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Let’s talk about money. I wanted to make this video for a long time, and I think it’s the perfect opportunity to recap the whole 2023. I have been a professional player for almost a decade.
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00:00 Intro
01:08 FaZe Ropz Income Report
03:56 Cloud9 Esetag Salary Report
06:19 My sources of income
09:06 How much I made this year
13:01 Estimated salaries of other teams
13:58 How & Why salaries changed over time
15:24 My expenses
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WHO AM I:
👋🏽 I'm Martin, in esport world known as STYKO. I’ve played CS:GO professionally for a few years in various best international teams in the world.
👣 I used to be a part of HellRaisers, where my esport journey started. I represented mousesports and peaked #2 in the world and I also wore Cloud9 and FPX jerseys, one of most famous esport organisations in the world. Now I am part of team Apeks which made it to TOP4 of last CS:GO Major in Paris.
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Really refreshing to see someone being so transparent and shedding a light on the pro industry
When is your video coming friend? :)
When are you gonna publish your income from gambling sponsorships?
What’s your income from gambling sponsorships?
Ye unlike you, advetising shady gambling sites since day 1, and luring underage kids there
That kinda backfired 😂
styko since you are in the self-improvement challenge pipeline. Can you test what 30 days of kz does to ur movement as a pro 😼
challenge accepted
Launders tries to keep the kz alive as hard as he can
i want to see the kz movement as well because of launders
we all want kz back@@JustaRandomGuy890
reinstall go for kz pls
rain’s figures are public as he lives in Norway. He made personally about 2.6M NOK in 2022, and has a net worth of 4.3M NOK. His company, Rainbot AS made 12M NOK in 22, with a gross profit of 10.2M NOK. All pointing towards that he invoices Faze for a larger turnover, in favor of taking home a higher income. Travel, food, etc. will also be qualified business expenses he won't have to spend much personal money on. I'd also assume Faze covers most of his costs when traveling either way.
Source: Norwegian Tax Administration and the annual accounts from the Norwegian Business Registry. All public and legal to share.
Same with players like Aleksib. Not sure about his personal, but his company Aleksib Oy turnover was 491 000€ in 2023.
@@moritzmyrz250k for a stud like rain is wild. im not really knowledgeable on the money aspect of counter strike pro scene but that doesnt seem like much.
@@MrWeenuk21 TAX EVASION
@@MrWeenuk21 as his company's revenue is about 1.2M USD for 2022, he probably tries to keep his income low to avoid getting taxed heavily. As of the 2022 numbers, he paid approx. 35% of the 250k in taxes. Companies pay 22% tax on profits, meaning he can deduct all related expenses (travel, gear, etc.), and come out ahead just taxing the profits. No wonder why he would like to have more turnover in his company, compared to having more income.
thanks for being transparent, very good insight 👍
I would just like to applaud you sir for your amazing talent of being able to control the content with your speaking skills and the ability to break down things without biases. You make it welcoming as well. Not everyone has this ability. You shine as a player and I can only hope one day to see you do even greater things whether that is away from esports, in the background running or representing an organization, as well as even representing or being involved in any player union involvement. You would be a great choice to represent players in that regard. Much respect for you making this video as well and continue making and building what you have going on here. As an older gamer (42) and hardcore CS nut for 20 years you are wise and mature beyond your years. Keep it up GLHF
🥹🥹🫶🏼 wow thanks for this message. Means a lot!
Great video, takes some balls to be transparent about this, but you are helping the future generations of players. Maybe you can make a video about negotiations/agents/etc.
The 2018 lineup with you on mousesports is probably my favorite ever team. Glad to see you are still doing good!
It is so cool to see this type of video! Thank you for the transparency :D
This showed up on my feed and I was thinking for some time if I want to skip or click since, no ofence, I did not follow you that much as a player. But wow, I was not dissapointed clicking on this. You are actually a great youtuber as well, great content, great reporting, very informative. Which is making me want to hop on the STYKO train. Nice job!
Glad I made this worth watching😊 Thank you for being here!
Ive always felt that you as a person contribute much more maturity to teams than just your KD ratio. This video was well written and produced and all numbers aside I am very happy, that you prosper.
