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.

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

