This is a golden age for the bank balance of professional darts player - with prize money soaring and thousands of spectators packing into arenas most weeks to enjoy the sport (and a couple of beers).
This year the winner of the World Darts Championship will win a jaw-dropping £1 million, dwarfing the entire career earnings of players back in the days of household names like Eric Bristow and Kirkcaldy-born 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 prodigy Luke Littler is already a millionaire despite having only played professionally for less than two years.
This week saw 18-year-old Littler become the youngest ever world number one after winning the Grand Slam of Darts - beating rival Humphries in the final.
He’s now well on course to becoming the richest darter in history, with potentially decades of wins to come.
To give an idea of players’ staggering earnings, we’ve looked at the most up-to-date PDC official world rankings, which show how much money each player has made in the previous two years.
According to them, here are the 13 highest earners in darts at the moment.
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5. Jonny Clayton - £563,500
Welsh darter Jonny Clayton has one a Players Championship trophy and the Austrian Darts Open this year. That's helped him to banking £563,500. | Getty Images

6. James Wade - £534,250
James Wade's win in June's Players Championship ended a three year wait for a title. He's won prize money of £534,250 over the last couple of years. | Getty Images

7. Danny Noppert - £530,750
Dutch darter Danny Noppert may not have won much recently, but he has consistently reached the latter stages of big tournaments - making the smi-finals of this year's Masters, Grand Slam, European Championship and World Grand Prix in 2025 alone. That has helped him to seventh spot, with earnings of £530,750 over the last couple of years. | Getty Images

8. Gian van Veen - £520,000
A newcomer to the world top 10 is Dutchman Gian van Veen. The reigning World Youth champion has made a splash this year, winning both the European Championship and Players Championship 6. That's helped him to prize money of £520,000. | Getty Images

