THE NUKE
What is Luke Littler’s net worth and how much prize money has he won in his career so far?
Luke has become a millionaire through darts
LUKE Littler is one of the most famous darts players in the world and he's won an incredible amount of money throughout his career.
The star took home the 1st place trophy at the UK Open 2025 darts competition, adding £110,000 to his winnings.
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Who is Luke Littler?
Luke Littler is one of the world's leading darts players whose nickname is 'The Nuke'.
He has had a meteoric rise to fame since he became the youngest player to reach the final of the World Darts Championships at Ally Pally.
Luke was born on January 21, 2007, in Runcorn but later moved to Warrington with his family.
It was here that he developed his love for darts, as he would practise his sport in pubs.
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Littler has a sister called Caitlin and a brother called Leon and his parents are Anthony and Lisa Bates.
Since the 2023-24 World Championship, The Nuke has won eleven PDC titles - and is also the reigning Premier League Darts champion.
Littler became the youngest-ever darts world champion in January 2025 at just his second crack at the Sid Waddell trophy.
What is Luke Littler's net worth?
Luke 'The Nuke' Littler is reportedly worth in excess of £1.5million.
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He earned a whopping £1,013,500 in prize money in 2024.
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An incredible £618,500 came from ranking events.
Winning the invitational Premier League and World Series of Darts banked him the other £395,000.
And Littler secured a huge payday of £500,000 after he beat Michael van Gerwen to become world champion in early January.
Luke shocked the world with his emphatic win at the UK Open 2025, when he went head to head with James Wade.
After taking home the trophy, he was awarded with a staggering £110,000 in cash to add to his overall winnings.
By March 2025, he had already won 11 other titles.
Luke has held the titles of the World Darts Championship, Premier League, Grand Slam, World Series, Bahrain Masters, Poland Masters, Austrian Open, Belgian Open, and three Players Championships.
And he is now 2nd on the PDC Order of Merit.
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What was Luke Littler's rise to fame?
Although Luke was already well known as a bright talent within darts circles, he rocketed to fame at the 2023-24 PDC World Championships.
The youngster had one of the greatest debuts in the history of the sport, beating Christian Kist in the first round.
This triumph saw Luke become the youngest winner of a match at the tournament and record the highest average (106.12) for a player making his debut at Ally Pally.
The teenager then went a step further by beating No 20 seed Andrew Gilding and became one of the favourites to win the tournament.
He then blew away Canadian Matt Campbell 4-1, dropping only six legs out of 20.
Littler made it through to the semi-finals of the tournament on New Year's Day, 2024.
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He beat veteran Brendan Dolan and celebrated by sharing a kiss with his girlfriend Eloise.
The teen sensation made it all the way to the final of the prestigious competition but was beaten by World No1 Luke Humphires on the night at Alexandra Palace.
Inside Littler's massive rise
LUKE LITTLER has taken the darts world by storm since exploding onto the scene at the PDC World Championship at the beginning of the year.
The Nuke reached the final on his Ally Pally debut at just 16 years of age - smashing records along the way.
He has then gone on to win a host of PDC events and the Premier League title - which he claimed at the O2 Arena by beating world champion Luke Humphries in May.
He also finished his first season in the World Series as the No1 ranked player.
He has joined Jude Bellingham on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list.
And the teenage titan even had to snub an invite from the WWE.
The Sun exclusively revealed that Littler is plotting to create a fitness empire.
He is also cashing in away from the Oche thanks to an Instagram side hustle.
And he's even the face of a brand new cereal.
But he is newly single after splitting from girlfriend Eloise Milburn following a 10-month relationship.
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