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 Γlvarez | ![]() |
$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 MbappΓ© | ![]() |
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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