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Highest Paid Athlete of the 2010s
This list features the highest paid athletes from 2010 to 2019.
RANK | ATHLETE | SPORT | EARNINGS |
1 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | Boxing | $915 million |
2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Association football | $800 million |
3 | Lionel Messi | Association football | $750 million |
4 | LeBron James | Basketball | $680 million |
5 | Roger Federer | Tennis | $640 million |
6 | Tiger Woods | Golf | $615 million |
7 | Phil Mickelson | Golf | $480 million |
8 | Manny Pacquiao | Boxing | $435 million |
9 | Kevin Durant | Basketball | $425 million |
10 | Lewis Hamilton | Auto Racing | $400 million |
References
Wikipedia contributors. (2025). Forbes list of the world's highest-paid athletes. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes_list_of_the_world%27s_highest-paid_athletes#2010%E2%80%932019_list [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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