Forbes list of world's highest-paid athletes

This is a list of the highest-paid athletes in the world as ranked by Forbes magazine.

2016 list

Rank Name Sport Nation Total Salary/Winnings Endorsements
1 Cristiano Ronaldo Football Portugal Portugal $88 million $56 million $32 million
2 Lionel Messi Football Argentina Argentina $81.4 million $53.4 million $28 million
3 LeBron James Basketball United States United States $77.2 million $23.2 million $54 million
4 Roger Federer Tennis Switzerland Switzerland $67.8 million $7.8 million $60 million
5 Kevin Durant Basketball United States United States $56.2 million $20.2 million $36 million
6 Novak Djokovic Tennis Serbia Serbia $55.8 million $21.8 million $34 million
7 Cam Newton American football United States United States $53.1 million $41.1 million $12 million
8 Phil Mickelson Golf United States United States $52.9 million $2.9 million $50 million
9 Jordan Spieth Golf United States United States $52.8 million $20.8 million $32 million
10 Kobe Bryant Basketball United States United States $50 million $25 million $25 million

2015 list

The 2015 list was released on 10 June 2015.[1]

Rank Name Sport Nation Total Salary/Winnings Endorsements
1 Floyd Mayweather Jr. Boxing United States United States $300 million $285 million $15 million
2 Manny Pacquiao Boxing Philippines Philippines $160 million $148 million $12 million
3 Cristiano Ronaldo Football Portugal Portugal $79.6 million $52.6 million $27 million
4 Lionel Messi Football Argentina Argentina $73.8 million $51.8 million $22 million
5 Roger Federer Tennis Switzerland Switzerland $67 million $9 million $58 million
6 LeBron James Basketball United States United States $64.8 million $20.8 million $44 million
7 Kevin Durant Basketball United States United States $54.1 million $19.1 million $35 million
8 Phil Mickelson Golf United States United States $50.8 million $2.8 million $48 million
9 Tiger Woods Golf United States United States $50.6 million $0.6 million $50 million
10 Kobe Bryant Basketball United States United States $49.5 million $23.5 million $26 million

2014 list

The 2014 list was released on 11 June 2014.[2]

Rank Name Sport Nation Total Salary/Winnings Endorsements
1 Floyd Mayweather Jr. Boxing United States United States $105 million $105 million $0
2 Cristiano Ronaldo Football Portugal Portugal $80 million $52 million $28 million
3 LeBron James Basketball United States United States $72.3 million $19.3 million $53 million
4 Lionel Messi Football Argentina Argentina $64.7 million $41.7 million $23 million
5 Kobe Bryant Basketball United States United States $61.5 million $30.5 million $31 million
6 Tiger Woods Golf United States United States $61.2 million $6.2 million $55 million
7 Roger Federer Tennis Switzerland Switzerland $56.2 million $4.2 million $52 million
8 Phil Mickelson Golf United States United States $53.2 million $5.2 million $48 million
9 Rafael Nadal Tennis Spain Spain $44.5 million $14.5 million $30 million
10 Matt Ryan American football United States United States $43.8 million $42 million $1.8 million

2013 list

The 2013 list was released on 5 June 2013.[3]

Rank Name Sport Nation Total Salary/Winnings Endorsements
1 Tiger Woods Golf United States United States $78.1 million $13.1 million $65 million
2 Roger Federer Tennis Switzerland Switzerland $71.5 million $6.5 million $65 million
3 Kobe Bryant Basketball United States United States $61.9 million $27.9 million $34 million
4 LeBron James Basketball United States United States $59.8 million $17.8 million $42 million
5 Drew Brees American football United States United States $51 million $40 million $11 million
6 Aaron Rodgers American football United States United States $49 million $43 million $6 million
7 Phil Mickelson Golf United States United States $48.7 million $4.7 million $44 million
8 David Beckham Football England England $47.2 million $5.2 million $42 million
9 Cristiano Ronaldo Football Portugal Portugal $44 million $23 million $21 million
10 Lionel Messi Football Argentina Argentina $41.3 million $20.3 million $21 million

2012 list

The 2012 list was released on 18 June 2012.[4]

Rank Name Sport Nationality Total earnings Salary/winnings Endorsements
1 Floyd Mayweather Jr. Boxing United States United States $85 million $85 million $0
2 Manny Pacquiao Boxing Philippines Philippines $62 million $56 million $6 million
3 Tiger Woods Golf United States United States $59.4 million $4.4 million $55 million
4 Lebron James Basketball United States United States $53 million $13 million $40 million
5 Roger Federer Tennis Switzerland Switzerland $52.7 million $7.7 million $45 million
6 Kobe Bryant Basketball United States United States $52.3 million $20.3 million $32 million
7 Phil Mickelson Golf United States United States $47.8 million $4.8 million $43 million
8 David Beckham Football England England $46 million $9 million $37 million
9 Cristiano Ronaldo Football Portugal Portugal $42.5 million $20.5 million $22 million
10 Peyton Manning American football United States United States $42.4 million $32.4 million $10 million

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