Across all teams, countries and sports, Cristiano Ronaldo emerged as the highest paid athlete of 2024. The richest athletes in the world earn a staggering amount of money from their salaries, winnings,

Cristiano Ronaldo was the highest paid athlete of 2024, according to a list compiled by Sportico, earning a reported $260 million, but no female athletes featured in the top 100.

Not a single woman was named to a list of the 100 highest-paid athletes compiled and released by Sportico on Wednesday.