The world's highest-paid athletes in 2025 (Forbes)
The top 3 according to 6 votes from people: Cristiano Ronaldo · Stephen Curry · LeBron James. (Updated Apr 14, 2026.)
Cristiano Ronaldo tops Forbes's annual list for the third year in a row, adding up salaries, prize money and endorsements over the last twelve months. These are the names in the 2025 ranking. Who deserves that much?
Automatically translated (original in Português). See the original
Top 17
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1
Cristiano Ronaldo
Football: about $275 million, thanks to Al-Nassr.
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2
Stephen Curry
Basketball: $156 million.
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3
LeBron James
Basketball: almost $134 million.
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4
Karim Benzema
Football: $104 million at Al-Ittihad.
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5
Rory McIlroy
Golf: 17th, in the year he won the Masters.
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6
Max Verstappen
Formula 1: 24th.
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7
Tyson Fury
Boxing: $146 million.
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8
Dak Prescott
American football: $137 million with the Dallas Cowboys.
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9
Lionel Messi
Football: $135 million at Inter Miami.
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10
Juan Soto
Baseball: $114 million after his record deal with the Mets.
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11
Shohei Ohtani
Baseball: $102.5 million, mostly from endorsements.
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12
Kevin Durant
Basketball: just over $101 million.
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13
Jon Rahm
Golf: the Spaniard from LIV Golf, 12th on the list.
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14
Scottie Scheffler
Golf: the world number 1, 14th.
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15
Patrick Mahomes
American football: the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, 18th.
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16
Lewis Hamilton
Formula 1: 23rd, in his first year at Ferrari.
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17
Tua Tagovailoa
American football: the Miami Dolphins quarterback, 27th.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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