Superstar footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has topped a list of the top 100 highest earning athletes in sport for the second consecutive year. The Al-Nassr striker reportedly raked in a staggering 208m during 2024, according to new analysis by Sportico. His 175million-a-year deal at the Saudi Arabian side and earnings via endorsements cemented him to the top of the rankings. His staggering earnings are further reflected by the 40-year-old reportedly receiving 85m move during 2024 than the second highest athlete on the list. Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry finished second to Ronaldo, with the analysis deeming him to have earned 123m last year. Curry, however, topped the list for the most money made from endorsements, receiving 80m to go with his 43m-a-year salary. Ronaldo’s status as the highest-paid athlete in the world looks set to continue, with reports last month he is set to sign a one-year contract extension would a reported 167.9m. Half of the top 10 are footballers, with Lionel Messi, Neymar, Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe joining Ronaldo. See the 2024’s HIGHEST-PAID ATHLETES below.. 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (football) – 208m2. Stephen Curry (NBA) – 123m3. Tyson Fury (boxing) – 117m 4. Lionel Messi (football) – 108m5. LeBron James (NBA) – 106m6. Neymar (football) – 106m7. Oleksandr Usyk (boxing) – 97.7m8. Karim Benzema (football) – 92.9m9. Kylian Mbappe (football) – 88.1m10. Jon Rahm (golf) – 84.7m11. Scottie Scheffler (golf) – 83.5m12. Dak Prescott (NFL) – 80.4m13. Giannis Antetokounmpo (NBA) – 78.3m 14. Kevin Durant (NBA) – 74.6m15. Jared Goff (NFL) – 68.7m16. Jordan Love (NFL) – 65.4m17. Rory McIlroy (golf) – 63.9m18. Max Verstappen (F1) – 60.9m19. Patrick Mahomes (NFL) – 58.5m 20. Canelo Alvarez (boxing) – 58.5m21. Shohei Ohtani (baseball) – 58.1m22. Lewis Hamilton (F1) – 48.1m23. Joe Burrow (NFL) – 56.6m24. Erling Haaland (football) – 56m25. Justin Herbert (NFL) – 54.1m26. Damian Lillard (NBA) – 52.7m27. Kirk Cousins (NFL) – 52m27. Tiger Woods (golf) – 49.7m29. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (baseball) – 48.8m30. Anthony Joshua (boxing) – 48m31. Joel Embiid (NBA) – 46.8m32. Nikola Jokic (NBA) – 46m33. Jimmy Butler (NBA) – 45.6m34. Luka Doncic (NBA) – 44.7m34. Bradley Beal (NBA) – 44.7m36. Paul George (NBA) – 44.7m36. Xander Schauffele (golf) – 44.7m38. Mohamed Salah (football) – 44m38. Vinicius Junior (football) – 44m40. Kawhi Leonard (NBA) – 43.9m41. Max Scherzer (baseball) – 43.2m42. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (NBA) – 42.3m43. Jannik Sinner (tennis) – 41.9m44. Riyad Mahrez (football) – 41.6m45. James Harden (NBA) – 41.5m46. Devin Booker (NBA) – 40.9m47. Zion Williamson (NBA) – 40.3m48. Kyrie Irving (NBA) – 39.9m49. Trevor Lawrence (NFL) – 39.2m50. Klay Thompson (NBA) – 39.1m51. Jayson Tatum (NBA) – 38.9m52. Jake Paul (boxing) – 38.4m53. Trae Young (NBA) – 38.2m54. Travis Kelce (NFL) – 37.9m54. Aaron Judge (baseball) – 37.9m56. Aaron Rodgers (NFL) – 37.8m57. Tyrell Hatton (golf) – 37.7m57. Josh Allen (NFL) – 37.7m59. Russell Wilson (NFL) – 37.6m60. Anthony Davis (NBA) – 37.5m61. Deshaun Watson (NFL) – 37.5m61. Anthony Edwards (NBA) – 37.5m63. Tua Tagovailoa (NFL) – 37.4m64. Zach LaVine (NBA) – 37.1m65. Jalen Hurts (NFL) – 36.9m66. Joaquin Niemann (golf) – 36.7m67. Sadio Mane (football) – 36.4m68. Justin Jefferson (NFL) – 36.3m69. Karl-Anthony Towns (NBA) – 36.1m70. Justin Verlander (baseball) – 35.6m71. CeeDee Lamb (NFL) – 35.5m72. Rudy Gobert (NBA) – 35.2m73. Brian Burns (NFL) – 35.1m74. Donovan Mitchell (NBA) – 35.1m75. Jaylen Brown (NBA) – 35m76. Jose Altuve (baseball) – 34.9m77. Ja Morant (NBA) – 34.6m78. Collin Morikawa (golf) – 34.6m79. Fred VanVleet (NBA) – 34.1m80. Kyler Murray (NFL) – 33.9m81. Naoya Inoue (boxing) – 33.6m81. Harry Kane (football) – 33.6m 81. Pascal Siakam (NBA) – 33.6m84. Jrue Holiday (NBA) – 33m85. Ben Simmons (NBA) – 32.8m86. Mike Trout (baseball) – 32.4m87. Carlos Alcaraz (tennis) – 32.3m88. Jacob deGrom (baseball) – 32.2m89. Matthew Stafford (NFL) – 31.6m89. Kevin De Bruyne (football) – 31.6m91. Jamal Murray (NBA) – 31.1m92. CJ McCollum (NBA) – 31m93. De’Aaron Fox (NBA) – 30.9m94. Corey Seager (baseball) – 30.8m95. Gerrit Cole (baseball) – 30.7m96. Anthony Rendon (baseball) – 30.6m97. Bryson DeChambeau (golf) – 30.6m98. Michael Porter Jr (NBA) – 30.2m99. Baker Mayfield (NFL) – 30.1m100. Daniel Jones (NFL) – 30mSource: Sportico .The post Cristiano Ronaldo raked in 208MILLION last year to top a new list of world’s 100 highest-paid athletes appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
