Know the highest paid athletes in the world

The world’s professional athletes, in addition to sports contracts, have several sources of income. In this article, we will introduce you to the highest paid athletes in the world and their huge amounts of income.

The world’s professional athletes earn money in many ways, apart from sports contracts and awards and bonuses they receive for various competitions.These sources of income include exclusive production companies of athletes or large companies and brands that contract with them. In the following, we introduce the ten highest paid athletes in the world.


1. Floyd Mayweather

• Field: Boxing
• Income: 285 million dollars

“Floyd Mayweather” has topped the list of the world’s highest-paid athletes for the fourth time in seven years. During his fight with Conor McGregor, he spent only 36 minutes in the ring, earning $275 million and $10 million outside the ring.

The fight, which took place between the biggest stars in the world of boxing, attracted 4.3 million viewers through the sale of sports rights. The total income of this fight was more than 550 million dollars from all sources. In total, “Floyd Mayweather” earned three times more than “McGregor” in this event, bringing his total earnings to $1 billion.

Before the fight with Gregor, “Mayweather” had made a huge income by signing contracts with two companies, Hublot and Tequila Avion. The Swiss watch company Hublot, 100 limited edition watches (limited production) for $28,300 and 10 watches. It produced a golden edition decorated with more than 400 diamonds. The watch is priced at $93,700 and both watches come with a boxing glove signed by Mayweather.

2. Lionel Messi

• Field: football
• Income: 111 million dollars

Messi finished the 2017-2018 season as the top scorer in the top five European leagues and his record was 45 goals in all competitions. In November 2017, Messi extended his contract with Barcelona and the player will work with this team until the 2021-2020 season.

Barcelona will pay this player 80 million dollars annually, which makes Messi the most expensive football player in the world. Add this amount to Messi’s permanent contract with Adidas. In addition, Messi has contracts with Gettrade, Pepsi, Orido, Huawei and Hawkers. A theme park based on the character of Messi called Messi Experience Park is scheduled to open in Nanjing, China in 2020.

3. Cristiano Ronaldo

• Field: football
• Income: 108 million dollars

Last season, Ronaldo scored 44 goals in 43 matches and won the fifth Ballon d’Or, which is awarded to the best football player in the world. He also won the European Champions League for the fifth time. His current contract with the Real Madrid team is such that he will receive more than 50 million dollars for the next three years, until Ronaldo turns 36. His permanent contract with Nike is worth more than one billion dollars.

Of course, Ronaldo has signed contracts with various companies, including American Tourister, EA Sports and Herbalife. Of course, the ever-increasing growth of products with the CR7 brand should not be forgotten, which includes shoes, underwear, perfume, jeans, children’s clothing, hotel and restaurant chains. In addition, Cristiano Ronaldo is the most popular athlete in the world with 322 million followers on social media.

4. Conor McGregor

• Field: martial arts
• Income: 99 million dollars

The biggest star of “UFC” had not entered professional competitions since November 2016; But in 2017, thanks to his fight with “Floyd Mayweather”, he earned a huge income. He received $85 million for this fight, which was more than five times his previous highest.

The fight drew 4.3 million viewers via PPV or pay-per-view and grossed more than $550 million. The Irish fighter signed other contracts in the last year following his high-profile fight with Mayweather. His current partners who have a contract with him are Burger King, Beats by Dre, Monster Energy, BSN and…

He also has a contract with Wynn Las Vegas for after-race parties and events. McGregor’s digital products, including the Conor McGregor FAST Program, the MacMoji app, the MacTalk app, and Mac Life, bring him revenue.

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