JerAx
- Net worth $7 million
- Birthday May 7, 1992
- Status -
- Country Finland
- Source(-s) of wealth Coach, Esports Player
How much is JerAx Worth? JerAx Net Worth in 2026
JerAx’s net worth is estimated at $7 million as of November 2026. Two tournaments made most of it: The International 2018 and 2019 paid the Finnish Dota 2 support player $5.37 million between them, more than four fifths of everything he won in 68 tournaments. He retired from full-time play in early 2020 at 27, so the money has had almost seven years to sit and grow.
| Net worth | $7 million (our estimate, range $5 million to $9 million) |
|---|---|
| Estimated annual income | About $100,000 from coaching (our assumption) |
| Born | May 7, 1992 |
| Age | 34 |
| Country | Finland |
| Known for | Two-time The International champion with OG (2018, 2019) |
| Main income sources | Tournament prize money, team salaries, coaching, savings |
How much is JerAx worth in 2026?
We put JerAx, legal name Jesse Vainikka, at about $7 million, in a range of $5 million to $9 million. The documented part is the prize money: $6,486,623.98 across 68 tournaments, according to tournament earnings records. Everything after that is our assumption, and we say so in each row below: how much tax took, what OG paid him as salary, and how his savings have done since he stopped playing. This one is a rough estimate: past the prize money, little of his money is documented.
How we got to $7 million
| Source | Our estimate | What it rests on |
|---|---|---|
| Prize money after tax | $4.2 million | $6.49 million in recorded winnings. We assume 35% went to tax, a blend of high Finnish rates and the company structures top players often use. 65% of $6.49 million is $4.2 million. |
| Team salaries and coaching pay, after tax | $1.0 million | Our assumption. No contract figure is public. It covers OG and Team Liquid salaries from 2015 to 2020, a six-month spell with Evil Geniuses in 2021, coaching Team Liquid in 2022 and PARIVISION in 2025. |
| Growth on savings since 2020 | $2.2 million | Our assumption: about $4.5 million invested from early 2020 at 6% a year for roughly 6.8 years. 4.5 times (1.06 to the power 6.8, minus 1) is $2.2 million. |
| Living costs since retiring | minus $0.4 million | Our assumption: $60,000 a year for about seven years is $0.42 million. |
| Total | $7.0 million | Prize money is documented; salary, growth and spending are assumptions. |
Two tournaments, 83% of the money
The International 2019 paid him $3,124,036.20. The year before paid $2,246,831.60. Add them and you get $5,370,867.80, which is 83% of his $6.49 million career total by our calculation. His third-best payday, the Boston Major in 2016, was $200,000.
The rest of the record is thin. He won $7,132.45 in 2014, $50,969.37 in 2015, and just $548.76 in 2020, the year he stopped.
A champion’s tax return that says 1,500 euros
Finland makes its taxpayers’ income data public once a year. In the tax-day coverage of 2022 data, Jesse Vainikka, by then retired and coaching, showed income of 1,500 euros. That is not what a millionaire’s fortune looks like on paper, and it shouldn’t be read as one. A player whose winnings were paid years earlier, and who lives off savings, can show almost no taxable earned income in a given year. It does tell us he was not drawing a large Finnish salary in 2022, which is why our salary row stays modest.
From Rat in the dark to OG
He started competing in 2013 with a Finnish team called Rat in the dark, moved to 5jungz (later Team Liquid) in 2015 and joined OG in 2016, where he won two Valve Majors before the two world titles, according to his career summary. He announced his retirement in January 2020. He came back for six months with Evil Geniuses in 2021 and coached Team Liquid in 2022, when the team finished third at The International. In December 2022 he announced his retirement from professional Dota 2 a second time.
In May 2025 he stood in as PARIVISION’s coach at BLAST Slam III on short notice, a tournament report said, after the regular coach stayed home with his heavily pregnant wife. A later report said he would stay on as the team’s second coach, described as a mind coach.
Why other estimates disagree
Public estimates mostly take the prize total and stop there, or knock off a flat tax rate. That ignores two things that pull in opposite directions: the salaries a top OG player drew for four years, and the fact that a 2019 windfall left invested since then has grown.
What would move the figure
A full-time coaching contract would add a new income row. A big market fall would hit the savings row hardest, since that is where most of the post-2020 money sits in our model.
JerAx net worth FAQ
What is JerAx’s net worth?
We estimate about $7 million as of November 2026, in a range of $5 million to $9 million.
How much did JerAx make from The International?
$5,370,867.80: $2,246,831.60 for the 2018 title and $3,124,036.20 for 2019, both with OG.
How much prize money has JerAx won in total?
$6,486,623.98 from 68 tournaments, almost all of it in Dota 2.
When did JerAx retire?
He announced his retirement in January 2020, then played six months for Evil Geniuses in 2021 before moving into coaching.
Is JerAx still in esports?
Yes, as a coach. He coached Team Liquid in 2022 and stepped in for PARIVISION at BLAST Slam III in May 2025.
How old is JerAx?
He was born on May 7, 1992, which makes him 34.
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How we estimate net worth
Our estimates are based on public reporting, company valuations, and deal and earnings figures all compiled in an internal valuation model. They are approximate, and figures change over time as new information emerges.
Last updated: November 2026.