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Highest Paid Athletes of All Time
This list features the highest paid athletes of all time - unadjusted for inflation.
RANK | ATHLETE | SPORT | EARNINGS |
1 | Michael Jordan | Basketball | $3.00 billion |
2 | Tiger Woods | Golf | $1.91 billion |
3 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Football | $1.83 billion |
4 | LeBron James | Basketball | $1.49 billion |
5 | Lionel Messi | Football | $1.49 billion |
6 | Roger Federer | Golf | $1.23 billion |
7 | David Beckham | Football | $1.20 billion |
8 | Floyd Mayweather | Golf | $1.15 million |
9 | Phil Mickelson | Golf | $1.08 million |
10 | Neymar | Basketball | $990 million |
11 | Jack Nicklaus | Boxing | $910 billion |
12 | Arnold Palmer | Tennis | $885 million |
13 | Kevin Durant | Formula One | $885 million |
14 | Shaquille O’Neal | Formula One | $835 million |
15 | Michael Schumacher | Football | $815 million |
16 | Stephen Curry | American Football | $815 million |
17 | Lewis Hamilton | Golf | $780 million |
18 | Kobe Bryant | Basketball | $755 million |
19 | Greg Norman | Basketball | $735 million |
20 | Rory McIlroy | Tennis | $640 million |
21 | Tom Brady | Boxing | $635 million |
22 | Canelo Álvarez | Basketball | $620 million |
23 | Manny Pacquiao | Boxing | $575 million |
24 | Rafael Nadal | Tennis | $560 million |
25 | Novak Djokovic | Mixed Martial Arts | $550 million |
26 | Russell Westbrook | American Football | $550 million |
27 | Alex Rodriguez | Golf | $535 million |
28 | James Harden | Basketball | $535 million |
29 | Peyton Manning | Baseball | $520 million |
30 | Fernando Alonso | Boxing | $515 million |
31 | Aaron Rodgers | Boxing | $500 million |
32 | Valentino Rossi | Formula One | $495 million |
33 | Mike Tyson | Basketball | $490 million |
34 | Chris Paul | Formula One | $490 million |
35 | Serena Williams | Golf | $485 million |
36 | Jeff Gordon | Motorcycling | $465 million |
37 | Derek Jeter | Tennis | $465 million |
38 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | NASCAR | $460 million |
39 | Ernie Els | NASCAR | $450 million |
40 | Drew Brees | Tennis | $445 million |
41 | Magic Johnson | Basketball | $430 million |
42 | Dwayne Wade | Boxing | $430 million |
43 | Carmelo Anthony | Boxing | $425 million |
44 | Kevin Garnett | American Football | $420 million |
45 | Oscar De La Hoya | Basketball | $415 million |
46 | Kimi Raikkonen | Golf | $405 million |
47 | Gary Player | Baseball | $375 million |
48 | George Foreman | American Football | $360 million |
49 | Andre Agassi | Basketball | $355 million |
50 | Evander Holyfield | Basketball | $320 million |
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