Top 10 earning athletes of Forbes in 2021
Forbes released its annual list of highest-paid athletes. Let’s take a look at which sports stars arranged the top ten?
This list is based on statistics of contest prizes, salaries, bonuses and endorsement fees in the past 12 months. Statistics date from May 1, 2020 to May 2021.
The top ten sports stars in the income list earned a total of US$1.05 billion in pre-tax income last year, which is 28% more than the total income of the highest income ranking in 2020.
2021 Forbes Highest Earning Athlete
1. Conor McGregor（Nationality: Irish）
Sport category：MMA Mixed Fighting
Age : 32 years old
Event-related income is USD 22 million, and other income is USD 158 million
Total revenue: US$180 million
2. Lionel Messi (Nationality: Argentina）
Sport category：Football
Age : 33 years old
Event-related income 97 million US dollars, other income 33 million US dollars
Total revenue: US$130 million
3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Nationality: Portugal)
Sport category：Football
Age : 36 years old
Event-related income 70 million US dollars, other income 50 million US dollars
Total revenue: US$120 million
4. Dak Prescott (Nationality: United States)
Sport category：Football
Age : 27 years old
Event-related income 97.5 million US dollars, other income 10 million US dollars
Total revenue: $107 million
5. LeBron James (Nationality: United States)
Sport category：Basketball
Age : 36 years old
Event-related income 31.5 million US dollars, other income 65 million US dollars
Total revenue: US$96.5 million
6. Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (Nationality: Brazil)
Sport category：Football
Age : 29 years old
Event-related income was 76 million US dollars, other income was 19 million US dollars.
Total revenue: US$95 million
7. Roger Federer (Nationality: Switzerland)
Sport category：Tennis
Age : 39 years old
Event-related income is 30,000 US dollars, other income is 90 million US dollars.
Total revenue: US$90 million
8. Lewis Hamilton (Nationality: British）
Sport category：F1 Racing
Age : 36 years old
Event-related income 70 million US dollars, other income 12 million US dollars
Total revenue: 82 million US dollars
9. Tom Brady (Nationality: British）
Sport category：Football
Age : 43 years old
Event-related income 45 million U.S. dollars, other income 31 million U.S. dollars.
Total revenue: 76 million US dollars
10. Kevin Durant (Nationality: United States)
Sport category：Basketball
Age : 32 years old
Event-related income 31 million US dollars, other income 44 million US dollars.
Total revenue: US$75 million
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