Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes list of the highest-paid athletes in the world as ranked by Forbes magazine.All time list (2017) The following list shows the highest-paid athletes of modern times , measured in United States dollars , as of 2017:modern time athletes. For example, Gaius Appuleius Diocles , a Roman Chariot racer is said to have earned 35,863,120 sesterces, by one estimation over $15 billion in today's dollars. This means he would be the best paid athlete of all time , derived from an extrapolation that his wealth would have been enough to fund the entire Roman Army for more than two months , "the apt comparison is what it takes to pay the wages of the American armed forces for the same period." Rank Name Sport Nation Earnings 1 Michael Jordan Basketball United States 1,850 2 Tiger Woods Golf 1,700 3 Arnold Palmer Golf 1,400 4 Jack Nicklaus Golf 1,200 5 Michael Schumacher Auto racing 1,000 6 Phil Mickelson Golf 815 7 Kobe Bryant Basketball 800 7 David Beckham Association football 800 9 Floyd Mayweather Jr.Boxing 785 10 Shaquille O'Neal Basketball 735
2020 list The 2020 list:Rank Name Sport Nation Earnings Salary/winnings Endorsements 1 Roger Federer Tennis $106.3 million $6.3 million $100 million 2 Cristiano Ronaldo Association football $105 million $60 million $45 million 3 Lionel Messi Association football $104 million $72 million $32 million 4 Neymar Association football $95.5 million $70.5 million $25 million 5 LeBron James Basketball $88.2 million $28.2 million $60 million 6 Stephen Curry Basketball $74.4 million $30.4 million $44 million 7 Kevin Durant Basketball $63.9 million $28.9 million $35 million 8 Tiger Woods Golf $62.3 million $2.3 million $60 million 9 Kirk Cousins American football $60.5 million $58 million $2.5 million 10 Carson Wentz American football $59.1 million $55.1 million $4 million
2010-2019 list The 2010-2019 list:Rank Name Sport Nation Earnings 1 Floyd Mayweather Boxing $915 million 2 Cristiano Ronaldo Association football $800 million 3 Lionel Messi Association football $750 million 4 LeBron James Basketball $680 million 5 Roger Federer Tennis $640 million 6 Tiger Woods Golf $615 million 7 Phil Mickelson Golf $480 million 8 Manny Pacquiao Boxing $435 million 9 Kevin Durant Basketball $425 million 10 Lewis Hamilton Auto racing $400 million
2019 list The 2019 list:Rank Name Sport Nation Total Salary/Winnings Endorsements 1 Lionel Messi Association football $127 million $92 million $35 million 2 Cristiano Ronaldo Association football $109 million $65 million $44 million 3 Neymar Association football $105 million $75 million $30 million 4 Canelo Álvarez Boxing $94 million $92 million $2 million 5 Roger Federer Tennis $93.4 million $7.4 million $86 million 6 Russell Wilson American football $89.5 million $80.5 million $9 million 7 Aaron Rodgers American football $89.3 million $80.3 million $9 million 8 LeBron James Basketball $89 million $36 million $53 million 9 Stephen Curry Basketball $79.8 million $37.8 million $42 million 10 Kevin Durant Basketball $65.4 million $30.4 million $35 million
2018 list The 2018 list:Rank Name Sport Nation Total Salary/Winnings Endorsements 1 Floyd Mayweather Boxing $285 million $275 million $10 million 2 Lionel Messi Association football $111 million $84 million $27 million 3 Cristiano Ronaldo Association football $108 million $61 million $47 million 4 Conor McGregor Mixed martial arts $99 million $85 million $14 million 5 Neymar Association football $90 million $73 million $17 million 6 LeBron James Basketball $85.5 million $33.5 million $52 million 7 Roger Federer Tennis $77.2 million $12.2 million $65 million 8 Stephen Curry Basketball $76.9 million $34.9 million $42 million 9 Matt Ryan American football $67.3 million $62.3 million $5 million 10 Matthew Stafford American football $59.5 million $57.5 million $2 million
2017 list The 2017 list:Rank Name Sport Nation Total Salary/Winnings Endorsements 1 Cristiano Ronaldo Association football $93 million $58 million $35 million 2 LeBron James Basketball $86.2 million $31.2 million $55 million 3 Lionel Messi Association football $80 million $53 million $27 million 4 Roger Federer Tennis $64 million $6 million $58 million 5 Kevin Durant Basketball $60.6 million $26.6 million $34 million 6 Andrew Luck American football $50 million $47 million $3 million 6 Rory McIlroy Golf $50 million $16 million $34 million 8 Stephen Curry Basketball $47.3 million $12.3 million $35 million 9 James Harden Basketball $46.6 million $26.6 million $20 million 10 Lewis Hamilton Auto racing $46 million $38 million $8 million
