The short answer · Estimate
About £3 million to £6 million
The published estimates of Peter Wright’s net worth run from about £3 million to about £6 million, and none traces to a filing. The City Celeb says between £3 million and £6 million [7], and Infocelebs says about £5 million [9]. What is documented is his prize money: Salary Sport tracks £3,890,000 in tournament payments from 2015 to 2026 [1], and DartsNews says he has earned more than six million pounds in prize money since joining the PDC in 2004 [2]. Prize money is revenue before tax, travel and costs, so it is not net worth.
Confidence: low. The estimate sites name no source, and their sponsorship guesses cannot be checked. The prize money figures are solid but cover only part of his earnings.
Peter Wright at a glance
Peter Wright is a Scottish professional darts player, born in Livingston in 1970, who won the PDC World Championship in 2020 and 2022 [4].
| Born | 10 March 1970, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland [4] |
|---|---|
| Age | 56 (October 2026), from his birth date [4] |
| Nationality | Scottish; lives in England and lists Mendham, Suffolk as his home town [4] |
| Occupation | Professional darts player [4] |
| Joined the PDC | 2004 [2] |
| Major titles | Eight PDC major singles titles, including the World Championship in 2020 and 2022 [4] |
| World ranking | World number one in March 2022, aged 51; ranked 38th on 18 October 2026 [4] |
| Darts | 21g Red Dragon Signature [4] |
How we estimate Peter Wright’s net worth
We estimate it by setting the published figures side by side and asking where each came from. Prize money is the only part of his earnings with a checkable record, so we show it separately.
| Source | What it says | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The City Celeb [7] | Estimated between £3 million and £6 million, no source named | 25 October 2026 |
| Darts Fanetic [8] | Net worth about £3.5 million to £6.2 million; career prize money £5,290,638, no source named | 20 February 2026 |
| Infocelebs [9] | Net worth about £5 million, with over £6.2 million in career prize money | 2026 |
| Salary Sport [1] | £3,890,000 in tracked tournament payments, 2015 to 2026 | Includes 2026 results |
| DartsNews [2] | More than six million pounds in prize money since joining the PDC in 2004 | 18 February 2026 |
Our method
Net worth sites against prize money. The three net worth figures come from sites that name no source for their totals [7][8][9]. The two prize money figures come from payment records [1][2], and they differ because Salary Sport counts 268 tracked events from 2015 only [1], while DartsNews counts from 2004 [2].
How we built the range. We take the low and high ends the estimate sites give: between £3 million and £6 million [7]. Infocelebs sits inside it at about £5 million [9]. We do not add the sponsorship guesses those sites make.
Prize money is not pay. A darts tournament pays for where the run ended and not for each round on the way to it [1]. These are payments before tax, travel, coaching and the cost of entering events, so they overstate what he keeps.
What is not published. His darts are Red Dragon Signature darts [4], but no source we opened gives the value of a sponsorship, merchandise or exhibition deal. Infocelebs gives yearly guesses for them with no source [9], and we do not use those numbers.
What we left out. Rich List pages from two newspapers and a bookmaker’s profile that blocked our page check are not used, so their figures are not repeated here.
We update this page when a new deal, sale or filing moves the range; the “updated” date changes only then. The same method is used for all our net worth estimates; read how we research.
Where Peter Wright’s money comes from
Peter Wright’s money comes from PDC prize money, sponsorship and exhibitions, and only the prize money is published. He joined the PDC in 2004 [2]. For other sportspeople on this site, see Luke Littler’s net worth and Mark Cavendish’s net worth.
| Income stream | What is reported | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PDC prize money (tracked) | £3,890,000 across 228 paid editions of 268 tracked events, 2015 to 2026. Nineteen titles were worth £1,885,000 of that | [1] |
| PDC prize money (all years) | More than six million pounds since he joined the PDC in 2004 | [2] |
| World Championship titles | £500,000 for winning in 2020 and £500,000 for winning in 2022, from a £2,500,000 prize fund each year | [6][5] |
| Early career | £1,200 in prize money in his first full PDC season in 2008; a £100,000 runner-up cheque at the 2014 World Championship was the highest of his career at that point | [4] |
| Sponsorship and exhibitions | Red Dragon is named as his darts maker. No sponsorship or exhibition figures are published | [4][9] |
The two world titles are the clearest payments in his record. In 2022 the prize fund paid £500,000 to the winner, £200,000 to the runner-up and £7,500 to each first round loser [5]. In 2020 the fund was also £2,500,000, with the same £500,000 to the winner [6].
Salary Sport’s best year for him was 2020, at £763,000, and the table below shows how far his yearly payments have fallen since [1].
