Snooker players are amongst the wealthiest sportspeople 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 increasing interest in China and the Far East bolstering the tournament coffers even more.
Last year alone three players - Judd Trump, Kyren Wilson and Ronnie O’Sullivan - took home more than a million pounds in prize money.
We’ve taken a look at the players who have won the most prize money in the history of the sport.
It’s worth noting that their true net worth is probably at least 50 per cent more due to sponsorship, exhibition games, advertising deals, investments and media work.
Having said that, here are the 17 richest snooker players, as at the start of the World Snooker Championship 2025.
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9. Steve Davis
Dominating the sport in the 1980s, Steve Davis reached eight World Snooker Championship finals in nine years, won six world titles, and held the world number one ranking for seven consecutive seasons. His career earnings were £5,623,536. | Getty Images
10. Mark Allen
Two-time World Championship semi-finalist Mark Allen just needs that competition to complete the Triple Crown, having won the 2018 Masters and the 2022 UK Championship. Along the way the Northern Irishman has banked £5,570,540. | Getty Images
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11. Ding Junhui
The posterboy for snooker in China, Ding Junhui has won 15 major ranking titles, including three UK Championships. In 2016, he became the first Asian player to reach the final of the World Championship. It's won him prize money totalling £5,222,894. | Getty Images
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12. Jimmy White
The best player to have never won the world title, despite reaching six finals, Jimmy White is one of the most popular players of all time. His career earnings total £4,972,429. | Getty Images