
Cristiano Ronaldo again topped the list of the world’s highest paid athletes with a total income of $260m in 2024, according to sports industry news site Sportico, but there were no women in the top 100.
The leading 100, dominated by players from football, the NBA, NFL, golf and boxing, earned an estimated $6.2bn in total income last year. The figure includes $4.8bn in salary and prize money plus $1.4bn in endorsements.