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The youngest undisputed world champion Gukesh Dommaraju is known to have achieved so much at such a young age. From starting chess at a ripe age of 7 to securing the title of Grandmaster at the age of 12, third youngest player in the world to achieve the status.
Facing the ruthless Magnus Carlsen to win his World Championship title and learning from his mistakes from the previous game at Norway, Gukesh dominated and capitalised on Carlsen’s blunder, the 19 year old defeated the World No. 1 on Sunday. Gukesh’s journey has been nothing short of monumental.
Born into a Telugu speaking family in Chennai, Gukesh’s mother Padmakumari is a microbiologist and his dad Rajinikanth is an ENT doctor. Gukesh pursued his schooling and also hustled in growing his Chess career.
His accomplishments include becoming the second youngest Grandmaster in history at the age of 12 Years and 7 months, only after the Russian GM Sergey Karjakin. At the age of just 17, he became the youngest player to surpass a 2750 Elo rating, surpassing the Indian GM Viswanathan Anand.
D Gukesh Net Worth
While as many assume that Chess as a low paying sport, the reality stands corrected as players with such ability have sponsors and other ties and support that provides financial aids too.
As per reports, Gukesh in 2024 alone raked up around ₹13.6 crore, approx $1.58 Million that are just from prize winnings and tournaments. Obviously a huge piece of the pie came from his World Championship win that bagged him $600,000, approx ₹5.07 Crore, a three game win and the final pool winnings included.
Just like any athlete, now Gukesh is also signed up and contacted by big brands who want him to be the face of their campaign and brand signings. With the basic pay for brandings said to be ₹60 Lakh and his face seen in some promotions along with Vishy Anand, the pool definitely grew bigger.
Apart from the cash pool and the automotive mobiles and other expensive gifts like the
Mercedes-Benz E-Class vehicle, Gukesh’s net worth can only be expected to grow more. As on 2025 tracking the trajectory, Gukesh’s net worth is estimated to be over ₹21 crore, approx $2.5 Million, according to Times Of India.
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