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.
This 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 11 richest.

5. James Wade
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
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
'Bully Boy' Michael Smith is the current world number 2 and a former world champion. 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. Adrian Lewis
Two time PDC World Champion Adrian Lewis has had a sparkling career which also includes European Championship and UK Open crowns - as well as four World Cup of Darts titles. He's amassed prize money of around £3.1 million. | Getty Images

