The Portuguese striker draws $260 million in 2024, far surpassing the next one on the list: Stephen Curry, Tyson Fury, Lionel Messi and LeBron James.
Cristiano Ronaldo again tops the list of the world’s best paid athletes with a total revenue of $260 million in 2024, but women in the top 100 are There were none.
The 100 major players, dominated by football, NBA, NFL, golf and boxing players, earned an estimated $6.2 billion in total last year. The figures include $1.4 billion approved, along with $4.8 billion in salary and prizes.
Former US open tennis champion Cocogoff was the top female athlete last year at $30.4 million, far below American football’s Minnesota Vikings quarterback Daniel Jones.
Saudi Arabian football team Ronaldo’s lucrative contract Al-Nassr has assured him he has remained at the top for the second consecutive year after moving to the Saudi Arabian professional league in December 2022.
![Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - February 7: Al Nasr FC's Cristiano Ronaldo during a Saudi Arabian League match between Al Nasr and Al Faya at Al Awal Park in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on February 7, 2025 He scored the third goal. (Photo: Abdullah Ahmed/Getty Images)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2197534558-1739461914.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513)
Portugal, which celebrated his 40th birthday last week, won $215 million in wages and also received $45 million approval, according to Sportico. Last year, Forbes reported an estimated $260 million in revenue from former Manchester United and Real Madrid forwards.
Ronaldo is far ahead of the rest of the world’s athletes, with Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry reaching more than $100 million in five Barondoors or winners as he is second on the list. The NBA star made $153.8 million in 2024.
British boxer Tyson Fury, who lost to Ukrainian Oleksandr Usaik in a heavyweight conflict in December, is the third on the list, at $147 million.
The top five are concluded by Intermiami’s Argentine captain Lionel Messi ($135 million) and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James ($133.2 million).
![February 12, 2025. Dallas, Texas, USA. Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) appears to move the ball past the Dallas Mavericks forward Kessler Edwards (20) in the second quarter of the American Airlines Center. Required Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Image](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-02-13T035543Z_299060925_MT1USATODAY25403529_RTRMADP_3_NBA-GOLDEN-STATE-WARRIORS-AT-DALLAS-MAVERICKS-1739462358.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513)
The Top 100 consists of eight sports and captivating athletes from 27 countries.
The American Goff, just 20 years old, was able to climb the list in the coming years, but there were other female athletes who had broken the list in the past.
Business Magazine Forbes said that Naomiosaka, the four-time Grand Slam Tennis Champion of Japan, was the world’s highest paying female athlete in 2022 after pulling $57.3 million in prize money and support. I did.
According to Forbes, retired tennis great Serena Williams, who won 23 singles majors, earned $41.8 million in 2021. The American retired from sports at the US Open in 2022.
![Tennis - Australia Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 21, 2025 US Cocogoff is active during the final match against Spain's Paula Bad Sareuters/Gaimijoy](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-01-21T020202Z_215957581_UP1EL1L05NCUH_RTRMADP_3_TENNIS-AUSOPEN-1739462081.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C510)
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