2016 list The 2016 list:Rank Name Sport Nation Total Salary/Winnings Endorsements 1 Cristiano Ronaldo Association football $88 million $56 million $32 million 2 Lionel Messi Association football $81.4 million $53.4 million $28 million 3 LeBron James Basketball $77.2 million $23.2 million $54 million 4 Roger Federer Tennis $67.8 million $7.8 million $60 million 5 Kevin Durant Basketball $56.2 million $20.2 million $36 million 6 Novak Djokovic Tennis $55.8 million $21.8 million $34 million 7 Cam Newton American football $53.1 million $41.1 million $12 million 8 Phil Mickelson Golf $52.9 million $2.9 million $50 million 9 Jordan Spieth Golf $52.8 million $20.8 million $32 million 10 Kobe Bryant Basketball $50 million $25 million $25 million
2015 list The 2015 list was released on 10 June 2015.Rank Name Sport Nation Total Salary/Winnings Endorsements 1 Floyd Mayweather Jr. Boxing $300 million $285 million $15 million 2 Manny Pacquiao Boxing $160 million $148 million $12 million 3 Cristiano Ronaldo Association football $79.6 million $52.6 million $27 million 4 Lionel Messi Association football $73.8 million $51.8 million $22 million 5 Roger Federer Tennis $67 million $9 million $58 million 6 LeBron James Basketball $64.8 million $20.8 million $44 million 7 Kevin Durant Basketball $54.1 million $19.1 million $35 million 8 Phil Mickelson Golf $50.8 million $2.8 million $48 million 9 Tiger Woods Golf $50.6 million $0.6 million $50 million 10 Kobe Bryant Basketball $49.5 million $23.5 million $26 million
2014 list The 2014 list was released on 11 June 2014.Rank Name Sport Nation Total Salary/Winnings Endorsements 1 Floyd Mayweather Jr. Boxing $105 million $105 million $0 2 Cristiano Ronaldo Association football $80 million $52 million $28 million 3 LeBron James Basketball $72.3 million $19.3 million $53 million 4 Lionel Messi Association football $64.7 million $41.7 million $23 million 5 Kobe Bryant Basketball $61.5 million $30.5 million $31 million 6 Tiger Woods Golf $61.2 million $6.2 million $55 million 7 Roger Federer Tennis $56.2 million $4.2 million $52 million 8 Phil Mickelson Golf $53.2 million $5.2 million $48 million 9 Rafael Nadal Tennis $44.5 million $14.5 million $30 million 10 Matt Ryan American football $43.8 million $42 million $1.8 million
2013 list The 2013 list was released on 5 June 2013.Rank Name Sport Nation Total Salary/Winnings Endorsements 1 Tiger Woods Golf $78.1 million $13.1 million $65 million 2 Roger Federer Tennis $71.5 million $6.5 million $65 million 3 Kobe Bryant Basketball $61.9 million $27.9 million $34 million 4 LeBron James Basketball $59.8 million $17.8 million $42 million 5 Drew Brees American football $51 million $40 million $11 million 6 Aaron Rodgers American football $49 million $43 million $6 million 7 Phil Mickelson Golf $48.7 million $4.7 million $44 million 8 David Beckham Association football $47.2 million $5.2 million $42 million 9 Cristiano Ronaldo Association football $44 million $23 million $21 million 10 Lionel Messi Association football $41.3 million $20.3 million $21 million
2012 list The 2012 list was released on 18 June 2012.Rank Name Sport Nationality Total earnings Salary/winnings Endorsements 1 Floyd Mayweather Jr. Boxing $85 million $85 million $0 2 Manny Pacquiao Boxing $62 million $56 million $6 million 3 Tiger Woods Golf $59.4 million $4.4 million $55 million 4 LeBron James Basketball $53 million $13 million $40 million 5 Roger Federer Tennis $52.7 million $7.7 million $45 million 6 Kobe Bryant Basketball $52.3 million $20.3 million $32 million 7 Phil Mickelson Golf $47.8 million $4.8 million $43 million 8 David Beckham Association football $46 million $9 million $37 million 9 Cristiano Ronaldo Association football $42.5 million $20.5 million $22 million 10 Peyton Manning American football $42.4 million $32.4 million $10 million
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