Sporting events with the highest prize money pool worldwide in 2022
Without any explanation, let’s have a look at the list of sporting events that have the highest prize money pool worldwide in 2022.
Sporting Events With Highest Prize Money Pool Worldwide In 2022
UEFA Champions League: The UEFA Champions League (The biggest football club league) had the highest prize money pool of 1.3 billion U.S. dollars as of 2022. The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL) is an annual club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
The UEFA Champions League is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world. It was established in 1955 as the Coupe des Clubs Champions Européens but it was rebranded as UEFA Champions League in 1992.
Formula 1: Formula 1 has a money pool of 797.5 million U.S. dollars as of 2022.
It is organised by Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile.
FIFA World Cup: Organised by FIFA every four years, the FIFA World Cup has a prize pool of 576 million U.S. dollars. Qatar is going to organize the latest edition of the FIFA World cup.
Some of the other highest-earning sporting events are:
- European Championship: 245 million U.S. dollars
- World Series MLB: 66.5 million U.S. dollars
- UEFA Europa League: 237 million U.S. dollars
- World Series Poker: 62 million U.S. dollars
- US Open: 47 million U.S. dollars
- Wimbledon: 45 million U.S. dollars
- FEDx Cup: 35 million U.S. dollars
