On 11 December, the PDC World Darts Championship will return to Alexandra Palace to showcase the sport’s most prestigious competition.
The centrepiece tournament sees its already hefty prize pool jump up for the 2026 edition, with a grand total of £5 million waiting for each of the 128 players to earn their cut.
It’s a massive expansion, from the player field to the prize money, and to top it all off, the one lifting the huge Sid Waddell Trophy on 3 January will add seven digits to their bank balance.
Here’s a look at the prize money for the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship and who’s favoured to take the biggest cut.
PDC World Darts Championship Prize Money Table
In the table below, you can see how much money each round pays out to those who finish there, from the First Round players who lose in their opening matches to the eventual winner.
Finishing Position | Prize Money Accrued |
Winner | £1,000,000 |
Runner Up | £400,000 |
Semi Finals | £200,000 |
Quarter Finals | £100,000 |
Fourth Round | £60,000 |
Third Round | £35,000 |
Second Round | £25,000 |
First Round | £15,000 |
According to the darts odds, Luke Littler is the most likely to take that massive £1 million prize. The reigning champion has played very well on the circuit this year, entering the PDC’s top showing as the 10/11 favourite.
Should he repeat, Littler will get double the money that he won last year against Michael van Gerwen in the final.
Behind Littler, Luke Humphries is at 4/1, followed by the 14/1 Gerwyn Price, Gian van Veen, and Josh Rock. While long-shots to win it all, there are other ways to win prize money at the PDC World Darts Championship.
How Much Prize Money Do Nine-Darters Earn?
Just like last year, there’ll be a £60,000 prize for any player who throws a nine-dart finish on the big stage. At the time of writing, PDC competitions had clocked 54 nine-darters already this year.
Of those 54 nine-darters, Luke Humphries threw three and Luke Littler also threw three. So, it’s not a surprise that the sports betting markets have a nine-dart finish to occur at 1/3.
As the joint favourites, Humphries and Littler could be looking to pad their returns significantly with another £60,000 on top of the £400,000 for coming second or £1 million for winning the tournament.
