Darts players are amongst the wealthiest sporting stars on the planet - just winning this year’s World Championship title earned Luke Littler a hefty million quid.
It’s a sport which has seen prize money soar in recent years thanks to television and sponsorship deals, with darters’ earnings dwarfing those of previous legends of the game such as Eric Bristow and Jocky Wilson.
Last year saw Luke Humphries come close to becoming the first player to win more than £2 million in a single season, while current world number one Luke Littler is already a multi-millionaire despite having only played professionally for a couple of years.
It is certainly a golden age for the bank balance of professional darts players - with prize money continuing and thousands of spectators packing into arenas most weeks to enjoy the sport (and a couple of beers).
And the prospect of the rivalry between Luke Littler and Luke Humphries - along with World Championship finalist Gian van Veen - looks likely to enthral fans for years to come.
Both Lukes appear in this - the list of the 13 highest earning darters of all time following the 2026 World Darts Championship.
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1. Michael van Gerwen - £11.6 million
Timing is everything in sport, and Dutchman Michael van Gerwen's darts career peaked as the darts prize money shot through the roof thanks to television and sponsorship deals. His 164 professional singles titles, including 91 PDC Pro Tour events and three PDC World Championships, may be overshadowed by Phil Taylor, but he pips him when it comes to his bank balance, with career earnings of around £11.6 million. A fourth round exit to Gary Anderson at this year's World Championship meant he 'only' added £60,000 to his bank balance. | Getty Images
2. Phil Taylor - £8.5 million
The greatest player to ever step up to the oche, Phil 'The Power' Taylor would have easily topped the list had he emerged 15 years later, when the prize money started to increase. He has won a remarkable 214 professional tournaments, including 85 major titles and a record 16 World Championships - eight of which were won consecutively - and reached 14 consecutive finals from 1994 to 2007. The first player to hit two nine-dart finishes in the same match, has banked around £8.5 million, but that still isn't enough to claim top spot in our chart. | Getty Images
3. Peter Wright - £6.2 million
The first of two Scottish darters in the top five highest earners in history, Peter Wright has a prize fortune of around £6.2 million. Snakebite is a two-time PDC World Champion and a further six major titles. In total he has won 48 PDC titles overall since turning pro in 1995, moving from the BDO to the more lucrative PDC in 2004. Michael van Gerwen suggested he should retire after he was whitewashed in the second round of the World Championship, but he'll not be worried about his pension. | Getty Images
4. Gary Anderson - £5.7 million
Scot Gary Anderson has recently been overtaken by fellow countryman Peter Wright in the all-time list, but has still banked around £5.7 million in a glittering career where he has been BDO, WDF and PDC world number one. The distance between the two Scots narrowed at the recent World Championship where Anderson banked £200,000 for making the semi-finals. He has been PDC World Champion on two occasions, winning back-to-back world titles in 2015 and 2016. The Flying Scotsman has won a total of 55 PDC Pro Tour events - third only to Michael van Gerwen and Phil Taylor. | Getty Images