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The Portuguese striker pulled 260 million dollars in 2024, far more than next on the list: Stephen Curry, Tyson Fury, Lionel Messi and LeBron James.
Cristiano Ronaldo again tops the list of the highest paid athletes in the world with a total income of $ 260 million in 2024, according to the Sports Industry Site SportsBut there were no women in the top 100.
The leading 100, dominated by players from football, NBA, NFL, Golf and Boxing, won approximately $ 6.2 billion last year. The figure includes $ 4.8 billion salary and cash prizes plus $ 1.4 billion for approval.
Former US Champion Coco Goff was the most profitable athlete last year at $ 30.4 million, a lot from Daniel Jones, Minnesota Viking Defender from American football, which inserted to number 100 with a total income of 37.5 million dollars.
Ronaldo's affordable contract with Saudi Arabia's football team, Al Naer, guarantees that he has maintained the first place for the second consecutive year after moving to the Saudi pro league in December 2022.
Sportico said the Portugal striker, who celebrated his 40th birthday last week, won a huge $ 215 million salaries, while he also made $ 45 million for approval. Forbes Last year reported an estimated $ 260 million return on For the former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward.
Ronaldo is so far ahead of other athletes in the world that Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, who is second on the list, came in more than $ 100 million from the five-time winner of Ballon d'Or. The NBA star won $ 153.8 million in 2024.
British boxer Tyson Fury, who lost to Ukraine Alexander Usik in a heavyweight clash in December, is third on the $ 147 million list.
The top five are rounded by Argentine captain Lionel Messi at Inter Miami ($ 135 million) and Los Angeles striker Libron James ($ 133.2 million), the only 40-year-old playing in the NBA.
The top 100 is made up of athletes who play eight sports and hail from 27 countries.
While the American bluff, which is only 20 years old, could climb the list in the coming years, in the past there were other athletes of women who would break the list.
Forbes Business Magazine said the four-time Grand Schlem Tennis Champion Naomi Osaka in Japan was the highest paid athlete in the world in 2022 after she entered $ 57.3 million in prize money and approvals.
Retired tennis Velik Serena Williams, who won 23 singles, won $ 41.8 million in 2021, according to Forbes. The American withdrew from sports in 2022 to the US Open.
