Another record “Gwinness” by Ronaldo, again becomes the world's paid sportsman

For the first time since 2017 and for the third time in general, Cristiano Ronaldo has led the list of “Forbes” of the world's top-paid athletes, winning a world record title “Gwinness” for the highest annual profits for an athlete in 1923.

The Portuguese star is estimated to have won $166m in the last 12 months, estimated until May 1st of this year.

Ronaldo takes the title from Lionel Messi, who was the paid athlete of 2022 with about 130 million dollars.

The 38-year record income consists of $46m in field profits and $90m out of the field.

After a second somewhat depressing period in Manchester United, Ronaldo left in January to move to Saudi Arabia.

Al-Nasr's paid 200m euros in the season.

In addition to his eternal contract with Nike, Ronaldo also makes money through his brand, “CR7”

“Forbes” calculates athletes' income based on data received by industry experts, news reports and wage databases.

At the top of the top three top athletes paid at 2022/23 are two other football players: Lionel Messy and Kilian Mupepe.

The middle came in second with $130 million, equally divided between $65 million in land profits and 65 million in profits outside the field.

Then it came along with $130 million in profits, 100 million in profits inside the field.