9 hours agoRonaldo tops Forbes' list of most paid athletes for the third consecutive year
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(a year ago)Cristiano Ronaldo has led Forbes magazine's list of world-paid athletes for the third consecutive year, while NBA star Stephen Curry has climbed to second place. According to the noted business magazine Ronaldo épo, who has led this list five times during his career, é [...]
According to the noted business magazine Ronaldo épo, who has led this list five times in his career, he has increased his estimated total income by $15m, reaching $275m.
This figure was surpassed only by the popular boxer Floyd Mayweather, who won $300 million in 2015 and $275 million in 2018.
The Portuguese attacker, 40, was transferred to Saudi football league with the Al Nasr team in December 2022 and increased his income through sponsorisation and social support agreements, where there are currently 539 million followers.
Golden State Warrioers star Stephen Curry ) who in March became the first NBA player to reach 4,000 points in career ? has climbed to second place with $156m.
British boxer Tyson Fury has climbed to third place with $146m, despite losing world titles in heavy weight to Ukrainian Oleksander Usyk in December.
Fury benefited financially from a reality show in Netflix and an agreement with Malaysian tourism.
Ronaldo's life rival, Lionel Messi, has dropped down in the rankings from third to fifth.
Top 10 world's top 10 sportsmen paid for 2025
Cristiano Ronaldo, football: $275 million
Stephen Curry, basketball: $1156 million
Tyson Fury, boxing $1146 million
Dak Prescott, American football, $137 million.
Lionel Messy football: $135 million
LeBron James, basketball $113.8 million
Juan Soto, baseball $1114 million
Carim Benzema, football, $104 million
See Ohtan, baseball $102.5 million
Kevin Durant, basketball: $101.4 million
