These are the athletes in 2023 who earned the most money – 2024-02-18 00:08:50

As has become a custom and great reference in sports, the Sportico website lists the top 10 professionals who generated the most economic dividends in the last year. In the 2023 edition, four athletes from soccer and four more from basketball lead the list, with football standing out in the top honors.

The international media explains in its article that all the information is based on various market analyzes that includes information on salaries, prizes and money for advertising contracts that athletes received throughout the last 365 days of last year. either.

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The winning athlete

In first place stands the forward of Al-Nassr and the Portuguese national team, Cristiano Ronaldo, with the incredible income of 215 million dollars from salary and profits, complemented by 60 million more in advertising contracts.

Second place goes to golfer, Jon Rahm, with total earnings of $203 million, a sum that underlines the lucrative nature of golf at the professional level. In third place, the player from Inter Miami and the World Champion team and the last American Cup, Lionel Messi, also stands out as the Latino with the most income, with a total of 130 million dollars. , generating between salary and sponsorship the enormous figure of 65 million for each one.

With respect to basketball, in fourth place stands the eternal LeBron James, with 125.7 million dollars, demonstrating the continued attraction of the NBA and his own status as one of the most influential athletes of all time. The rest of the top 10 is completed by:

• Kylian Mbappe (Football): US$125 million.
• Neymar (Soccer): US$121 million.
• Stephen Curry (Básquet): US$98.9 millones.
• Giannis Antetokounmpo (Basketball): US$88.4 million.
• Kevin Durant (Basketball): US$86.9 million.
• Patrick Mahomes (American Football): US$84.3 million.