The Worlds 2026 prize pool is 5,000,000 USD. That is the base prize pool listed for the 2026 League of Legends World Championship, the same figure as in 2025. The winner’s share is 20 percent, or 1,000,000 USD. Riot’s Worlds 2026 primer and its event support page do not state a total, and Riot has not said whether sales will add anything on top this year.
Worlds 2026 prize pool at a glance
- Base prize pool: 5,000,000 USD.
- Winner: 1,000,000 USD (20 percent).
- Runner-up: 800,000 USD (16 percent).
- Sales top-up: not announced. Riot’s Worlds 2026 primer (October 5, 2026) says sales of the True Damage Yasuo skin and bundles, the Season 3 Act II Worlds Battle Pass and the Elite Worlds Winners Chromas support the competitive ecosystem, with Riot sharing a portion of proceeds with Tier-1 teams. It gives no amount and does not say that money goes into the Worlds prize pool.
- Final: Gen.G vs Bilibili Gaming, Saturday, November 14, 2026, 2 PM ET (20:00 CET) at Barclays Center, New York.
Worlds 2026 prize money by placement
| Place | Share | Prize per team (USD) | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 20% | $1,000,000 | Gen.G or Bilibili Gaming |
| 2nd | 16% | $800,000 | Gen.G or Bilibili Gaming |
| 3rd to 4th | 8% | $400,000 | T1, Invictus Gaming |
| 5th to 8th | 6% | $300,000 | Dplus KIA, Top Esports, Karmine Corp, LYON |
| 9th to 11th | 3.5% | $175,000 | Movistar KOI, LØS, Hanwha Life Esports |
| 12th to 14th | 2.5% | $125,000 | CTBC Flying Oyster, Team Liquid Alienware, G2 Esports |
| 15th to 16th | 1.8% | $90,000 | Team Secret Whales, Anyone’s Legend |
| 17th | 1% | $50,000 | MVK Esports |
| 18th | 0.8% | $40,000 | FURIA |
| 19th | 0.6% | $30,000 | Cloud9 KIA |
Source: Wikipedia: 2026 League of Legends World Championship (final standings, read November 13, 2026). The 19 shares add up to exactly 5,000,000 USD. Riot’s Worlds 2026 primer on lolesports.com and its Worlds 2026 support page do not list these amounts, so treat this as the listed split, not an official Riot table.
How much does the winner of Gen.G vs BLG get?
Based on the listed split, the team that wins the final on Saturday, November 14, takes 1,000,000 USD and the Summoner’s Cup. The loser takes 800,000 USD. The gap between first and second is 200,000 USD. The final had not been played when this page was published. Read our Gen.G vs BLG final preview and how to watch the Worlds 2026 final.
Worlds prize pool history (2011 to 2025)
| Year | Prize pool (USD) | Winner | Winner’s prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $100,000 | Fnatic | $50,000 |
| 2012 | $2,000,000 | Taipei Assassins | $1,000,000 |
| 2013 | $2,050,000 | SK Telecom T1 | $1,000,000 |
| 2014 | $2,130,000 | Samsung Galaxy White | $1,000,000 |
| 2015 | $2,130,000 | SK Telecom T1 | $1,000,000 |
| 2016 | $5,070,000 | SK Telecom T1 | $2,028,000 |
| 2017 | $4,596,591 | Samsung Galaxy | $1,855,114 |
| 2018 | $6,450,000 | Invictus Gaming | $2,418,750 |
| 2019 | Not listed | FunPlus Phoenix | $834,375 (37.5%) |
| 2020 | Not listed | DAMWON Gaming | $556,250 (25%) |
| 2021 | Not listed | EDward Gaming | $495,000 (22%) |
| 2022 | Not listed | DRX | $489,500 (22%) |
| 2023 | Not listed | T1 | $445,000 (20%) |
| 2024 | $2,250,000 base | T1 | $450,000 (20%) |
| 2025 | $5,000,000 | T1 | $1,000,000 (20%) |
Sources: the Wikipedia page for each year’s World Championship (prize pool in the infobox or standings, winner’s prize from the final standings), read November 13, 2026. The 2011 pool comes from PC Gamer (April 8, 2011), 2016 and 2017 from Riot’s fan contribution updates on lolesports.com, and the 2024 base from Riot Support. For 2019 to 2023, Wikipedia lists each team’s share and amount but no total, so we leave the total out rather than guess. 2024 was a base pool that Riot said would grow with event pass sales; the final total is not listed.
Why the Worlds prize pool changed so much
From 2012 to 2015 the pool sat around 2 million USD, with 1,000,000 USD to the champion. In 2016, 2017 and 2018 fans added to it through in-game sales, which is why those three years are the biggest in the table and why SK Telecom T1, Samsung Galaxy and Invictus Gaming each took close to 2 million USD or more. From 2019 to 2024 the winner’s prize stayed below 1,000,000 USD. In 2025 the base pool was 5,000,000 USD and T1 took 1,000,000 USD. Worlds 2026 uses the same 5,000,000 USD base. For every champion and final score, see our list of LoL Worlds winners, and for the full schedule and bracket, our Worlds 2026 guide.
Worlds prize pool FAQ
What is the Worlds 2026 prize pool?
5,000,000 USD, listed as the base prize pool. Riot has not announced a top-up from sales for 2026.
How much does the Worlds winner get?
In 2026 the champion gets 20 percent of the pool, which is 1,000,000 USD. The runner-up gets 800,000 USD.
What was the biggest Worlds prize pool?
Of the years with a listed total, 2018 is the biggest at 6,450,000 USD, after fans added to Riot’s own money through sales. Invictus Gaming won it and took 2,418,750 USD, the largest winner’s prize in our table.
How much did T1 win at Worlds 2025?
1,000,000 USD, 20 percent of the 5,000,000 USD base pool.
When is the Worlds 2026 final?
Saturday, November 14, 2026, at 2 PM ET (20:00 CET) at Barclays Center in New York, Gen.G vs Bilibili Gaming.
