Revealed: Luke Littler’s staggering tax bill after winning the World Darts Championship – with the 17-year-old set to cough up even MORE on the back of pocketing £500,000 prize
Luke Littler highlighted how he is keen to buy a Mercedes A-Class following his World Darts Championship win, despite not knowing how to drive yet.
Littler is still 17, turning 18 later this month and last week became the youngest ever winner of the World Darts Championship when he defeated Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in the final at Alexandra Palace.
The teenager has already won more than £1 million in his career and, according to some, is rolling along. But he can’t take it all home: he has to pay taxes on all his darts winnings.
Littler’s career winnings for the World Cup stand at £1,013,500, with more to come after he pocketed the £500,000 prize money for winning the World Cup over the Christmas period.
But he will never see much of that. That’s because the teen sensation has paid income tax on all his winnings, and will have to do so again because of his latest victory.
According to AirLittler has coughed up a tax bill of £369,384 for the calendar year 2024 after earning £811,000 – with more to come.
The staggering amount of tax Luke Littler has had to pay so far in his career has been revealed
Littler is already a millionaire due to his great success, despite not yet being an adult
In addition to earning money through tournaments, he also has various sponsorship activities, including Target Darts – photo Littler with chairman Garry Plummer
He’s said to have won £202,500 in prize money in 2023, meaning he’s already paid £452,772 in income tax – and he’s not even an adult yet.
The £500,000 was paid in 2025, meaning he will soon have another hefty bill to pay.
That only takes the prize money into account. Littler has a number of sponsorship deals, including a partnership with Target Darts, which is believed to be worth millions.
Dan Squires, Chief Commercial Officer at Saxo, told Sky that Littler could earn more than £13 million in his lifetime without ever having to play darts again.
“If today he invested half his career earnings, or £500,000, in an index fund that returned seven per cent annually, he would earn £36,145.04 in interest in the first year alone,” he said. ‘About the same amount that British people earn on average per year with a full-time job.
‘If he leaves that £500,000 in the same fund for his pension, he would have £13,293,751.87 at the age of 65 without ever throwing a dart again.’
Dr. Meanwhile, Rob Wilson told LuckyBlock: ‘The 17-year-old darts sensation backed up his runner-up finish at the 2024 World Darts by winning ten senior PDC titles. From prize money and sponsorship he will have collected around £1 million this calendar year.
“Littler’s earnings should be extrapolated as compound interest. As each year passes, his prize money will increase year by year, as will his endorsement activity as his profile grows.
Littler faces another tax bill after winning £500,000 at Alexandra Palace
‘He should earn more than twenty million euros in prize money over the next ten years.
Add to that the sponsorship, the inevitable ‘at home with the Littlers’ documentary that will follow and other income streams, and his career earnings could easily reach £100m.
‘No one has seen this kind of fast profiles and profit explosions in sports. The likes of Ronaldo, Messi and Beckham have all surpassed these numbers, but that came later in their careers. Littler is unique.’