Magnus Carlsen earned approximately $1,200,000 in prize money in 2025. His largest earnings came from the Esports World Cup, the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, and Clutch Chess. Carlsen also regularly competes in weekly Titled Tuesday and Freestyle Friday tournaments, earning $750-$1,000 per event.

Carlsen’s major prizes in 2025 include:

Esports World Cup - $250,000

Freestyle Chess Leg 2 - $200,000

Freestyle Chess Leg 3 - $200,000

Clutch Chess - $120,000

Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour - $100,000

World Rapid Championship - ~$82,000 (€70,000)

World Blitz Championship - ~$82,000 (€70,000)

Norway Chess - ~$69,000 (700,000kr)

GCT Croatia - $40,000

Chess.com Classic - $25,000

Chessable Masters - $25,000

Magnus Carlsen’s total career chess earnings are approximately $11,500,000. He leads all players in career prize money, followed by Viswanathan Anand with over $9,500,000 and Garry Kasparov with over $8,000,000.