Forbes officially announced the 2024 World Sports Income TOP50 list, football superstar Ronaldo ranked first with $260 million, and showed an absolute lead, he is the third Messi $135 million nearly twice the price, James $128.2 million ranked fourth, Brother Alphabet fifth, Curry ninth.
Top 50 highest-paid athletes in the world in 2024 (last 12 months)
1. Ronaldo (football) $260 million
2. Jon Rahm (Golf) $218 million
3. Messi (football) $135 million
4. James (basketball) $128.2 million
5. Brother Alphabet (basketball) $111 million
6. Mbappe (football) $110 million
7. Neymar (football) $108 million
8. Benzema (football) $106 million
9. Curry (basketball) $102 million
10. Ramar Jackson (Rugby) $100.5 million
Cristiano Ronaldo became the number one earner in terms of earnings, leading the way with a whopping $260 million, and only one person earns more than $200 million, the other being golfer Jon Ram at $218 million and Messi at $135 million, Ronaldo is almost twice as much.
James is fourth with $128.2 million, Brother Alphabet is fifth with $111 million, Curry is ninth with $102 million, and the rest of the NBA stars on the list are Durant, Klay, Lillard, Embiid, Butler, Jokic, Harden, Doncic, Beal, Leonard, George, Trae Young, Thick Eyebrows, Zion, Tatum, Booker.
11-20: Joe Burrow, Durant, Shohei Ohtani, Alvarez, Mahomes, Joshua, Verstappen, Aaron Rodgers, McIlroy, Justin Herbert
21-30: Hamilton, Bosa, Tiger Woods, Kirk Cousins, Klay, Lillard, Haaland, Schellzer, Scheffler, Embiid
31-40: Butler, Jokic, Harden, Doncic, Beal, Chris Jones, Leonard, Salah, George, Mane
41-50: Burns, Tyson Fury, Cameron Smith, Trae Young, DeSean Watson, Lashaw Gary, Bushy Eyebrows, Zion, Tatum, Booker