Big Ramy Makes Millionaire Arnold Schwarzenegger Look Poor With His Mr. Olympia Earnings Comparison

With less than a month left for the 2022 Mr. Olympia contest, let’s have a look at that one thing that motivates these bodybuilders. As it’s said, everything comes with a price. How you ever wondered how much bodybuilders like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Big Ramy earned from the contest?

The amount allocated for the contest is insane. The total price money set for the upcoming tournament is $1.6 million. This amount would be divided into eight different categories. These categories are Mr. Olympia, Ms. Olympia, Fitness Olympia, Figure Olympia, Bikini Olympia, 212 Showdown, Men’s Physique Showdown, and Women’s Physique Showdown.

The staggering difference in the prize money won by Legend Arnold Schwarzenegger and Big Ramy

It’s a known fact that at this point, bodybuilding legend Arnold Schwarzenegger is a multimillionaire. Currently, his net worth is around 450 million. However, if you’ll compare the amount he earned from his first win to that of the reigning winner, Big Ramy, you’ll be shocked.

Bodybuilding as a sport has seen immense growth over the past decades. Not only has there been an increase in the number of participants, but the sponsors, audience, and popularity have also increased. Naturally, this has given a rise to the perks related to the sport, like the prize money.

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The prize money that Arnold won from his first Mr. Olympia win in 1970 was a mere $1000. Furthermore, even if the amount carried a greater value at that time, it is nothing when we compare it to the current prize. The winner of Mr. Olympia 2021, Big Ramy, compared to Schwarzenegger, won a whopping $400,000.

Bodybuilders who have made the most from Mr. Olympia

We all are aware of the change in the value of money over the years. However, keeping aside that, let’s look at the top 3 bodybuilders who made earned the maximum prize money, figuratively.

Starting with rank three, we have Big Ramy. Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay has won Mr. Olympia for the last two years. Winning the crown has earned the Egyptian bodybuilder $800,000 in total. Occupying the second spot is the bodybuilding legend, Ronnie Coleman. Though the king retired from the field years ago, the number of times he has won the contest enables him to make it to the list. The 8-time Mr. Olympia has earned $930,000 worth of prize money over the years.

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Ranking first on the list is the 7-time Mr. Olympia, Phil Heath. His total earnings from the competition surpass that of the second and third-position holders on the list, combined. The 42-year-old bodybuilder has won a whopping $21,750,000 from the Mr. Olympia contests alone. While it might take years to cross Heath, if Big Ramy manages to win lift the trophy this year, he’ll easily surpass Coleman and move up one spot on the list.