The Portuguese superstar became the highest-paid sportsman in the world last year, when he surpassed rival Lionel Messi.
According to the latest Forbes rankings, in the financial year 2022-2023, Ronaldo earned a total of $ 136 million, helping him surpass Messi and become the best-paid sportsman of the past year. Ronaldo's income includes $ 46 million from salary and bonuses, and $ 90 million from advertising and business activities.
Ronaldo left Manchester United in November 2022 and joined Al Nassr in January 2023. It is known that Al Nassr has guaranteed an annual income of about 200 million USD for this superstar, so it is possible that his income will continue to increase sharply in the coming years. Meanwhile, Lionel Messi is in second place with an income of $130 million in the same period, second on the list.
Kylian Mbappe took third place with $120 million. Notably in the total income of this player, 100 million comes from the PSG owner club. Mbappe is also the only member under the age of 30 to feature in the top 10 highest-paid sports athletes.
Behind the three football superstars are athletes from other sports such as basketball, boxing, golf and tennis. LeBron James, Canelo Alvarez, Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Stephen Curry, Roger Federer and Kevin Durant ranked fourth to tenth, respectively.
