US EditionThe World’s 10 Highest-Paid Athletes 2025
- Cristiano Ronaldo topped Forbes' 2025 highest-paid athletes list with estimated earnings of $275 million, mainly from Saudi club Al-Nassr and endorsements.
- Ronaldo's substantial income rise followed his 2022 move to the Saudi Pro League, supported by a huge social media presence of 939 million followers.
- Other top earners include Stephen Curry , Tyson Fury , Dak Prescott , Lionel Messi , Juan Soto , Karim Benzema , Shohei Ohtani , and Kevin Durant .
- The top 10 athletes collectively earned $1.4 billion in the past year, marking the highest total since Forbes began tracking in 1990 and only the second time all surpassed $100 million.
- This earnings landscape reflects growing deals in Saudi Arabia, landmark MLB contracts like Soto's $765 million, and rising salaries across sports despite salary scale barriers for younger players.
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Diocles: The $15 Billion Athlete of the Ancient World
Many of his victories took the form of a “come from behind” crossing of the finish line at the last possible moment. Credit: AI-generated image Gaius Appuleius Diocles, a man from the area of what is now Spain and Portugal, is the highest-paid athlete the world has ever known. The Roman chariot racer‘s career earnings, marked down with admirable permanence in a stone inscription, totaled 35,863,120 sesterces, the ancient Roman coins. Dr. Peter S…
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