Top-10 Highest Earning Sportsmen in 2025
The highest paid sports athlete in 2025, according to Forbes Magazine, was Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo (he was also ranked no.1 in 2023 & 2024).
| # | Name | Sport | Earnings
($ million) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Soccer | 275 |
| 2 | Stephen Curry | Basketball | 156 |
| 3 | Tyson Fury | Boxing | 146 |
| 4 | Dak Prescott | Soccer | 137 |
| 5 | Lionel Messi | Soccer | 135 |
| 6 | LeBron James | Basketball | 133.8 |
| 7 | Juan Soto | Baseball | 114 |
| 8 | Karim Benzema | Soccer | 104 |
| 9 | Shohei Ohtani | Baseball | 102.5 |
| 10 | Kevin Durant | Basketball | 101.4 |
Notes
- The figures are taken from the annual list of highest-paid athletes published by Forbes magazine in June 2025.
- 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, 2024 to May 1, 2025. Taxes or agents' fees are not factored into the figures.
- The highest paid female from 2025 was Coco Gauff with 31 mil.
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