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It’s one of the biggest nights of the darting year - with four of the world’s top players battling it out for the Premier League Darts title at London’s 02 Arena this evening (Thursday, May 29).
Either Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Nathan Aspinall or Gerwyn Price will take home a cheque for £275,000 - significantly boosting their already bulging bank balances.
It’s indicative of 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 become 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 just over a year.
We’ve taken a look at the players who have won the most prize money in the history of the sport, with their true net worth being around 50 per cent more due to sponsorship, exhibition games, advertising deals, investments and media work.
Here are the 14 richest.
5. James Wade - £4 million
Completing the top five richest darts players in history is England's James Wade. The current world number 16 has won around £4 million from 38 senior PDC titles, including 11 majors. He's never won a World Championship, despite reaching the semi-finals on four occasions. | Getty Images
6. Raymond van Barneveld - £3.5 million
Dutch darts master Raymond van Barneveld is one of the greatest players of all time, but started before there was quite so much cash in the game - otherwise he would be much higher on this list. Barney is a four-time BDO World Darts Champion and has also claimed the PDC crown on one occasion. His countless other triumphs around the world have earned him in the region of £3.5 million. | Getty Images
7. Michael Smith - £3.4 million
'Bully Boy' Michael Smith is the current world number 20, a significant drop since his World Number 1 position after winning the 2023 World Championship. He has only won one other major - the 2022 Grand Slam - but his habit of reaching the latter stages of numerous big-paying events means he's banked around £3.4 million since turning pro in 2008. | Getty Images
8. Luke Humphries - £3.2 million
It shows how much money is now in the game that relative newcomer Luke Humphries is in ninth place, with earnings of around £3.2 million. He has won prize money totalling an amazing £1,873,750 in the last two years alone. He's only been in the sport for five years, so there's every chance he'll end up topping this list - a win at the Premier League final would certainly help. | Getty Images