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This is a list of the highest-paid athletes in the world as ranked by Forbes magazine. 2024 list. The 2024 list: [1] Rank Name Sport Country Total Salary/winnings
This list does not reflect the highest annual salaries or career earnings, only the top 100 largest contracts and thus is largely limited to athletes in team sports and auto racing. Athletes in individual sports , such as golf , tennis , table tennis , boxing , kickboxing , and MMA , are not employed by a team and usually earn money primarily ...
Here are the highest-paid athletes in each of the top U.S. leagues and world's sports by average annual value, with contract information courtesy of Spotrac: ... He will make $2 million per year ...
Way.com reports that top earners among the highest-paid athletes include:. Cristiano Ronaldo– $260 million. Jon Rahm – $218 million. Lionel Messi – $135 million. LeBron James – $128 ...
In 2019, Mike Trout signed a 12-year, $426 million contract with the Angels, the richest contract in the history of North American sports at the time. Alex Rodriguez earned the highest salary in MLB in 2013 at $28,000,000. He also has the highest career earnings in MLB history, as well as a record 13 years with the highest AAV.
According to Forbes’ annual report, Argentinian soccer player Lionel Messi is currently the highest paid athlete in the world, earning about $130 million per year. While many athletes bring most ...
The 39-year-old headed the rankings for the fourth time ahead of golfer Jon Rahm, ... For the first time, the top-10 highest paid athletes have each earned more than $100 million, combining for a ...
During the 1946–47 season Joe Fulks was the highest paid player ($8,000) in the Basketball Association of America and Bob Davies was the highest paid player ($12,500) of the National Basketball League. George Mikan became the first player to earn $15,000 per season in the 1948–49 season.