Highest Paid Athletes in the World in 2024

In this Articles hausalive has brought you the list of highest paid athletes in the world which is top by Portugal and Al nassr football star Cristiano Ronaldo with $260m/M. 

As Reported by Forbes Magazine, Cristiano Ronaldo earned an estimated $260 million within the last 12 months, which made him the highest-paid athlete in the world for the fourth time in his career. 

Forbes also estimates Ronaldo’s contract with Al Nassr earned him $200 million this season. And as one of the sports world’s most successful pitchmen, Ronaldo earned another $60 million off the field from an endorsement portfolio that includes Binance, Nike and Herbalife, among others.

Here are the list of 50 Highest paid Athletes in the world. 

1 Cristiano Ronaldo Soccer $260 M

2 Jon Rahm Golf   $218 M

3 Lionel Messi Soccer $135 M

4 LeBron James Basketball $128.2M

5 Giannis Antetokounmpo Basketball $111 M

6 Kylian Mbappé Soccer  $110M

7 Neymar Soccer $108M

8 Karim Benzema Soccer $106M

9 Stephen Curry Basketball $102M

10 Lamar Jackson Football $100.5M

11 Joe Burrow Football $100M

12 Kevin Durant Basketball $93.3M

13 Shohei Ohtani Baseball $85.3M

14 Canelo Alvarez Boxing $85M

15 Patrick Mahomes Football $84.4M

16 Anthony Joshua Boxing $83M

17 Max Verstappen Auto Racing $81M

18 Aaron Rodgers Football $80.8M

19 Rory McIlroy Golf $80.1M

20 Justin Herbert Football $78.7M

21 Lewis Hamilton Auto Racing $69M

22 Nick Bosa Football   $68M

23 Tiger Woods  Golf $67.2M

24 Kirk Cousins Football $62.5M

25 Klay Thompson Basketball $62.3M

26 Damian Lillard Basketball $61.9M

27 Erling Haaland Soccer $61M

28 Max Scherzer Baseball $59.9M

29 Scottie Scheffler Golf $59.2M

30 Joel Embiid Basketball $57.7M

31 Jimmy Butler Basketball $57.5M

32 Nikola Jokic Basketball $56.1M

33 James Harden Basketball $55.8M

34 Luka Doncic Basketball $55.1M

35 Bradley Beal Basketball $54.3M

36 Chris Jones Football $54.1M

37 Kawhi Leonard Basketball $53.7M

38 Mohamed Salah Soccer $53M

39 Paul George Basketball $52.7M

40 Sadio Mané Soccer $52M

41 Brian Burns Football $51.7M

42 Tyson Fury Boxing $50M

43 Cameron Smith Golf $48M

44 Trae Young Basketball $47.3M

45 Deshaun Watson Football $47 M

46 Rashan Gary Football $46.8M

47 Anthony Davis Basketball $46.2M

48 Zion Williamson Basketball $46.1M

49 Jayson Tatum Basketball $45.9M

50 Devin Booker Basketball $45.2M

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