In the last 12 months, the 50 best payments on the planet raised a total of U $ 4,230 million Before taxes and agent commissions, according to a publication of the well -known magazine Forbes
The figure represents a 9% increase regarding the U $ 3,880 million of 2024, surpassed for the fifth consecutive year, and double what they packed the first 50 just eight years ago. Know here lel complete ranking.
The world of sports is constantly growing, with new platforms and sponsors that multiply. This is how unpublished individual marks were recorded in Footbo, Basketball, Baseball and American football. To have a notion, an unpublished brand was reached: 12 athletes exceeded US $ 100 million in revenues.
The minimum to enter the prestigious TOP 50 of the publication is nothing less than U $ s53.6 million. figure that the golfer reached Xander Schauffele and Russell Wilsonof the NFL. Represents a 19% increase Regarding the previous record of US $ 45.2 million, in 2024.
Who continues leading in world ranking of Forbes comfortably is nothing less than Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese footballer invoiced U $ s75 million This year, exceeding its US $ 260 million from the previous period.
This new brand in football was accompanied in three other sports. In basketball, Stephen Curry (Nº2, U $ s156 million), he destroyed at LeBron Jameswhich was the leader in his discipin with US $128.2 million in 2024.
They were 11 consecutive years of James as the best payment player of the NBA, until Curry He snatched that place.
In baseball, Juan Soto (Nº7, US $ 114 million), New York Mets gardener, left behind the Japanese phenomenon Shohei Ohtani (Nº9, U $ s102.5 million).
In American football, the Dallas Cowboys Marshal Dak Prescott (No. 4, U $ s137 million) exceeded its own US $ 107.5 million of 2021.
Another very interesting detail is that the top 50 of the best payments in the world does not discriminate according to age. On this occasion 4 athletes of 40 years or more were recorded, and 5 who is 25 years old or less.
The “piolas old men” are Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James and Lewis Hamiltonthey have 40 years; and to the golfer Tiger Woodsof 49 years. Youth, meanwhile, is represented by Anthony Edwards (23), Erling Haaland and Vinicius Jr. (24), Trevor Lawrence and Justin Jefferson (25). The Average age of the ranking is 31 yearsbelow 33 of 2023.
Other interesting details is that 2 athletes reached US $ 100 million with sponsorships and businesses outside the sport. And 18 nationalities are represented among the 50 best payments in the world. In turn, 18 ranking athletes were not on the list last year.
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