Rich and famous people have always attracted the attention of the public. And their salary is even more so. Many well-known magazines publish information about the earnings of stars every year. They take information, both first-hand celebrity managers, and based on official data from sponsors and advertisers.
Successful and wealthy people are in almost all areas. But we will touch upon only one: from this article you will find out what are the richest athletes in the world in 2018-2019.
10. Kobe Bryant | Revenue for the year: $ 49.5 million
The attacking midfielder, the legend of the Los Angeles Lakers team, for which Kobe has been playing for 20 years, opens our top richest athletes in 2018-2019. He has five victories in the championship, two Olympic gold medals in the national team, and first place in the American championship. In addition, a successful basketball player 15 times included in the symbolic NBA team.
9. Tiger Woods | Revenue for the year: $ 50.6 million
The most famous golfer in the world, and once the richest athlete on the planet - Tiger Woods, this time lost ground strongly, which did not prevent him from taking the ninth place in the ranking of the highest paid athletes in the world 2018-2019. He bears the title of the first athlete - a billionaire, and he received more than 80% of his earnings from sponsors, and not from playing golf.
He is a 14-fold winner of the Major tournament. In total, he won in his career in more than 75 different competitions.
8. Phil Mickelson | Revenue for the year: $ 50.8 million
A player included in the 2012 World Golf Hall of Fame has long had a reputation as a strong player who has never won a prestigious tournament. But everything changed in 2004, when Mickelson won the Masters - one of the 4 major competitions. After that, he became the first in the tournament of the Professional Golfers Association, and then repeated his success at Masters. He is one of the richest athletes in the world, and the first to earn money among golfers, overtaking his main competitor - Tiger Woods.
7. Kevin Durant | Revenue for the year: $ 54.1 million
The player of the US basketball team and the Oklahoma City team takes 7th place in the list of the richest athletes in the world. He recently renegotiated a contract with his club on more favorable terms and signed an agreement with Nike. Due to this, Kevin climbed in the ranking so high. For four consecutive years, the player was the top scorer of the season. In 2014, he was recognized as the best basketball player of the championship, and in 2016 he became the highest paid basketball player in the world.
6. LeBron James | Revenue for the year: $ 64.8 million
The main NBA star is popular not only among basketball fans, but also sponsors such as Nike, MacDonald’s, Coca – Cola, Samsung. His ad revenue is nearly $ 25 million. And the salary in Miami Heat is $ 40 million. Nike sneakers, which are wildly popular among basketball fans around the world, are named after him. LeBron, who is one of the richest athletes of this year, has been chosen the best player of the championship for the fourth time, so he does not get a fabulous salary not for “beautiful eyes”.
5. Roger Federer | Revenue for the year: $ 67 million
At the age of 33, Roger Federer continues to be a significant figure in tennis. The multiple winner of a dozen prestigious tournaments remains in demand among well-known sponsors, for whom an impeccable Swiss reputation means a lot. Due to his authority, Roger, who occupies the middle of the ranking of the richest athletes in the world, remains an unattainable guide for younger colleagues in the tennis workshop.
4. Lionel Messi | Yearly Revenue: $ 73.8 Million
If in terms of football Messi this year surpassed his main competitor - Cristiano Ronaldo, then in the commercial - no. But in 2016, the top scorer of the championship of Spain of all time and the owner of four Golden balls, renegotiated the contract with Barcelona. Now his salary for 2018 is $ 50 million, compared to $ 41 million in 2015. With Messi, who occupies the fourth place in the list of the richest athletes in the world, such giants as Samsung, Adidas and many others actively cooperate.
3. Cristiano Ronaldo | Revenue for the year: $ 79.6 million
The most popular soccer player in the world receives the bronze rating of the richest athletes on the planet. Ronaldo boasts three Golden balls, numerous rewards from the championships of Portugal, England and Spain and a crazy salary. The Portuguese are paid $ 50 million a year for the fact that their efficiency on the field is almost 100 percent, which makes him the highest paid football player in the world. For several consecutive years, he has scored more than 60 goals for Real Madrid in all tournaments. And Cristiano is not planning to lower the bar yet. His contract with the royal club is valid at least until the end of 2019, and then it will be seen.
2. Manny Pacquiao | Yearly Revenue: $ 160 Million
The 36-year-old Filipino, although close to the end of his career, is still one of the most prominent figures in the boxing world. So much for his income for 2018, Manny owes a fight with Floyd Mayweather. He then lost, but earned 125 million in the ring in an hour. Such a large amount was obtained due to the huge excitement, and, as a result, a large audience of viewers, which brought a huge profit.
Pacquiao still has contracts with companies such as Nike, Foot Locker, Butterfinger, the profit of which is a considerable part of the boxer's earnings, which occupies the second line of the rating of the richest athletes in the world.
1. Floyd Mayweather | Revenue for the year: $ 300 million
Mayweather's huge income broke the previous record set in 2008 by golfer Tiger Woods. The boxer managed to earn such a large amount in a year thanks to the “fight of the century” with Manny Pacquiao. Floyd expectedly won, and he won 48 victories without a single defeat. Television broadcasts of the battle brought the organizers more than 70 million. Sponsors paid 13 million. And the entire proceeds of the battle amounted to 600 million. And almost a quarter of the amount was in Floyd Mayweather’s wallet. No wonder he took first place in our ranking of the richest athletes in the world.