The top 100 highest-paid athletes in the world revealed

According to the latest data from Sportico, the top 100 highest-paid athletes in the world banked over $4 billion in the last year.

Highest-paid athletes in the world

2022 Rank	Athlete	Sport	Team	Logo	Nationality	Salary/Winnings	Endorsements	Total	2021 Rank
1	LeBron James		Los Angeles Lakers			$36.9M	$90M	$126.9M	5
2	Lionel Messi		Paris Saint-Germain			$72M	$50M	$122M	2
3	Cristiano Ronaldo		Manchester United			$60M	$55M	$115M	3
4	Neymar		Paris Saint-Germain			$65M	$38M	$103M	6
5	Canelo Álvarez					$84M	$5M	$89M	12
6	Stephen Curry		Golden State Warriors			$41.2M	$45M	$86.2M	10
7	Kevin Durant		Brooklyn Nets			$37.9M	$48M	$85.9M	9
8	Roger Federer					$724K	$85M	$85.7M	7
9	James Harden		Philadelphia 76ers			$40M	$36M	$76M	16
10	Tiger Woods					$8.5M	$65M	$73.5M	13
11	Matthew Stafford		Los Angeles Rams			$70.3M	$3M	$73.3M	92
12	Giannis Antetokounmpo		Milwaukee Bucks			$35.9M	$36M	$71.9M	17
13	Russell Westbrook		Los Angeles Lakers			$39.8M	$30M	$69.8M	14
14	Tyson Fury					$63M	$6M	$69M	NR
15	Josh Allen		Buffalo Bills			$62.5M	$4M	$66.5M	NR
16	Tom Brady		Tampa Bay Buccaneers			$18.4M	$40M	$58.4M	8
17	Deshaun Watson		Cleveland Browns			$55.5M	$500K	$56M	44
18	Klay Thompson		Golden State Warriors			$34.2M	$20M	$54.2M	22
19	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes			$42M	$12M	$54M	11
20	Naomi Osaka					$1.2M	$52M	$53.2M	15
21	Aaron Rodgers		Green Bay Packers			$42M	$11M	$53M	NR
22	Conor McGregor					$32M	$20M	$52M	1
23	Damian Lillard		Portland Trailblazers			$35.4M	$16M	$51.4M	30
24	Mike Trout		Los Angeles Angels			$35.5M	$14M	$49.5M	74
25	Kylian Mbappé		Paris Saint-Germain			$31.8M	$17M	$48.8M	32
26	Patrick Mahomes		Kansas City Chiefs			$28.6M	$20M	$48.6M	20
27	Kirk Cousins		Minnesota Vikings			$46M	$2.5M	$48.5M	NR
28	Kyrie Irving		Brooklyn Nets			$31.9M	$13M	$44.9M	23
29	Paul George		Los Angeles Clippers			$35.5M	$8.5M	$44M	38
30	Gareth Bale		Real Madrid			$37M	$6M	$43M	28
30	Max Verstappen		Red Bull Racing			$39M	$4M	$43M	95
32	Anthony Davis		Los Angeles Lakers			$31.8M	$10M	$41.8M	39
33	Kawhi Leonard		Los Angeles Clippers			$35.5M	$5.5M	$41M	51
33	Marshon Lattimore		New Orleans Saints			$40.9M	$100K	$41M	NR
35	Amari Cooper		Cleveland Browns			$38.8M	$2M	$40.8M	NR
36	Jimmy Butler		Miami Heat			$32.5M	$8M	$40.5M	47
37	John Wall		Houston Rockets			$39.9M	$500K	$40.4M	48
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