As is known, C.Ronaldo became the best-earning athlete in the world after deciding to move to play for Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr team. And recently, according to Forbes magazine, the 39-year-old player’s estimated total income in 2023 is about 260 million USD, the highest level of all time for a football player.

Cristiano Ronaldo is still the best-earning athlete in the world.

This has helped him continue to rank first in the list of highest paid athletes in the world. This is also the fourth time in CR7’s career he has received this honor.

Of Ronaldo’s $260 million in revenue earned last year, up to 200 million came from the contract to wear the Al-Nassr shirt. The remaining money comes from advertising sponsorship contracts from social network accounts with hundreds of millions of registered followers of the striker born in 1985.

Behind Ronaldo on the list is Spanish golfer Jon Rahm, while Ronaldo’s one-time rival Lionel Messi ranked third with an income of 135 million USD last year.

Among the top 10 highest-paid athletes in the world is Kylian Mbappé in 6th place, after he earned 110 million USD. While Mbappe’s former teammate at PSG, Neymar ranked seventh (108 million USD). Karim Benzema is the last football star to reach the top 10 when ranked eighth (106 million USD).