Nihal Sarin, who goes by "junglebook1" within the online gaming community, was one of India's highest earning e-sports players in 2024 with overall winnings that grossed over 173,000 U.S. dollars. Over 90 percent of the player's earnings were won on Chess.com. Most of the players ranked within the top 10 list earned their winnings primarily playing either chess or BGMI. Ravi "Paper" Chahal was the only e-sports player on the list to have made 100 percent of his winnings by playing Fortnite.
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