The highest 100 highest-paid athletes listing for 2024 was launched by Sportico on Wednesday options athletes throughout eight completely different sports activities, together with six boxers, however zero MMA fighters made the reduce.
The compilation consists of how a lot gamers earn in wage together with estimates for endorsements and sponsorships primarily based on varied info obtainable. The highest incomes athlete on the listing for 2024 is soccer famous person Cristiano Ronaldo, who reportedly earned $260 million with nearly all of his cash coming from a whopping $215 million wage from Al Nassr, a membership primarily based out of Saudi Arabia.
On the subject of fight sports activities, there have been no MMA fighters on the listing. There are additionally no ladies’s athletes listed among the many high 100.
In previous years a unique listing compiled by Forbes has featured some outstanding UFC athletes — most notably Conor McGregor, who actually ended up at No. 1 back in 2021 after he reportedly earned $180 million between struggle earnings, endorsements and promoting a majority share in his whiskey firm Correct No. 12.
For the most recent iteration of the highest 100 highest-paid athletes, Tyson Fury was the very best listed boxer after he reportedly earned $147 million, which put him at No. 3 total. Oleksandr Usyk, who defeated Fury twice this previous yr, got here in at No. 7 with $122 million earned.
In each cases, Fury and Usyk made nearly all of their cash from struggle purses slightly than sponsorships or endorsements.
Social influencer turned boxing star Jake Paul additionally made the listing coming it at No. 52 total after he reportedly earned $48 million for the yr, which included $38 million from his struggle purses. Paul earned the extra $10 million from endorsement offers and sponsorships.
Paul had a really profitable 2024, which included his showdown towards Mike Tyson on Netflix that noticed greater than 100 million subscribers tune into watch the struggle.
The remainder of the boxers on the listing included Canelo Alvarez (No. 20 with $73 million), Anthony Joshua (No. 30 with $60 million) and Naoya Inoue (No. 81 with $42 million).
