Updated October 2026 | All stats are as of the end of IPL 2026 (final played 31 May 2026).
Quick answer: IPL prize money for the 2026 season was ₹20 crore for champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Runners-up Gujarat Titans received ₹12.5 crore or ₹13 crore: published reports after the final differ on that figure. The other two playoff teams received ₹7 crore and ₹6.5 crore, so the total team prize pot was about ₹46 crore to ₹46.5 crore. The winner’s ₹20 crore has been the same every season since 2021.
| IPL prize money, 2026 | Amount |
|---|---|
| Winner: Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹20 crore |
| Runner-up: Gujarat Titans | ₹12.5 crore or ₹13 crore (reports differ) |
| Third place: Rajasthan Royals | ₹7 crore |
| Fourth place: Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹6.5 crore |
| Total for the four teams | About ₹46 crore to ₹46.5 crore |
IPL Prize Money: The Headline Numbers
Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on 31 May 2026. For that, RCB received ₹20 crore. Reports published after the final give Gujarat’s runner-up prize as either ₹12.5 crore or ₹13 crore, and we could not confirm which is correct, so this page shows both. The 2024 and 2025 runners-up each received ₹12.5 crore.
If you are new to Indian numbers, a lakh is 100,000 rupees and a crore is 100 lakh, or 10 million rupees. So ₹20 crore is 200 million rupees and ₹10 lakh is one tenth of a crore.
The prize money goes to the four teams that reach the playoffs. Third place belongs to the team that loses Qualifier 2 and fourth place belongs to the team that loses the Eliminator. For the full story of the season, including the standings and the final, see our IPL 2026 season review.
Full IPL Prize Money Breakdown
Team prize money is only part of the picture, because the league also pays smaller awards to individual players. These are the 2026 figures. The Orange Cap and Purple Cap amounts are consistent across reports; the cash for the Emerging Player and Most Valuable Player awards is reported differently, so we have not listed an amount.
| Award | 2026 recipient | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Champions | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹20 crore |
| Runners-up | Gujarat Titans | ₹12.5 crore or ₹13 crore |
| Third place (Qualifier 2 loser) | Rajasthan Royals | ₹7 crore |
| Fourth place (Eliminator loser) | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹6.5 crore |
| Orange Cap | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | ₹10 lakh |
| Purple Cap | Kagiso Rabada | ₹10 lakh |
| Emerging Player of the Season | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Amount reported differently |
| Most Valuable Player | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Amount reported differently |
The winners’ ₹20 crore is 200 times the Orange Cap or Purple Cap award. Read more about those awards in our guides to the IPL Orange Cap winners, the IPL Purple Cap winners and the IPL Most Valuable Player award.
League position and prize money, 2024 to 2026
The prize depends on how a team finishes in the playoffs, not on its place in the league table. The last three seasons show the difference clearly.
| Season | Team | League position | Playoff result | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 1st | Won the final | ₹20 crore |
| 2024 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2nd | Lost the final | ₹12.5 crore |
| 2024 | Rajasthan Royals | 3rd | Won the Eliminator, lost Qualifier 2 | ₹7 crore |
| 2024 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 4th | Lost the Eliminator | ₹6.5 crore |
| 2025 | Punjab Kings | 1st | Lost the final | ₹12.5 crore |
| 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2nd | Won the final | ₹20 crore |
| 2025 | Gujarat Titans | 3rd | Lost the Eliminator | ₹6.5 crore |
| 2025 | Mumbai Indians | 4th | Won the Eliminator, lost Qualifier 2 | ₹7 crore |
| 2026 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 1st | Won the final | ₹20 crore |
| 2026 | Gujarat Titans | 2nd | Lost the final | ₹12.5 crore or ₹13 crore |
| 2026 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3rd | Lost the Eliminator | ₹6.5 crore |
| 2026 | Rajasthan Royals | 4th | Won the Eliminator, lost Qualifier 2 | ₹7 crore |
The order of the table and the order of the prizes matched only in 2024. In 2025 Punjab Kings finished top of the table on 19 points but took the runner-up prize, while second-placed Bengaluru lifted the trophy and the ₹20 crore. In 2026 Sunrisers Hyderabad finished third, ahead of Rajasthan Royals, but received the fourth-place prize because they lost the Eliminator, while Rajasthan went one round further and took the third-place prize.
