Cristiano Ronaldo Rakes in £218MILLION to Top New List of World's 100 highest-Paid Athletes (Full List)

 

Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the list of 100 highest-paid athletes in sport across the last year.

 

According to the new list from Sportico, Ronaldo raked in £218m ($275m) - which included £47m from endorsements from the likes of Nike, Herbalife, Armani, Tag Heuer, DAZN and PokerStars, not to mention his own brand CR7.

 

The Al-Nassr forward and former Man United superstar is at the top of the charts for his earnings including his eye-watering £175million-a-year deal at the Saudi Arabian outfit, and other lucrative sponsorships. 

 

No.2 on the list is LIV Golf rebel John Rahm. The Spaniard made £144m ($181m) from his earnings last year, having lifted the 2023 Masters before making the shock move to controversial Saudi-funded breakaway league LIV Golf, who are believed to have paid him around £400m.

 

Messi instead came in third as he took home a total of £100m across the last year. 

 

The other two were PSG star Kylian Mbappe and Neymar, both former team-mates in Paris. 

 

Mbappe collected around £80m in earnings, coupled with £20m from sponsorship deals and endorsements. While Neymar made £68m overall including £28m from partnership. 

 

2023's HIGHEST-PAID ATHLETES 

 

2. Jon Rahm (golf) - £161m

 

3. Lionel Messi (football) - £103m

 

4. LeBron James (NBA) - £99.8m

 

5. Kylian Mbappe (football) - £99.2m

 

6. Neymar (football) - £96m

 

7. Stephen Curry (NBA) - £78.5m

 

8. Giannis Antetokounmpo (NBA) - £70.2m

 

9. Kevin Durant (NBA) - £69m

 

10. Patrick Mahomes (NFL) - £66.9m

 

11. Lamar Jackson (NFL) - £65.5m

 

12. Karim Benzema (football) - £61m

 

13. Rory McIlroy (golf) -  £61m

 

14. Tiger Woods (golf) -£61m

 

15. Max Verstappen (F1) - £59.5m

 

16. Shohei Ohtani (baseball) - £55.6m

 

17. Canelo Alvarez (boxing) - £52.4m 

 

18. Erling Haaland (football) - £50m

 

19. Lewis Hamilton (F1) - £49.2m

 

20. Max Scherzer (baseball) - £48.2m

 

21. Damian Lillard (basketball) - £47.8m

 

22. Klay Thompson (basketball) - £47.7m

 

23. Mohamed Salah (football) - £44.4m

 

24. Anthony Joshua (boxing) - £43.6m

 

25. Russell Westbrook (basketball) - £42.8m

 

26. Nick Bosa (NFL) - £42.5m

 

27. Viktor Hovland (golf) - £41.5m 

 

27. Scottie Scheffler (golf) - £41.5m

 

29. James Harden (basketball) - £40.9m

 

30. Joe Burrow (NFL) - £40.9m

 

31. Paul George (basketball) - £40.5m

 

32. Bradley Beal (basketball) - £40.1m

 

33. Kawhi Leonard (basketball) - £39.7m 

 

34. Luka Doncic (basketball) - £39.4m

 

35. Jimmy Butler (basketball) - £38m

 

36. Daniel Jones (NFL) - £37.7m

 

37. Jake Paul (boxing) - £37.3m

 

38. Joel Embiid (basketball) - £37.1m  

 

39. Brooks Koepka (golf) - £37m

 

40. Deshaun Watson (NFL) - £36.9m 

 

41. Devin Booker (basketball) - £36.7m

 

42. Aaron Rodgers (NFL) - £36.4m 

 

43. Nikola Jokic (basketball) - £36.3m

 

44. Anthony Davis (basketball) - £36.1m

 

45. Dak Prescott (NFL) - £35.7m 

 

46. Novak Djokovic (tennis) - £35.6m 

 

47. Trae Young (basketball) - £35.5m

 

48. Justin Verlander (baseball) - £35.3m 

 

49. Aaron Judge (baseball) - £34.9m

 

50. Zach LaVine (basketball) - £34.7m

 

51. Cameron Smith (golf) - £34.3m 

 

52. Kyrie Irving (basketball) - £34.3m 

 

53. Jordan Spieth (golf) - £34m 

 

54. Gervonta Davis (boxing) - £33.7m

 

54. Kyler Murray (NFL) - £33.7m

 

56. Carlos Alcaraz (tennis) - £33.5m

 

57. Jamal Murray (basketball) - £32.5m 

 

58. Ryan Garcia (boxing) - £32.1m

 

58. Mike Trout (baseball) - £32.1m  

 

60. Donovan Mitchell (basketball) - £32m

 

61. Rudy Gobert (basketball) - £31.9m

 

61. Talor Gooch (golf) - £31.9m

 

63. Jayson Tatum (basketball) - £31.8m

 

64. Tyson Fury (boxing) - £31.7m

 

65. Rashan Gary (NFL) - £31.6m

 

66. Tobias Harris (basketball) - £31.2m

 

67. Chris Paul (basketball) - £30.5m

 

68. Ben Simmons (basketball) - £30.4m

 

69. Anthony Rendon (baseball) - £30.4m

 

70. Pascal Siakam (basketball) - £30.1m 

 

70. Russell Wilson (NFL) - £30.1m

 

70. Sadio Mane (football) - £30.1m

 

73. CJ McCollum (basketball) - £30.1m

 

74. Jrue Holiday (basketball) - £30m

 

75. Zion Williamson (basketball) - £29.8m

 

76. Gerrit Cole (baseball) - £27.7m 

 

76. Corey Seager (baseball) - £29.7m

 

78. Karl-Anthony Towns (basketball) - £29.5m

 

79. Carlos Correa (baseball) - £29.3m

 

79. Josh Allen (NFL) - £29.3m

 

81. Kristaps Porzingis (basketball) - £29.1m

 

82. Brandon Ingram (basketball) - £28.6m

 

83. Riyad Mahrez (football) - £28.5m

 

83. Robert Lewandowski (football) - £28.5m

 

85. Chris Lindstrom (NFL) - £28.4m

 

86. Dustin Johnson (golf) - £28.3m

 

87. Khris Middleton (basketball) - £28m

 

88. Kevin de Bruyne (football) - £27.8m

 

89. Michael Porter Jr. (basketball) - £26.9m

 

90. Orlando Brown Jr (NFL) - £26.8m

 

91. Gordon Hayward (basketball) - £26.7m

 

92. Stephen Strasburg (baseball) - £26.6m 

 

93. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (basketball) - £26.6m

 

94. Bryce Harper (baseball) - £26.3m

 

95. Kirk Cousins (NFL) - £26.2m

 

96. De'Aaron Fox (basketball) - £26.1m

 

97. Miguel Cabrera (baseball) - £26m

 

98. Bam Adebayo (basketball) - £25.9m

 

99. Giancarlo Stanton (baseball) - £25.8m 

 

100. Derek Carr (NFL) - £25.8m