Top 100 highest-paid athletes in the world ranked including Cristiano Ronaldo, Tyson Fury and LeBron James
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Tyson Fury have been named among the top 100 highest-paid athletes in the world.
Sportico have published its findings on the highest-paid athletes in the world.
The 100 highest-paid athletes include players from eight sports and 27 countries.
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Per the report, they earned an estimated $6.2 billion in total income in 2024, including $4.8 billion in salary and prize money, as well as $1.4 billion off the field, court, course or track.
No women cracked the top 100, with tennis star Coco Gauff the top-earning female athlete at $30.4 million.
The top 100 highest-paid athletes in the world
Cristiano Ronaldo tops the list ahead of the likes of Steph Curry, Tyson Fury, Lionel Messi and LeBron James.
Ronaldo, 40, had salary/winnings of a whopping $215M and a further $45 in endorsements, with a staggering total of $260 million.
The Al Nassr superstar has earned over $100 million more than second-placed Curry, who earned a total of $153.8 million.
Fury, who had two extremely lucrative Saudi Arabia bouts against Oleksandr Usyk last year, comes in at No.3, with total earnings of $147 million ahead of Messi, who earned $135 million.
NBA star James, footballer Neymar and world champion boxer Usyk are ranked fifth, sixth and seventh respectively.
French football duo Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe and golfer Jon Rahm complete the top ten.
Check out the top 25 below:
- Cristiano Ronaldo - $260m
- Steph Curry - $153.8
- Tyson Fury - $147m
- Lionel Messi - $135m
- LeBron James - $133.2m
- Neymar - $133m
- Oleksandr Usyk - $122m
- Karim Benzema - $116m
- Kylian Mbappe - $110m
- Jon Rahm - $105.8m
- Scottie Scheffler - $104.3m
- Dak Prescott - $100.4m
- Giannis Antetokounmpo - $97.7m
- Kevin Durant - $93.1m
- Jared Goff - $85.8m
- Jordan Love - $81.6m
- Rory McIlroy - $79.8,m
- Max Verstappen - $76m
- Patrick Mahomes - $73.1m
- Canelo Alvarez - $73m
- Shohei Ohtani - $72.5m
- Joe Burrow - $70.7m
- Erling Haaland - $70m
- Justin Herbert - $67.6m
- Damian Lillard - $65.8m
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Topics: Cristiano Ronaldo, Tyson Fury, Lionel Messi
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