Thank you for this video! It gives a nice inside for us watching the game!
Gosh, this video was so eye opening that it makes me wish I was 20 years younger and could go for it in CS now the same way I went for it in music in the 2000's/10's. Thank you! I wish you lots of deserved success in 2024, Styko :)
I love this! Hearing about the economics/finances behind esports is super interesting. I'd love to hear more about your expenses too!
Making this video is an awesome idea and very transparent of you. I respect you and appreciate you even more than I did before.
THE best CS content on KZhead. Happy Holidays Martin, glad to see you will be competing in 2024. Cheering you on from Canada! I would love to see more demo reviews or basics style of videos (how to default as T or CT on certain maps).
I love how u are not afraid of any topics! Very interesting to hear about the pro-scene from the inside :) Keep up your amazing work!
thats awesome and way more $ than I thought ! congrats to you styko, I found you recently and I love your content
Hey STYKO, wish you the best of life, very substantive video, keep on going! Greetings from Serbia.
Yes to expenses video This was super informative. Good for you styko for sharing this. More power to you
u have big potential styko idk anyone else who talks about this and its really important for any aspiring esport pro especially in the cs scene to have a look at this kind of stuff although it might not show the big picture its really nice that someone tries talking about this
Love the insight, been watching you play for at least 6-7 years now, keep up the grind. Love from America
Just wanted to let you know that your "narrator" skills are getting better and better, you are staring at the text a lot less, and, generally, the presentation "flow" improved a lot. Keep it up doing a great job! 🔥
You got my sub just for this. Props to you. No bullshit. Good info. Expenses would be also very interesting
Great video nice to see someone talking about a point people are interested in in a way where you can make a picture of the topic for yourself 👏
Man glad this vid got recommend to me so I could subscribe, always loved you as a player when I use to watch CS a lot more. especially on Mouz
Thanks for the sub! Welcome on-board 😅
Amazing video, interesting information for sure. Keep up the good work Styko!
Great video, loved the editing and the overall quality! And appreciate the transparency
Styko this video is awesome! love from Brazil. I hope you make a video about your expenses! THANK YOU
styko this video is so good to giving us insights on how pros earn their money. please keep it up!
Hey Mr Styko! Thank you for this video. You are great at making these videos and are really great on video. You are really good at structuring the video and also presenting it! I'm really impressed. Happy new year :)
Appreciate the transparency. You be surprise of how much something like this can help an individual.
You deserve so much credit for all of your insights, pleasure to watch you!
I've only just come across your content but I'm so glad I did. You've always come across as a likable player and this video was very well put together and a lot more transparent than I was expecting. Kudos to you and I look forward to more videos! :)
absolutely fascinating stuff, thank you for putting this out there because you're obviously going to catch some heat for this but its incredibly important for up-and-coming players to know about this side of esports. so many people are out there grinding and get put off/quit because they're unsure about their financial situation moving forward.
WOW, nice to see that you make a good living from your hard work, you absolutly deserv it! One of my favourite players
Great content as usual, can't wait to watch you boys grind in the RMR
Always wondered about this thanks for the insight Styko!😃
Loving your content mate, keep it up
This is some top notch content love ya Styko
love to see a video about your expenses! keep up the good work!
Wow. Actually useful numbers. Also really well presented video. Well done Styko!!
Absolutely commendable video. I think its necessary to also highlight that sharing wages is important, in every profession (even sports) you are all workers and are all working hard, being able negotiate fair wages requires this openness that you have provided and i hope you and others advocate for more open contracts so you can all negotiate for fair wages.
Thanks a lot for the interesting content, especially this vid. I'd highly appreciate not only a video about your expenses, but also about the daily life of an esports pro. Thanks again, subbed and liked. ;-)
great video! much needed insight for the esports scene
I'd love to see the spendings as well! Ty for this amazing video Styko! Watched 100% of it
Glad you enjoyed it 🥰 Means a lot!
Respect for sharing personal information. Good luck in the future!
Thanks for that video Martin, very well explained as always!
This video is gold! Keep posting bru!
I found it really interesting and I think you are a great guy. Wish you all the best. Btw I never played cs:)
Great video. Tip: lock the white balance, leaving it in auto causes those color that you can see mostly in the white wall.
