Cristiano Ronaldo Tops World’s Highest-Paid Athletes : Full List


Superstar footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has topped a list of the top 100 highest earning athletes in  sport for the second consecutive year.

The Al-Nassr striker reportedly raked in a staggering £208m during 2024, according to new analysis by Sportico.

His £175million-a-year deal at the Saudi Arabian side and earnings via endorsements cemented him to the top of the rankings.

His staggering earnings are further reflected by the 40-year-old reportedly receiving £85m move during 2024 than the second highest athlete on the list.

Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry finished second to Ronaldo, with the analysis deeming him to have earned £123m last year.

 Curry, however, topped the list for the most money made from endorsements, receiving £80m to go with his £43m-a-year salary. 

Ronaldo's status as the highest-paid athlete in the world looks set to continue, with reports last month he is set to sign a one-year contract extension would a reported £167.9m

Half of the top 10 are footballers, with Lionel Messi, Neymar, Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe joining Ronaldo.

See the 2024's HIGHEST-PAID ATHLETES below..

 

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (football) - £208m

2. Stephen Curry (NBA) - £123m

3. Tyson Fury (boxing) - £117m 

4. Lionel Messi (football) - £108m

5. LeBron James (NBA) - £106m

6. Neymar (football) - £106m

7. Oleksandr Usyk (boxing) - £97.7m

8. Karim Benzema (football) - £92.9m

9. Kylian Mbappe (football) - £88.1m

10. Jon Rahm (golf) - £84.7m

11. Scottie Scheffler (golf) - £83.5m

12. Dak Prescott (NFL) - £80.4m

13. Giannis Antetokounmpo (NBA) - £78.3m 

14. Kevin Durant (NBA) - £74.6m

15. Jared Goff (NFL) - £68.7m

16. Jordan Love (NFL) - £65.4m

17. Rory McIlroy (golf) - £63.9m

18. Max Verstappen (F1) - £60.9m

19. Patrick Mahomes (NFL) - £58.5m 

20. Canelo Alvarez (boxing) - £58.5m

21. Shohei Ohtani (baseball) - £58.1m

22. Lewis Hamilton (F1) - £48.1m

23. Joe Burrow (NFL) - £56.6m

24. Erling Haaland (football) - £56m

25. Justin Herbert (NFL) - £54.1m

26. Damian Lillard (NBA) - £52.7m

27. Kirk Cousins (NFL) - £52m

27. Tiger Woods (golf) - £49.7m

29. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (baseball) - £48.8m

30.  Anthony Joshua (boxing) - £48m

31. Joel Embiid (NBA) - £46.8m

32. Nikola Jokic (NBA) - £46m

33. Jimmy Butler (NBA) - £45.6m

34.  Luka Doncic (NBA) - £44.7m

34. Bradley Beal (NBA) - £44.7m

36. Paul George (NBA) - £44.7m

36. Xander Schauffele (golf) - £44.7m

38. Mohamed Salah (football) - £44m

38. Vinicius Junior (football) - £44m

40. Kawhi Leonard (NBA) - £43.9m

41. Max Scherzer (baseball) - £43.2m

42. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (NBA) - £42.3m

43. Jannik Sinner (tennis) - £41.9m

44. Riyad Mahrez (football) - £41.6m

45. James Harden (NBA) - £41.5m

46. Devin Booker (NBA) - £40.9m

47. Zion Williamson (NBA) - £40.3m

48. Kyrie Irving (NBA) - £39.9m

49. Trevor Lawrence (NFL) - £39.2m

50. Klay Thompson (NBA) - £39.1m

51. Jayson Tatum (NBA) - £38.9m

52. Jake Paul (boxing) - £38.4m

53. Trae Young (NBA) - £38.2m

54. Travis Kelce (NFL) - £37.9m

54. Aaron Judge (baseball) - £37.9m

56. Aaron Rodgers (NFL) - £37.8m

57. Tyrell Hatton (golf) - £37.7m

57. Josh Allen (NFL) - £37.7m

59. Russell Wilson (NFL) - £37.6m

60. Anthony Davis (NBA) - £37.5m

61. Deshaun Watson (NFL) - £37.5m

61. Anthony Edwards (NBA) - £37.5m

63. Tua Tagovailoa (NFL) - £37.4m

64. Zach LaVine (NBA) - £37.1m

65. Jalen Hurts (NFL) - £36.9m

66. Joaquin Niemann (golf) - £36.7m

67. Sadio Mane (football) - £36.4m

68. Justin Jefferson (NFL) - £36.3m

69. Karl-Anthony Towns (NBA) - £36.1m

70. Justin Verlander (baseball) - £35.6m

71. CeeDee Lamb (NFL) - £35.5m

72. Rudy Gobert (NBA) - £35.2m

73. Brian Burns (NFL) - £35.1m

74. Donovan Mitchell (NBA) - £35.1m

75. Jaylen Brown (NBA) - £35m

76. Jose Altuve (baseball) - £34.9m

77. Ja Morant (NBA) - £34.6m

78. Collin Morikawa (golf) - £34.6m

79.  Fred VanVleet (NBA) - £34.1m

80. Kyler Murray (NFL) - £33.9m

81.  Naoya Inoue (boxing) - £33.6m

81. Harry Kane (football) - £33.6m 

81. Pascal Siakam (NBA) - £33.6m

84. Jrue Holiday (NBA) - £33m

85. Ben Simmons (NBA) - £32.8m

86. Mike Trout (baseball) - £32.4m

87. Carlos Alcaraz (tennis) - £32.3m

88. Jacob deGrom (baseball) - £32.2m

89. Matthew Stafford (NFL) - £31.6m

89. Kevin De Bruyne (football) - £31.6m

91. Jamal Murray (NBA) - £31.1m

92. CJ McCollum (NBA) - £31m

93. De'Aaron Fox (NBA) - £30.9m

94. Corey Seager (baseball) - £30.8m

95. Gerrit Cole (baseball) - £30.7m

96. Anthony Rendon (baseball) - £30.6m

97. Bryson DeChambeau (golf) - £30.6m

98. Michael Porter Jr (NBA) - £30.2m

99. Baker Mayfield (NFL) - £30.1m

100. Daniel Jones (NFL) -  £30m

Source: Sportico

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