According to the survey results, Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo will earn the most among sports players in the world in 2024. According to the global sports athlete income ranking released by the American sports business media Sportico on the 13th, Ronaldo earned $260 million last year, ranking first for two consecutive years after 2023.

Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Saudi Arabia's professional soccer team Al Nasr, earned $275 million in 2023, an increase from 2024. If the income in 2024 is calculated in days, it will be about 5 million yuan.

The second-highest earner in 2024 is Curry of the NBA's Golden State Warriors, who earns $153.8 million. In third place is boxer Tyson Fury (UK), who has earned $147 million, and in fourth and fifth place are Messi (Argentina, $135 million) and LeBron James (USA, $133.2 million), who are considered "living legends" in football and basketball.

In sixth to ninth place are Neymar (Brazil, $133 million), Alexander Usyk (Ukraine, $122 million), Karim Benzema (France, $116 million), Kylian Mbappe (France, $110 million) and Onham (Spain, $158 million).

NBA Golden State Warriors first brother Curry

Up to the 100th place in the SPOTICO rankings, they were all men. As a women, tennis player Gauff (USA) set a record with $3.4 million, but is around 125th in the combined ranking of men and women. As an Asian player, Shohei Ohtani (Japan), who is active in Major League Baseball (MLB), is ranked 21st with $72.5 million, which is the highest ranking among all baseball players.

If only the amount of sponsorship other than salary is counted, the $100 million Curry ranks first, and the $85 million James ranks second. The top five sponsorships are Curry and James, followed by Lionel Messi ($75 million), Ohtani ($70 million) and Tiger Woods (United States, $52 million). Woods is in 27th place in the overall ranking with $62.1 million in revenue.