Darts' ultimate rich list as Luke Littler bids to add £500k prize to net worth (2025)

As the PDC World Darts Championship approaches, a league of stars – including the likes of teenage sensation Luke Littler – will look to bolster their career earnings and fortunes

A game once confined to the pub now sees teenagers turned millionaires and a top prize at the World Championship worth £500,000.

Darts has grown exponentially as a sport since the 1993 BDO/PDC split, with increased televised tournaments and, most notably, a massive growth in prize money.

The sport’s newest flag-bearer, 17-year-old Luke Littler, has spent just a single season on the PDC’s Pro Tour and amassed a small fortune. While another dominator in the form of current world No. 1 Luke Humphries has been boosting his worth exponentially through various major tournament triumphs.

Ahead of this year’s Ally Pally renewal, Mirror Sport takes a look at the players whose time at the oche has landed or continues to land them staggering paydays, as well as the rapidly rising 'Nuke'.

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Luke Littler - £1m

The Nuke fires into Alexandra Palace next week as the bookies’ favourite, and the half-a-million-pound prize that awaits him should he win the lot would boost an ever-growing fortune.

Thanks to his wins in the Premier League, Grand Slam of Darts and World Series Finals – alongside the odd final and Pro Tour win – Littler is estimated to have already crept over the £1million mark regarding net worth, though it would be expected he’ll soon dwarf such a figure.

Gerwyn Price - £2m

Though his form of late has been sub-par, the Welsh thrower has been paid handsomely for the mountainous boos he's faced over the years, racking up an estimated astounding £2m in the process.

Price has put these earnings to good use, too, owning properties and a fish and chips shop in his hometown of Markham. His lacklustre performances have seen him drop to 10th in the PDC rankings, though he’ll enter the worlds as a top and dangerous seed.

Luke Humphries - £2.8m

Reigning world champion Cool Hand has enjoyed one of the most dominant 12 months darts has ever seen. Success at Ally Pally, accompanied by a plethora of major titles – five to be exact – has earned Humphries an estimated net worth around the £3m-mark.

Humphries heads to defend his crown as one of the only players proven capable of putting a stop to the rampant Littler, but the two cannot repeat last year’s final, as they are placed on the same half of the draw – meaning a semi-final clash could be on the cards, however.

Adrian Lewis - £3m

Recently seen winning an exhibition in Boston, England, two-time world champion Lewis took a break from the professional scene in 2023 – walking away having already pocketed an estimated £3m.

Although he won’t feature at Ally Pally, fans will get to see Lewis on the MODUS Super Series come 2025, and a PDC remontada hasn’t yet been ruled out.

Peter Wright - £3.5m

Snakebite’s pair of world titles have seen his net worth soar, having only made his TV debut at the age of 39. Wright’s fortune is estimated to amount to somewhere in the £3.5m region.

Yet, much like some of his peers, Wright’s 2024 has been dismal, and he’s slipped out of the PDC’s top-16, just two years on from being crowned world champion.

Raymond van Barneveld - £4m

With five world titles to his name and an estimated £4m in earnings, Barney stepped in and out of the PDC in 2019, eventually retiring in 2020 - much to the disappointment of fans. But he made a triumphant return in 2021, progressing through Q-School.

Having reached the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts semi-final, Van Barneveld hasn’t won anything of note since his return, but he is clinging on to a top-32 place and will remarkably be seeded for the upcoming world championships.

James Wade - £4.2m

Eleven PDC major winner Wade continues to be one of the sport’s leading names, and, for his years of ton-topping checkouts and consistent play, has taken home an estimated £4.2m.

The Machine is another of the old guard who continues to stand tall on the major stage and goes into this month’s tournament seeded 16th.

Gary Anderson - £5m

The Flying Scotsman’s recent scuffle against Littler reminded all that he is still a mighty force to be reckoned with in darts and has been rewarded with an estimated £5m net worth for his pair of world crowns and various titles.

Seeded 14th thanks to a few years away from his best, Anderson will be a tough nut to crack at Ally Pally, and he’ll face either Jeffrey de Graaf or Rashad Sweeting in his first tie.

Phil Taylor - £7.5m

Arguably the sport’s greatest, but perhaps less arguably its most successful, The Power, though he competed in a far less lucrative era, still has an estimated £7.5m in his pocket.

Taylor officially announced his retirement from professional darts this year, having stepped away from the PDC in 2018. He recently played on the World Seniors Darts circuit.

Michael van Gerwen - £8.5m

Often-dominant Van Gerwen likely tops the list of wealthy darts stars, having played at his best during times of bountiful major titles, with him sitting on an estimated £8.5m.

Although his recent exploits have been below his usual ton-topping standards, Mighty Mike would still be a name that strikes fear into most players when a match against the Dutchman awaits.