Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have spent 20 years pushing each other to greatness and now the Inter Miami superstar has caught up to his great rival to become soccer’s second billionaire.
Ronaldo’s wealth was first reported by Bloomberg to have surpassed $1 billion in the fall of 2025, firmly propelled over the 10-figure threshold by his earnings playing in Saudi Arabia, where a world-leading $235 million annual salary from Al Nassr is tax free.
