Top-10 Highest Earning Sports Males from 2024
The highest paid sports athlete in 2024, according to Forbes Magazine, was Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo (he was also ranked no.1 in 2023).
| # | Name | Sport | Earnings
($ million) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Soccer | 260 |
| 2 | Jon Rahm | Golf | 218 |
| 3 | Lionel Messi | Soccer | 135 |
| 4 | LeBron James | Basketball | 128.2 |
| 5 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Basketball | 111 |
| 6 | Kylian Mbappe | Soccer | 120 |
| 7 | Neymar | Soccer | 108 |
| 8 | Karim Benzema | Soccer | 106 |
| 9 | Stephen Curry | Basketball | 102 |
| 10 | Lamar Jackson | American Football | 100.5 |
Notes
- The figures are taken from the annual list of highest-paid athletes published by Forbes magazine in June 2024.
- The earnings totals (in US dollars) are derived from salaries, bonuses, prize money, appearance fees, licensing and endorsement income in the 12 months from May 1, 2023 to May 1, 2024. Taxes or agents' fees are not factored into the figures.
- Cristiano Ronaldo was also top of the list in 2023.
- The highest paid female from 2024 was Coco Gauff with 34.4 mil.
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