2023-05-02 21:04:00
As every year, the American magazine Forbes reveals the top 10 highest paid sportsmen in 2023. At the top of this ranking, we find Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé, all earning more than 100 million dollars in income on the Internet. ‘year.
A ranking not really surprising. This Tuesday, the American magazine Forbes unveiled the top 10 highest paid athletes in the world in 2023 (according to his calculations), among which we obviously find Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi or Kylian Mbappé. But if the top 3 seems unsurprising, the rest of the ranking has some surprises in store.
$266 million for Ronaldo and Messi
$136 million. This is the sum that Cristiano Ronaldo should earn by the end of 2023. An amount that he owes in part to his very juicy contract signed this winter with the Saudi club Al-Nassr. This is the third time he has been at the top of this ranking, but he had not been there since 2017. The magazine also explains that brands are tearing up the image of the Portuguese, in particular the cryptocurrency Binance, raising its off-field revenue at $90 million.
Lionel Messi is in perfect balance: 65 million dollars earned on the field, 65 others earned through partnerships. Crowned world champion this winter, the PSG player has many sponsors present at the World Cup: Pepsi, Budweiser and Adidas. He too uses very lucrative online services, a partnership with Socios estimated at 20 million euros per year. Or his contract with Saudi Arabia.
Mbappé 3rd, ahead of James and Alvarez
Third in this ranking, Kylian Mbappé is among those who win the most on the pitch, with an estimated salary of 100 million dollars. He enjoys the highest paid contract in football, ahead of Ronaldo and his Saudi millions. And if he does not have as many partners as the other two planetary stars, he recently signed a contract to be an ambassador for Sorare, another digital platform for exchanging virtual currency.
Also in the ranking: LeBron James and his $119.5 million raised in 2023, but also Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez, $110 million to get in the ring. Less known in France, the 6th and 7th in the ranking are golfers Dustin Johnson (107 million dollars) and Phil Mickelson (106 million dollars), both of whom left the American PGA Tour to join the Saudi circuit LIV Golf. Johnson wasn’t even in the top 50 highest-paid athletes in 2022.
Federer in the top 10 thanks to partnerships
Steph Curry is 8th in the ranking with 100.4 million dollars, just ahead of Roger Federer and his 95.1 million euros earned in 2023, despite the end of his career. The Swiss has not been let go by any of his sponsors since he retired and has therefore only received 100,000 euros of this sum thanks to the “sportsman”. 10th in the top, Kevin Durant will earn him 89.1 million euros in 2023, with a lifetime contract with Nike.
Top 10:
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (foot), 136 millions de dollars
2. Lionel Messi (foot), 130 millions
3. Kylian Mbappé (football), 120 million
4. LeBron James (basket), 119,5 millions
5. Canelo Alvarez (boxing), 110 million
6. Dustin Johnson (golf), 107 millions
7. Phil Mickelson (golf), 106 millions
8. Stephen Curry (basket), 100,4 millions
9. Roger Federer (ex-tennis), 95,1 millions
10. Kevin Durant (basket), 89,1 millions
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