Aug 01, 2023
By: Sunayna KanjilalAthletes were always paid fairly in the history of sports. However, it is only in recent years that these athletes are truly signing mammoth contracts. Besides these contracts, their fortune also accounts for the numerous brand endorsements and other ventures ...
It is a known fact that Ronaldo is one of the highest-paid athletes in the world and Forbes recently confirmed that he indeed is the richest athlete currently. Ronaldo's current salary that he receives from the Saudi club Al Nassr is an astounding $136 mi...
The player was only 17 when he started out as one of the players of FC Barcelona, the club he left after 17 long years for Paris Saint-Germain in August 2022. With around $130 million in pre-tax over the last few months, he comes in at the second position of t...
The youngest player to be on the list today is the 24-year-old Kylian Mbappe who was fortunate enough to bag the World Cup at the tender age of 19. Forbes reported that the French player earned around $128 million in 2022-23. A majority of his earnings are att...
James was the first ever active athlete to become a certified billionaire last June. According to Insider, LeBron has made over $400 million in his 20-year-long career. In addition to his NBA salary, he also earns a staggering $80 million a year from brand end...
The Mexican professional Boxer's windfall came from his fights against Dmitry Bivol and Gennadiy Golovkin and is known to make most of his money in the ring rather than from brand endorsements. The boxer has only lost one match in his entire boxing career...
Johnson is one of the two players in the world of golf who earned a nine-figure paycheck in the last 12 months after signing with the Saudi-backed organization. Johnson joined the LIV Golf in 2022 for a mammoth fee of $35.6 million in weekly earnings and bonus...
Another player who moved to LIV Golf was Phil Mickelson who reportedly received around $200 million to join in 2022. The 52-year-old player has a net worth of $300 million and has earned more than $100 million in just tournament prizes. According to Celebrity ...
He is one of the few athletes who crossed the $100 million mark. He won his fourth NBA Finals with the Golden State Warriors in June 2022 and he also had the highest salary in the given year which was around $48.1 million. The celebrated basketball player has ...
While the famous tennis player retired last year, his brand endorsements are not going anywhere. The professional has reportedly earned around $120 million and stood as the third-highest tennis player coming after Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Apart from th...
The professional basketball player has a net worth of $300 million and is one of the highest-paid players on and off the basketball court. The former Brooklyn Net moved to Phoenix Suns early this year with a $40 million salary hike. Off the court, he makes a c...