I really appreciate the fact that there are no ads. It’s so great.
awesome vid styko thank for sharing best of luck in 2024
Awesome content buddy, keep it up.
this video was very interesting and enjoyable. thank u, amazing content as usual!
Thanks for the insights Styko. Please do one on expenses
The first time I saw you was in Hellraisers back then I've always admired the way you played. You kinda played cs how it is supposed to be played on a team level. Very well deserved to be where you are now. Thanks for transparency.
Great video! Also super interesting how much trust Apeks had in this team while you didn't win Fragadelphia in 2022 but had a huge Major run in you in 2023. High risk, high reward!
Thanks for your work
professional gaming is the next level!!!! I love it! Love the skills and dedication that goes into ESPORTS !
amazing video, thank you for the transparency
As always top tier content. Thanks Mr. Martin
Styko, nice vid man! i love these insights
Great Video, Thanks!
Damn these videos just keep getting better and better
great video and thanks for being transparent
Cool video Styko, thanks!
Very very interesting video, great work and great move to keep the eposrt world kinda transparent.
Wow. Don't know who you are as a player but I love you as a person. +1 fan, go SYTKO go SYTKO go
love the content keep it up !
great video! would also like to see a video about your spendings
Something new in cs content, cheers!
Great video! Interesting and informative
You make great content, very clear and full of information. I don't know about have another player in scene which make a good content like you. I would like to suggest a theme of video: can you could make a really informational video of a difference between a good player (like 3k ~ 4k elo on Faceit) to a pro player in you vision?
Great video and super interesting content! Keep it up mate!
Great content as usual
Great video, keep going with the original content!
Thanks Styko, i have watched cs scene since you were on Mousesports with Ropz, always thought of you as a underdog, you are very smart player. But as the Estonian interview with Ropz went, estoninas ask allways the salary and money situtations, i know because i am estonian too >D
really cool styko, lets get those expenses!!
🐐 would love to see the expenses or perhaps more concrete schedule of pro teams/players
Great Video! Would be great to see a video about your expenses as well
Please do expenses next, great vid Styko!
You are a pro outside and inside the game , congrats.
Great to see a smart individual in the scene, kudos!
really nice video, cool to get a rough idea of what pro players are making!
What a great fucking video. Really suprised me about the kind of money that is being thrown around being a professional gamer in cs!
Truly great video Styko.. Thanks for sharing. All the best from Turkey. Play bad against Eternals :) Also woxic's sallary was 35K at Cloud9
Amazing video, thank you!
Very interesting stuff, thank you for the video!
Great content. Subcribed 👍
ty bro for info
Insightful thank you for opening up
I would like to see a video about expenses aswell STYKO. :)
Great video STYKO!!
Very nice of you. Thank you for sharing
Good to see solid content from a fellow Slovak 💪
That’s insane and congrats
i thought i knew what people were making but ngl 150k base salary for a team like apeks is wiiiild. but no envy or anything u deserve it !
Makes you think what a team like G2 or Liquid is paying Twistzz or Niko etc
apeks is a really rich org relative to their popularity though, so not that surprising actually
@@TheRandomguy225 In 2021 NiKo was getting paid $720k/year on G2 salary alone (not counting sticker/prize money). His salary after the new contract last month must be 1 million+
150k maybe is still healthy amount cause styko not fully tier 1 player he still play in some online tier 2 as well. Cause you know when player salary is bloated the scene gonna die quickly example like valorant NA tier2
@@versev0 the problem with valorant is franchising, the model means if you aren't part of franchising you basically don't have anything to play for, unlike CS where there are many TOs for different levels of play
Great info. I'm glad there is a lot of money now in the scene (though only at the top). But people need to understand, these pro players only play like 10-15 years so, still need to save some for that retirement money. 😅
I just found out about your channel just as this video dropped and I really liked it I always dreamt of becoming a professional gamer, but as luck would have it, I was able to start playing cs2 just a few days ago... I subscribed, pls upload some videos for new players, it would help... Thanks and have a good day
You are missed bro. You deserve to IGL a top team, top teams have the perfect opportunity here. Absolutely underrated player. Styko is really smart and good leader.