Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the list of 100 highest-paid athletes in sport across the last year.
According to the new list from Sportico, Ronaldo raked in £218m ($275m) – which included £47m from endorsements from the likes of Nike, Herbalife, Armani, Tag Heuer, DAZN and PokerStars, not to mention his own brand CR7.
The Al-Nassr forward and former Man United superstar is at the top of the charts for his earnings including his eye-watering £175million-a-year deal at the Saudi Arabian outfit, and other lucrative sponsorships.
No.2 on the list is LIV Golf rebel John Rahm. The Spaniard made £144m ($181m) from his earnings last year, having lifted the 2023 Masters before making the shock move to controversial Saudi-funded breakaway league LIV Golf, who are believed to have paid him around £400m.
Messi instead came in third as he took home a total of £100m across the last year.
The other two were PSG star Kylian Mbappe and Neymar, both former team-mates in Paris.
Mbappe collected around £80m in earnings, coupled with £20m from sponsorship deals and endorsements. While Neymar made £68m overall including £28m from partnership.
2023’s HIGHEST-PAID ATHLETES
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (football) – £218m
2. Jon Rahm (golf) – £161m
3. Lionel Messi (football) – £103m
4. LeBron James (NBA) – £99.8m
5. Kylian Mbappe (football) – £99.2m
6. Neymar (football) – £96m
7. Stephen Curry (NBA) – £78.5m
8. Giannis Antetokounmpo (NBA) – £70.2m
9. Kevin Durant (NBA) – £69m
10. Patrick Mahomes (NFL) – £66.9m
11. Lamar Jackson (NFL) – £65.5m
12. Karim Benzema (football) – £61m
13. Rory McIlroy (golf) – £61m
14. Tiger Woods (golf) -£61m
15. Max Verstappen (F1) – £59.5m
16. Shohei Ohtani (baseball) – £55.6m
17. Canelo Alvarez (boxing) – £52.4m
18. Erling Haaland (football) – £50m
19. Lewis Hamilton (F1) – £49.2m
20. Max Scherzer (baseball) – £48.2m
21. Damian Lillard (basketball) – £47.8m
22. Klay Thompson (basketball) – £47.7m
23. Mohamed Salah (football) – £44.4m
24. Anthony Joshua (boxing) – £43.6m
25. Russell Westbrook (basketball) – £42.8m
26. Nick Bosa (NFL) – £42.5m
27. Viktor Hovland (golf) – £41.5m
27. Scottie Scheffler (golf) – £41.5m
29. James Harden (basketball) – £40.9m
30. Joe Burrow (NFL) – £40.9m
31. Paul George (basketball) – £40.5m
32. Bradley Beal (basketball) – £40.1m
33. Kawhi Leonard (basketball) – £39.7m
34. Luka Doncic (basketball) – £39.4m
35. Jimmy Butler (basketball) – £38m
36. Daniel Jones (NFL) – £37.7m
37. Jake Paul (boxing) – £37.3m
38. Joel Embiid (basketball) – £37.1m
39. Brooks Koepka (golf) – £37m
40. Deshaun Watson (NFL) – £36.9m
41. Devin Booker (basketball) – £36.7m
42. Aaron Rodgers (NFL) – £36.4m
43. Nikola Jokic (basketball) – £36.3m
44. Anthony Davis (basketball) – £36.1m
45. Dak Prescott (NFL) – £35.7m
46. Novak Djokovic (tennis) – £35.6m
47. Trae Young (basketball) – £35.5m
48. Justin Verlander (baseball) – £35.3m
49. Aaron Judge (baseball) – £34.9m
50. Zach LaVine (basketball) – £34.7m
51. Cameron Smith (golf) – £34.3m
52. Kyrie Irving (basketball) – £34.3m
53. Jordan Spieth (golf) – £34m
54. Gervonta Davis (boxing) – £33.7m
54. Kyler Murray (NFL) – £33.7m
56. Carlos Alcaraz (tennis) – £33.5m
57. Jamal Murray (basketball) – £32.5m
58. Ryan Garcia (boxing) – £32.1m
58. Mike Trout (baseball) – £32.1m
60. Donovan Mitchell (basketball) – £32m
61. Rudy Gobert (basketball) – £31.9m
61. Talor Gooch (golf) – £31.9m
63. Jayson Tatum (basketball) – £31.8m
64. Tyson Fury (boxing) – £31.7m
65. Rashan Gary (NFL) – £31.6m
66. Tobias Harris (basketball) – £31.2m
67. Chris Paul (basketball) – £30.5m
68. Ben Simmons (basketball) – £30.4m
69. Anthony Rendon (baseball) – £30.4m
70. Pascal Siakam (basketball) – £30.1m
70. Russell Wilson (NFL) – £30.1m
70. Sadio Mane (football) – £30.1m
73. CJ McCollum (basketball) – £30.1m
74. Jrue Holiday (basketball) – £30m
75. Zion Williamson (basketball) – £29.8m
76. Gerrit Cole (baseball) – £27.7m
76. Corey Seager (baseball) – £29.7m
78. Karl-Anthony Towns (basketball) – £29.5m
79. Carlos Correa (baseball) – £29.3m
79. Josh Allen (NFL) – £29.3m
81. Kristaps Porzingis (basketball) – £29.1m
82. Brandon Ingram (basketball) – £28.6m
83. Riyad Mahrez (football) – £28.5m
83. Robert Lewandowski (football) – £28.5m
85. Chris Lindstrom (NFL) – £28.4m
86. Dustin Johnson (golf) – £28.3m
87. Khris Middleton (basketball) – £28m
88. Kevin de Bruyne (football) – £27.8m
89. Michael Porter Jr. (basketball) – £26.9m
90. Orlando Brown Jr (NFL) – £26.8m
91. Gordon Hayward (basketball) – £26.7m
92. Stephen Strasburg (baseball) – £26.6m
93. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (basketball) – £26.6m
94. Bryce Harper (baseball) – £26.3m
95. Kirk Cousins (NFL) – £26.2m
96. De’Aaron Fox (basketball) – £26.1m
97. Miguel Cabrera (baseball) – £26m
98. Bam Adebayo (basketball) – £25.9m
99. Giancarlo Stanton (baseball) – £25.8m
100. Derek Carr (NFL) – £25.8m
