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.

The Beautiful Game leads the way with five of the top 10 spots in Sportico 's list of the world's highest-paid athletes in 2024, released Wednesday. Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, currently playing for Al-Nassr of Saudi Arabia, leads the way with earnings of US$260 million ($215 million in salary/winnings and $45 million in endorsements).