In 2024, Cristiano Ronaldo topped the Sportico list of the 100 highest-paid athletes with earnings of $260 million. Here are the top 10 athletes' earnings in this list:
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Football): $260 million
- Stephen Curry (Basketball): $153.8 million
- Tyson Fury (Boxing): $147 million
- Lionel Messi (Football): $135 million
- LeBron James (Basketball): $133.2 million
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (Basketball): $111 million
- Kylian Mbappé (Football): $110 million
- Neymar (Football): $108 million
- Karim Benzema (Football): $106 million
- Stephen Curry (Basketball): $102 million
- The list did not feature any female athletes, highlighting the issue of gender pay disparity in sports.
- The total earnings of all athletes on the list reached $6.2 billion, which is a 14% increase compared to the previous year.
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