forbes magazine is one of the most successful business magazines in the world. the company compiles lists on different topics every year. even the highest paid athletes on earth have their own category, and this list consists of the following people:
on platz 10 in the ranking is kevin durant. the 34-year-old basketball player, who has been scoring points for the phoenix suns since this summer, has earned $89.1 million in the past 12 months, according to forbes.
with six million more, the tennis player roger federer, who already ended his career in september last year, gets hold of the 9. platz.
platz 8 another basketball player secures it: steph curry, who made just over 100 million dollars in the past twelve months.
on platz 7 the left-handed professional golfer phil mickelson lands. the us-american earned 106 million dollars.
and also up platz 6 there is a professional golfer from north america: dustin johnson. he made $107 million.
the only boxer in the top ten highest paid athletes by forbes is canelo álvarez. he earned a whopping 110 million dollars with his various world championship titles. that helps him platz 5 in this list.
the highest paid active basketball player in the world and therefore platz 4 is lebron james. The 38-year-old Lakers power forward earned $119.5 million — much of it from promotional deals.
the top 3 are all footballers:
on platz 3 here stands kylian mbappé with smooth earnings of 120 million dollars. at only 24 years old, he is by far the youngest in the top ten.
platz 2 grabs seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi. the 35-year-old, often referred to as ‘goat’, has earned almost 130 million dollars in the past twelve months.
according to forbes magazine, christiano ronaldo is the highest paid footballer and athlete in the world and therefore the platz 1. he made $136 million in the last 12 months. ronaldo has had his own fashion brand for a number of years.
2023-05-22 15:31:53
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