The 2026 league table was the tightest in years. Bengaluru, Gujarat and Sunrisers all finished on 18 points with nine wins each, and net run rate put Sunrisers third. That cost them a second chance in the playoffs.
| Final | Date | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26 May 2024 | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets (Sunrisers 113, Kolkata 114/2) |
| 2025 | 3 June 2025 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 runs (Bengaluru 190/9, Punjab 184/7) |
| 2026 | 31 May 2026 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 5 wickets (Gujarat 155/8, Bengaluru 161/5) |
How IPL Prize Money Has Changed Since 2008
The first IPL champions, Rajasthan Royals in 2008, took home ₹4.8 crore, with runners-up Chennai Super Kings receiving ₹2.4 crore. The winner’s prize is now ₹20 crore, a little over four times the original amount, and the runner-up’s prize has grown more than fivefold, to ₹12.5 crore in 2024 and 2025.
Put another way, the winner’s prize has grown by about 8 per cent a year since 2008 and the runner-up’s by about 10 per cent a year, though the growth has not been steady. It came in steps, and the winner’s prize has not grown since 2016: ₹20 crore in every season since then except 2020.
The path in between is not as clear as it looks. Different websites give different amounts for the seasons from 2009 to 2023, especially for the runner-up, and some figures change between the pre-final announcement and the final payout. Because we only publish numbers we can confirm, the table below lists the seasons where the reporting agrees.
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ₹4.8 crore (Rajasthan Royals) | ₹2.4 crore (Chennai Super Kings) | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| 2019 | ₹20 crore (Mumbai Indians) | ₹12.5 crore (Chennai Super Kings) | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| 2020 | ₹10 crore (Mumbai Indians) | ₹6.25 crore (Delhi Capitals) | ₹4.375 crore | ₹4.375 crore |
| 2024 | ₹20 crore (Kolkata Knight Riders) | ₹12.5 crore (Sunrisers Hyderabad) | ₹7 crore (Rajasthan Royals) | ₹6.5 crore (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) |
| 2025 | ₹20 crore (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) | ₹12.5 crore (Punjab Kings) | ₹7 crore (Mumbai Indians) | ₹6.5 crore (Gujarat Titans) |
| 2026 | ₹20 crore (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) | ₹12.5 crore or ₹13 crore (Gujarat Titans) | ₹7 crore (Rajasthan Royals) | ₹6.5 crore (Sunrisers Hyderabad) |
One year stands out. In 2020 the league was played in the United Arab Emirates during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the BCCI cut the prize money by half as a cost-cutting measure, announced in a circular to the franchises in March 2020. The champions’ prize fell from ₹20 crore to ₹10 crore, the runners-up’s from ₹12.5 crore to ₹6.25 crore, and the two other playoff teams received ₹4.375 crore each. The winner’s ₹20 crore was restored the next season. You can see how recent finals played out in our IPL 2025 and IPL 2024 season reviews.
Every IPL final: who finished first and second
Every season ends with one winner and one runner-up, and the prize list above follows that order. This is the full record of the 19 finals played from 2008 to 2026.
| Season | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2009 | Deccan Chargers | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2010 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians |
| 2011 | Chennai Super Kings | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kings XI Punjab |
| 2015 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2017 | Mumbai Indians | Rising Pune Supergiant |
| 2018 | Chennai Super Kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2019 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2020 | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals |
| 2021 | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2022 | Gujarat Titans | Rajasthan Royals |
| 2023 | Chennai Super Kings | Gujarat Titans |
| 2024 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Punjab Kings |
| 2026 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Gujarat Titans |
Franchise-by-Franchise Comparison
The 2024, 2025 and 2026 payouts are close to identical, so we can add up what each franchise earned from the playoffs over those three seasons. Gujarat’s 2026 figure is shown as a range because reports differ.
