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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