World's highest-paid athletes. 2023: 🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo: $136m ⚽️ 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi: $130m ⚽️ 🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé: $120m ⚽️ 🇺🇸 LeBron James: $119.5m 🏀 🇲🇽 Canelo Álvarez: $110m 🥊 🇺🇸 Dustin Johnson: $107m ⛳️ 🇺🇸 Phil Mickelson: $106m ⛳️ 🇺🇸 Stephen Curry: $100.4m 🏀 🇨🇭 Roger Federer: $95.1m 🎾 🇺🇸 Kevin Durant: $92.1m 🏀 2022: 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi: $130m ⚽️ 🇺🇸 LeBron James: $121.2m 🏀 🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo: $115m ⚽️ 🇧🇷 Neymar: $95m ⚽️ 🇺🇸 Stephen Curry: $92.8m 🏀 🇺🇸 Kevin Durant: $92.1m 🏀 🇨🇭 Roger Federer: $90.7m 🎾 🇲🇽 Canelo Álvarez: $90m 🥊 🇺🇸 Tom Brady: $83.9m 🏈 🇬🇷 Giannis Antetokounmpo: $80.9m 🏀 Note: salary, winnings, endorsement. According to Forbes