The 2025 Esports World Cup (EWC) is fast approaching, and this year’s event features an unprecedented prize pool of 70 million USD, setting a new record. Here’s what we know about the 2025 EWC prize pool, how it stacks up against previous esports champions, its distribution, and more.
The 2025 Esports World Cup Prize Pool: A New Milestone
What is the Esports World Cup?
Scheduled to be held from July 7 to August 4 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the 2025 EWC is poised to be one of the most significant esports events of the year. The competition will showcase 25 tournaments across 24 different games, featuring a club program that brings together over 40 teams to compete and demonstrate their esports prowess across all titles.
Esports World Cup states in a press release:
“The Esports World Cup 2025 will once again unite gaming and esports communities in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for a global competition that will crown the next Esports World Cup Champion. The tournament’s unique cross-game format will reward Clubs and players competing for a life-changing prize pool across a mix of platforms and genres, bringing together esports’ best teams, players and games under one banner in the largest-ever celebration of esports. “
2025 EWC: Potential Big Prize Pool
The Esports World Cup revealed its prize pool for the 2025 tournament on April 10, 2025. With a total of 70 million USD, the EWC boasts the biggest reward in esports history. Additionally, this sum breaks the EWC’s 2024 debut event record of 60 million USD.
Valve’s DOTA 2 ‘The International’ (TI) world championship, which culminated in a 40 million USD prize pool in 2021, held the record for a number of years prior to the EWC’s inception. Epic Games Battle Royale During its first season in 2018, Epic Games also contributed $100 million USD to esport prize money for Fortnite; nonetheless, the EWC’s current record remains because the Fortnite money was split among several tournaments.
Where Will the Prize Pool Be Allocated?
The total prize pool of 70 million USD for the 2025 EWC will be shared among club teams, individual event champions, and outstanding MVP players. A total of 27 million USD will be awarded to the “top 16 clubs based on their overall performance,” with the leading club taking home 7 million USD. More than 38 million USD will be dedicated to the championships of individual titles, while 450,000 USD will be allocated to MVP players.
The increase in the Esports World Cup’s prize pool coincides with the organization’s new business partnerships
“Along with the increased prize pool, EWCF is expanding its support for the entire esports industry through a number of partnerships with other leagues and competitions. Recent agreements with the likes of Riot Games, Activision and Capcom will see the EWCF support external competitions with resources that further help stability of esports circuits and the industry as a whole, while increasing the pathways for players to reach the Esports World Cup each year. “
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