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Highest-paid athletes in the world
Salary, prize money and endorsements added together for the 2025 calendar year, all of it estimated.
Source Sportico, as of 31 December 2025 · estimated 2025 earnings (USD)
its own estimates of 2025 calendar-year salary/winnings plus endorsements; no primary publishes total athlete earnings
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The top 10
| Rank | Entry | estimated 2025 earnings (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 260,000,000 |
| #2 | Canelo Álvarez | 137,000,000 |
| #3 | Lionel Messi | 130,000,000 |
| #4 | Juan Soto | 129,225,000 |
| #5 | LeBron James | 128,724,714 |
| #6 | Karim Benzema | 115,000,000 |
| #7 | Stephen Curry | 105,395,746 |
| #8 | Shohei Ohtani | 102,520,000 |
| #9 | Kevin Durant | 100,801,064 |
| #10 | Jon Rahm | 100,670,000 |
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