N0tail
- Net worth $9 million
- Birthday October 8, 1993
- Status -
- Country Denmark
- Source(-s) of wealth Coach, Esports Player
How much is N0tail Worth? N0tail Net Worth in 2026
N0tail’s net worth is estimated at $9 million as of November 2026. He has won more tournament prize money than anyone in esports history, $7.18 million, yet the team he co-founded is worth far less to him than his old paychecks: in 2024 OG brought in 836,877 euros of revenue while spending more than 3 million euros on staff. The Danish Dota 2 player’s fortune is the winnings, not the company.
| Net worth | $9 million (our estimate, range $6 million to $12 million) |
|---|---|
| Estimated annual income | About $200,000 from OG playing and coaching (our assumption) |
| Born | October 8, 1993 |
| Age | 33 |
| Country | Denmark |
| Known for | Highest prize-money earner in esports; OG co-founder and support player on its two The International wins |
| Main income sources | Prize money, team salaries, OG stake, savings |
How much is N0tail worth in 2026?
We estimate Johan Sundstein, known as N0tail, at about $9 million, in a range of $6 million to $12 million. His prize money is on the record: $7,184,163.05 from 130 tournaments, per tournament earnings records. His salaries, his slice of OG and what his savings have earned are not, so those rows are our assumptions. This one is a rough estimate: little of the money beyond the prize total is documented.
How we got to $9 million
| Source | Our estimate | What it rests on |
|---|---|---|
| Prize money after tax | $4.7 million | $7.18 million in recorded winnings. We assume 35% went to tax, the same rate we use for his OG teammate JerAx. 65% of $7.18 million is $4.7 million. |
| Team salaries and coaching pay, after tax | $1.5 million | Our assumption, with no contract made public. It spans a playing career from 2010 to 2021 and his return to OG as coach and then player in 2025. |
| Growth on savings since 2020 | $2.4 million | Our assumption: about $5 million invested from early 2020 at 6% a year for roughly 6.8 years. 5 times (1.06 to the power 6.8, minus 1) is $2.4 million. |
| Stake in OG | $1.0 million | Our assumption. He co-founded OG in 2015. A crypto fan-token company bought 51% in September 2025 at an undisclosed price, and OG lost money in 2024, so we carry his remaining share at a modest value. |
| Living costs since 2020 | minus $0.6 million | Our assumption: $80,000 a year for about seven years is $0.56 million. |
| Total | $9.0 million | Only the prize money is documented. |
Three quarters of the record came from two tournaments
N0tail’s career earnings sheet runs back to 2010, when he won $1,715.02. It took him until 2015 to clear $300,000 in a year. Then OG won The International in 2018 ($2,246,831.60 per player) and 2019 ($3,124,036.20). Those two events make up $5,370,867.80, or 75% of his lifetime prize money by our calculation. The other 128 tournaments, including Major wins at Frankfurt in 2015 and Manila in 2016 worth $222,000 each, account for the rest.
He finished $697,539 ahead of JerAx, who won the same two world titles alongside him, mostly because he played almost twice as many events.
Owning the team is a different business
He scouted the players and founded OG in 2015, a report on his 2025 return said. Founding a team is a fine thing for a legacy and a hard thing for a balance sheet. OG’s 2024 annual report showed revenue of 836,877 euros against staff costs of more than 3 million euros, according to coverage of the filing. Staff costs alone were about 3.6 times revenue, our calculation.
On September 16, 2025, the buyer announced it had acquired a 51% controlling stake in OG. No price was given. The team’s fan token had passed a $100 million market value, a deal report noted, but that is the token’s value, not the company’s, and nothing in the deal tells us what N0tail’s remaining share is worth. Hence the cautious $1 million row.
Back in the game at 31
He last played a formal event at The International 2021 and spent the next years on OG’s inactive roster. On May 6, 2025, OG named him coach of its Western European roster and its Dota 2 project lead, the announcement said, with The International 2025 in Hamburg as the target. On October 14, 2025 he moved from the coaching seat back into the lineup as position five support, replacing Lelis.
Why other estimates disagree
Public estimates vary widely. The low ones is roughly his prize money with nothing added. The high ones tend to price the OG stake as if a famous brand were a profitable company, which the 2024 accounts say it was not.
What would move the figure
If the price of the 51% OG sale is ever published, it would put a real value on his stake. A deep tournament run with the new roster would add prize money, though nowhere near the 2019 scale.
N0tail net worth FAQ
What is N0tail’s net worth?
We estimate about $9 million as of November 2026, in a range of $6 million to $12 million.
How much did N0tail make from The International?
$5,370,867.80 from the 2018 and 2019 titles, plus $200,100 for a 7th to 8th place finish in 2021.
Who has won the most prize money in esports?
N0tail, with $7,184,163.05 from 130 tournaments, almost $700,000 more than his teammate JerAx.
Does N0tail own OG?
He co-founded OG in 2015. A buyer took a 51% controlling stake in September 2025, and his remaining share was not disclosed.
Is N0tail still playing?
He returned as OG’s coach in May 2025 and moved back into the playing lineup on October 14, 2025. His earnings record shows no prize money since 2021.
How old is N0tail?
He was born on October 8, 1993, so he is 33.
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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.
Photo: Dota 2 The International / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, cropped