as active as some other names on this list, having moved to the coaching/analyst roles in early 2024.

Hoysang does have one over his Attack All Around peer on this leaderboard in that he also won the Free Fire Continental Series 2020 Asia as part of the EXP Esports roster. The FFCS was a series of regional tournaments that replaced the Free Fire World Championship in 2020 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, with events also held in the Americas and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions.

#7 – Giuliano "Giuh.87" Júnior ($178,163)

The first of two Brazilians in this standing, Giuh.87 is also one of the most successful Free Fire players ever, having been part of the rosters that clinched the last two world championships. This means that he has notched $135,500 out of his total lifetime earnings from two competitions, adding to his sense of recent achievement.

In 2023, he was in the Magic Squad side which shocked the world to become the newest world champion. Then, in 2024, under the banner of Fluxo Gaming, he made it two consecutive global titles in front of a passionate home crowd to help Brazil equal Thailand's record of three international crowns.

#6 – Tiago "Bops" Carvalho ($182,400)

Joining countryman Giuh is Bops, another back-to-back world champion who was also the Finals MVP at the Free Fire World Series - Global Finals 2024. Unlike many other Free Fire pros, his earnings have continued to grow over the past few years, with last year being his most lucrative as he took home over $90,000. This improvement also saw him walk away with the prestigious Best Free Fire Athlete award at the Esports Brasil 2024 Award held last December.

  Bops is a reigning two-time world champion making Brazil's Free Fire fans proud (Image via bopsff on Instagram)   

Bops and Giuh have also continued their recent great run into 2025, winning the ESL Snapdragon Pro Series Season 5: Latin America Challenge and the C.O.P.A. Free Fire 2025. The latter is the second biggest competition held by Garena in Brazil, and Fluxo's win keeps the momentum going as the side looks to confirm a spot at the Esports World Cup 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this summer.

#5 – Wattipong "D_Long" Ngarmrod ($216,749)

One of the most accomplished players on this table is Buriram United Esports' D_Long, who has now shifted to being an analyst for the popular Thai esports organisation. He has finished on all three steps of the podium at the Free Fire World Series, including wins in 2022 in Bangkok and 2021 in Singapore.

The pro gamer has also clinched various splits of the FFPL Thailand, making him one of the five Free Fire pros with net winnings of over $210,000. Of course, the global championships and other international events have paid out a much larger chunk than the regional leagues as they offer multi-million prize pools.

#4 – Rachata "GetHigh" Saethian ($337,150)

Another former world champion and multiple-time Free Fire Pro League Thailand winner, GetHigh has been in the competitive scene since he was 13 years old. Like his Buriram United Esports colleagues, the Thai star has been a consistent presence for the team, making it one of the top ten sides in Free Fire by all-time prize money earned.

Interestingly, he has also played for EVOS Phoenix, making GetHigh one of the few names to turn up for two of Thailand's most famous competitive sides. In fact, his sole world championship win came with EVOS Phoenix, and he has finished on all the podium steps with both organisations across the years.

#3 – Ratchanon "Moshi" Kunrayason ($349,387)

Moshi was the MVP for EVOS Phoenix as it won the Free Fire World Series 2022 Bangkok, etching his name in the history books as a result. He has also finished on the world championship podium a further three times, including back-to-back with his current side, Buriram United Esports, in 2023 and 2024.

  Despite his team's early 2025 struggles, Moshi continues to put in some great performances (Image via Ratchanon Kunrayason on Facebook)   

The sniper player has always been a fan favourite, with many of his kills and plays during tournaments and scrims making for fan-made highlights packages. His team will hope that Moshi can be one of the catalysts as it looks to brush off an indifferent start to the 2025 season that has seen it struggle against other Southeast Asian squads during exhibition games and scrims.

#2 – Piyapon "TheCruz" Boonchuay ($381,210)

One of the youngest players to top this list is also one of the winningest in terms of prize money, and for good reason. TheCruz may only have started his esports journey properly at the start of the pandemic era, but he has repaid the faith put in him by his teams, especially EVOS Phoenix, tenfold.

The 20-year-old has notched six tournament wins and a further four podium places in his fledgling career, and there's so much yet to come. TheCruz is already a two-time world champion (2022, 2021), having been voted MVP at the Singapore edition, and these are where a majority of his lifetime earnings have come from.

A move to Buriram United Esports earlier this year, amidst the squad's general struggles, might have fans worried, but there's no doubt that he and his teammates will grow stronger and get back to challenging for world and regional titles in no time.

#1 – Chirasak "Joena" Moonsarn ($454,965)

At 19, JOENA is already the undisputed king of Free Fire players when it comes to career winnings. He is the only one to have made more than $400,000 from competitive earnings, helped by the fact that he has won seven tournaments, the most on this table, including two world championships (2022, 2021).

  Despite already winning so much, Joena remains one for the future (Image via Chirasak Munsan on Facebook)   

He even claimed the Predator gong at the Free Fire World Series - Global Finals 2024, handed to the player with the most kills as Buriram United Esports finished a respectable third. Like TheCruz, a majority of his biggest accomplishments have come under the aegis of EVOS Phoenix (and Phoenix Force), and now that they are together in one team, they will aim to notch more success over the next few years.

These players have represented the best of what Free Fire has to offer as a game and a competitive segment, helping it attract millions of fans globally. Their success has also brought more eyeballs to the title, in turn attracting more sponsors and broadcasting opportunities, and making it one of the top competitive mobile esports today.

As the game looks to continue recovering from a dip in its audience reach in recent years, these professionals will play a key role. Most importantly, their continued success will keep fans in major regions like Southeast Asia and Brazil coming back for more, which will be crucial to this stated aim.

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