Peter Wright’s prize money, year by year
Peter Wright’s tracked prize money peaked at £763,000 in 2020 and was £40,750 in 2026 up to the data’s date [1]. The table shows each year’s payments and his best result that year.
| Year | Events | Paid | Best finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 18 [1] | £185,500 [1] | World Championship quarter-finalist |
| 2016 | 19 [1] | £229,000 [1] | World Championship quarter-finalist |
| 2017 | 28 [1] | £509,750 [1] | World Championship semi-finalist |
| 2018 | 26 [1] | £234,750 [1] | World Grand Prix runner-up |
| 2019 | 27 [1] | £247,250 [1] | Grand Slam of Darts runner-up |
| 2020 | 10 [1] | £763,000 [1] | World Championship winner |
| 2021 | 10 [1] | £381,500 [1] | World Matchplay winner |
| 2022 | 16 [1] | £648,250 [1] | World Championship winner |
| 2023 | 21 [1] | £332,000 [1] | European Championship winner |
| 2024 | 27 [1] | £166,750 [1] | German Darts Championship winner |
| 2025 | 20 [1] | £151,500 [1] | World Championship quarter-finalist |
| 2026 | 6 [1] | £40,750 [1] | World Championship last 64 |
The yearly figures add up to the £3,890,000 career total on the tracker [1]. His earnings fell from £648,250 in 2022 to £166,750 in 2024 and £151,500 in 2025 [1]. DartsNews reported in February 2026 that he had earned nothing on the ProTour that year, because he had not yet won a match, and that floor events start paying at £1,250 in the second round [2].
In November 2024 the PDC Order of Merit showed him 17th with £414,500, outside the top 16 for the first time since the autumn of 2013 [3].
Earnings timeline
His earnings built slowly, peaked with two world titles in 2020 and 2022, and have fallen since [4][1].
| Year | What happened |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Joins the PDC [2]. |
| 2008 | Wins £1,200 in prize money in his first full PDC season [4]. |
| 2014 | Runner-up at the World Championship; the £100,000 cheque is the highest of his career at that point [4]. |
| 2017 | Wins the UK Open [4]; the tracker has his payments at £509,750 [1]. |
| 2020 | Wins the World Championship and £500,000 [6]; becomes the third player to pass £1,000,000 on the Order of Merit [4]. |
| 2021 | Wins the World Matchplay [4]. |
| 2022 | Wins his second World Championship and £500,000, then becomes world number one in March [5][4]. |
| 2023 | Wins the European Championship [4]. |
| 2024 | Falls to 17th on the Order of Merit, outside the top 16 for the first time since the autumn of 2013 [3]. |
| 2026 | Drops to 33rd in February, outside the top 32 for the first time since 2011 [2]; ranked 38th on 18 October [4]. |
What could change the number
Prize money is the thing most likely to move this estimate, and it is moving down. His yearly payments were £648,250 in 2022 and £151,500 in 2025 [1], and he had won nothing on the ProTour by February 2026 [2].
A return to the top 16 would lift his income again, because the big payments come from the major events [1]. A published sponsorship or exhibition figure would add an income source that no source gives now.
Any tax, expense or business filing would show how much of the prize money he kept, which no source we opened gives.
Related estimates on this site: Luke Littler’s net worth, Michael Owen’s net worth and Mark Cavendish’s net worth.
Questions people ask
What is Peter Wright’s net worth?
Estimates run from about £3 million to about £6 million, with Infocelebs at about £5 million [7][9]. None names a source.
How much prize money has Peter Wright won?
Salary Sport tracks £3,890,000 in payments from 2015 to 2026 [1], and DartsNews says more than six million pounds since 2004 [2].
How much did Peter Wright win for the World Championship?
He won £500,000 in 2020 and £500,000 in 2022, from a £2,500,000 prize fund each year [6][5].
What was Peter Wright’s best year for earnings?
2020, with £763,000 in tracked payments, against £648,250 in 2022 [1].
What is Peter Wright’s world ranking?
He was ranked 38th on 18 October 2026, after dropping out of the top 32 in February [4][2].
How old is Peter Wright?
He was born on 10 March 1970 in Livingston, so he is 56 in October 2026 [4].
How this was made
We drafted this page with AI writing tools from the public sources listed below. Every figure was checked against the cited source pages before publishing, and estimates from net worth sites are labelled as estimates, not facts.
Sources
- Salary Sport, “Peter Wright”, undated, includes 2026 results, read 25 October 2026, salarysport.com.
- Kieran Wood, DartsNews, “End of an era: Peter Wright drops out of world’s top 32 for the first time since 2011”, 18 February 2026, dartsnews.com.
- Samuel Gill, DartsNews, “Peter Wright has lost his position in top-16 of PDC Order of Merit after more than 11 years”, 18 November 2024, dartsnews.com.
- Wikipedia, “Peter Wright (darts player)”, read 25 October 2026, en.wikipedia.org.
- Wikipedia, “2022 PDC World Darts Championship”, read 25 October 2026, en.wikipedia.org.
- Wikipedia, “2020 PDC World Darts Championship”, read 25 October 2026, en.wikipedia.org.
- Gift Nworie, The City Celeb, “Peter Wright Biography”, 25 October 2026, www.thecityceleb.com.
- Jouri, Darts Fanetic, “Peter Wright Net Worth, Age, Wife, Price Money, Darts Career, and More”, 20 February 2026, dartsfanetic.com.
- Infocelebs, “Peter Wright Net Worth 2026”, 2026, infocelebs.com.
