Cristiano Ronaldo: No sports star makes as much money as he did

Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo (40) leads for the third time in a row. According to the business magazine, the 40-year-old, who was already at the top of the list five times in his career, has increased his esteemed total income to $ 275 million in the past twelve months. So far, this sum has only been exceeded by the former boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather (48), which is supposed to be $ 300 million in 2015.

Ronaldo moved to the club Al Nassr in 2023 to the Lucrative Saudi Arabian professional league. He also has millions of followers on social media, and 653 million people follow the footballer on Instagram alone. Advertising and sponsorship contracts ensure additional millions.

NBA star Stephen Curry (37) has moved up to second place behind Ronaldo in the current “Forbes” list. The star of the Golden State Warriors is said to have earned $ 156 million (around 140 million euros). The British boxer Tyson Fury (36), who was also seen on a Netflix reality TV show, is in third place with $ 146 million (130 million euros).

The Argentine football star Lionel Messi (37) by Inter Miami, meanwhile, can no longer keep up with Ronaldo when it comes to income. He fell back to fifth place with 135 million. In fourth place is American football player DAK Prescott (31), who, according to “Forbes”, has achieved $ 137 million in income.

Sixth place behind Messi basketball players LeBron James (133.8 million) ahead of Baseballer Juan Soto (114 million) and football player Karim Benzema (104 million). MLB star Shohei Ohtani (102.5 million) is found in ninth place, in tenth place is basketball player Kevin Durant (101.4 million).