Success Story of Yatoro: Increased Fortune from $5 to $5 Million in Just 4 Years Playing Dota 2

In 2019, Ilya "Yatoro" Mulyarchuk, Team Spirit carry earned a little over $5 for winning his first esports tournament. Four years later, in 2023, he had collected $5.38 million.

These statistics come from Esports Earnings data.

At 16 years old, the gamer played for Blacer.Agony and placed 3-4th at DreamHack Weekly #6 in 2019 for $5.58. When he was 17, Yatoro entered five competitions and took home nearly $15,000.

Once the future Dota 2 world champion reached 18 years old, his career progressed rapidly — by any measure — as his winnings surged exponentially to an eye-popping amount within one year: $3.7 million. That was also when he won Dota 2’s most prestigious tournament; The International 2021 with Team Spirit. In the following two years, Mulyarchuk added another $1.67 million to his bank account; then by 2024 Yatoro’s total prize money amounted approximately up to $5.4 million.

All of this advancement occurred within a four-year timeframe for Yatoro alone who at some point during it has been widely regarded as one of the best players ever seen on Dota2 according to many top-tier commentators and professionals alike, but these numbers fail To recognize sponsorships streaming deals team contracts advertisement revenue so we might be underestimating how much money he actually made

It's worth noting that many commentators and esports players have previously hailed Yatoro as one of the best players in the history of Dota 2.