Portuguese forward of “Al-Nassr” Cristiano Ronaldo became the highest-paid athlete of 2024. This is reported by Sportico.
It is reported that Ronaldo earned 260 million dollars over the past year and topped the global ranking of athletes with the highest salaries. Second place goes to Golden State Warriors basketball player Stephen Curry (153.8 million dollars). Third place is held by boxer Tyson Fury (147 million dollars).
Star forward of Inter Miami Lionel Messi is only in 4th place in the ranking (135 million dollars). In fifth place is basketball player LeBron James (133.2 million dollars).
Additionally, boxer Oleksandr Usyk ranks 7th in this ranking. Over the past year, the Ukrainian earned 122 million dollars.
In total, the list of the 100 highest-paid athletes included players from eight sports and 27 countries. It is estimated that in 2024 they earned $6.2 billion in total income, including $4.8 billion in salaries and bonuses, as well as $1.4 billion off the field, court, pitch, or track.