Richest Dart Players: The 11 men who have won most in the last two years - following the World Championships

Darts players are amongst the wealthiest sports people on the planet - a single World Championship title earns you a hefty £500,000.

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.

Darting prodigy Luke Littler had barely won a penny 13 months ago but he’s now he’s a millionaire, particularly after winning the World Championships last week and bolstering his bank balance by a cool half million.

The PDC work out their seedings by looking at the prize money from ranking tournaments over the last two years.

Of course, this is only part of a dart players income, but it still tells us who is earning most on the oche.

Here are the current top 11 - and how much they have won.

1. Luke Humphries

Winning last year's World Championship gave world number one a huge £500,000 earnings boost, helping his prize money to rise to a bumper £1,804,250. Had he successfully defended his title he would have been the first player to top £2 million in prize money in a single ranking period. | Getty Images

2. Luke Littler

Just 13 months ago Luke 'The Nuke' Littler had barely won any money from darts. Fast forward a year since his memorable first World Championship final and he's won the title at the second time of asking. He's now banked a remarkable £1,111,850. You suspect he will be topping this list sooner rather than later. | Getty Images

3. Michael van Gerwen

Dutchman Michael van Gerwen has banked £815,500 in the two year ranking period - just missing out on a win at this year's world championships. | Getty Images

England's Rob Cross didn't have a great 2024, the highlight being a World Championship semi-final which he lost to eventual winner Luke Humphries. He still makes the top three though, with prize money of £551,750. | Getty Images

5. Stephen Bunting

Stephen Bunting may have been beaten in this year's World Championship semi-final by Luke Littler, but it was a good run to finish a good 12 months where he won his first Major PDC title at the 2024 Masters. He's earned £536,000. | Getty Images

6. Dave Chisnall

Last year saw Dave Chisnall win the Players Championship 6, defeating Dirk van Duijvenbode 8–6 in the final, and reach the quarters of the World Championship. He was another casualty of thye unstoppable Luke Humphries. He's banked an impressive £528,500 in the current rankings period. | Getty Images

7. Jonny Clayton

Nicknamed 'The Ferret', Jonny Clayton won a second World Cup of Darts for Wales in 2023 alongside Gerwyn Price. It helped him to seventh in the rankings with prize money of £494,000. | Getty Images

8. Damon Heta

Australia's best darter Damon 'The Heat' Heta has won prize money totalling £494,000 over the current ranking period. His nine-darter at this year's World Championship gave his bank balance a boost of £60,000 and he was a semi-finalist for the first time at the 2024 UK Open. | Getty Images

9. Gerwyn Price

Former pro rugby player Gerwyn Price is one of the best darters to have ever taken to the oche, with 37 titles including the 2021 World Championship under his belt. Wins have been harder to come by in recent years for The Iceman, but he landed his second PDC World Cup of Darts in 2023 alongside Jonny Clayton. He's banked £480,500. | Getty Images

10. Chris Dobey

English darter Chris Dobey has shot up the rnakings thanks to a run to the semi-finals of the World Championships. That boosted his earnings up to £480,250. | Getty Images

11. Nathan Aspinall

Nathan 'The Asp' Aspinall has lifted eight senior PDC titles, including the 2023 World Matchplay. He has a habit of reaching plenty of finals and, even, if he doesn't win many of them, it's still helped him earn £470,500, completing our list. | Getty Images