The winners of The International 2024 will receive only $1 million: What happened

The champions of The International 2024 will receive only million dollars for winning the tournament due to the slow growth of the prize pool.

Currently, the prize pool for The International 2024 stands at $2,230,543. While the amount is still increasing, the growth is very slow, likely due to the less successful sales of the 2024 Compendium. Many players and esports professionals have criticized this year's Compendium, similar to a Battle Pass, for lacking substantial rewards.

Credit: Dota 2 Prize Pool Tracker

If this trend continues, the prize pool for TI13 may not even reach $3 million. Given that winners usually receive around 45% of the prize pool, this year’s champions might end up with about $1,003,744. This would be one of the lowest prize amounts in the history of the Dota 2 World Championship.

Previously, Yaroslav "NS" Kuznetsov identified a powerful hero expected to be picked by everyone at The International 2024, and it is not Ringmaster.