| Franchise | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Total, 2024 to 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹6.5 crore | ₹20 crore | ₹20 crore | ₹46.5 crore |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹20 crore | Did not place | Did not place | ₹20 crore |
| Gujarat Titans | Did not place | ₹6.5 crore | ₹12.5 crore or ₹13 crore | ₹19 crore to ₹19.5 crore |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹12.5 crore | Did not place | ₹6.5 crore | ₹19 crore |
| Rajasthan Royals | ₹7 crore | Did not place | ₹7 crore | ₹14 crore |
| Punjab Kings | Did not place | ₹12.5 crore | Did not place | ₹12.5 crore |
| Mumbai Indians | Did not place | ₹7 crore | Did not place | ₹7 crore |
Together these add up to ₹138 crore to ₹138.5 crore across the three seasons. RCB, with back-to-back titles, collected about a third of it. Their story is covered in the Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL history.
A longer view comes from the finals table above. Counting all 19 finals, this is how often each franchise has finished first or second.
| Franchise | Titles | Runner-up finishes |
|---|---|---|
| Chennai Super Kings | 5 | 5 |
| Mumbai Indians | 5 | 1 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 3 | 1 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2 | 3 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1 | 2 |
| Gujarat Titans | 1 | 2 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 1 | 1 |
| Deccan Chargers (no longer in the league) | 1 | 0 |
| Punjab Kings | 0 | 2 |
| Delhi Capitals | 0 | 1 |
| Rising Pune Supergiant (no longer in the league) | 0 | 1 |
Find each team’s full record in our IPL teams guide.
What Drives IPL Prize Money Up or Down
- Playoff result, not league position. The amount is fixed by how far a team goes in the playoffs. Finishing first in the league pays nothing extra by itself, as Punjab Kings found in 2025.
- The league decides the pot. The prize structure is set centrally, which is why the winner has received ₹20 crore in every season since 2021.
- Disruption can cut it. The 2020 reduction shows that prize money can be halved when the league’s finances come under pressure, and that it can be restored when conditions improve.
- It is small next to player prices. The winner’s ₹20 crore is less than the ₹27 crore that Lucknow Super Giants paid for Rishabh Pant at the 2025 auction, and equal to about one sixth of the ₹120 crore purse each team had at that auction. The whole pot for four teams, about ₹46 crore to ₹46.5 crore, is less than the ₹53.75 crore that Pant and Shreyas Iyer cost between them.
- Individual awards are tiny by comparison. The Orange Cap and Purple Cap each carry ₹10 lakh, so for a player the real reward comes from contracts and retention prices, not the trophy.
How the IPL Compares With Other Global Leagues
Other leagues publish their prize money in their own currencies, and many of the numbers in circulation conflict, so we compare only the league whose published structure we can confirm. South Africa’s SA20 pays R32.5 million to its champion and R16.25 million to the runner-up. Those amounts are in rand, so they cannot be set directly beside rupee figures without a conversion that would change from day to day.
What can be compared is the shape. In both leagues the champion gets the largest share and the runner-up gets less. The IPL champion’s prize was 1.6 times the runner-up’s in 2024 and 2025 (₹20 crore against ₹12.5 crore), while the SA20 champion’s is exactly twice the runner-up’s (R32.5 million against R16.25 million). In the IPL, four of the ten franchises are paid each season.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much is prize money in the IPL?
In 2026 the IPL champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, received ₹20 crore. Reports differ on the runners-up prize for Gujarat Titans, giving either ₹12.5 crore or ₹13 crore. The third-placed team (Rajasthan Royals) received ₹7 crore and the fourth-placed team (Sunrisers Hyderabad) received ₹6.5 crore. Individual awards such as the Orange Cap and Purple Cap carry ₹10 lakh each.
Has this changed recently?
Not for the winner. The champions have received ₹20 crore in every season since 2021, and the runners-up received ₹12.5 crore in 2024 and 2025. The last big change was in 2020, when the BCCI halved the prize money to ₹10 crore for the winner and ₹6.25 crore for the runner-up. The winner’s prize has grown from ₹4.8 crore in 2008 to ₹20 crore today.