High-level sports always pay off.
Some athletes have sponsors for whom they do advertisements.
Thanks to partnerships, athletes earn a lot. This is the case for Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Stephen Curry, Lionel Messi, and LeBron James.
Only Neymar, with his golden contract at Al-Hilal Football Club, and Kevin Durant, who is almost balanced between the $41.7 million from his contract with the Phoenix Suns in the NBA and the $39 million from commercial partners, are on the other side of the scale.
Sportico unveiled its top 100 highest-paid athletes for the year 2023. Kylian Mbappé, the top French athlete, ranks fifteenth with €23.2 million from sponsorships.
Logically, considering he is on an upward trend, he should break into the top 10 in the next ranking, within a year.
It’s basketball player LeBron James, notably due to his lifetime contract with Nike, who dominates this category.
Here are the 10 athletes who earn the most from sponsors
LeBron James (Basketball) = €74.3m
Lionel Messi (Football) = €60.3m
Tiger Woods (Golf) = €60.3m
Cristiano Ronaldo (Football) = €55.7m
Stephen Curry (Basketball) = €46.4m
Giannis Antetokounmpo (Basketball) = €41.8m
Kevin Durant (Basketball) = €39m
Rory McIlroy (Golf) = €37.1m
Shohei Ohtani (Baseball) = €37.1m
Neymar (Football) = €32.5m
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