Top 10 World’s Highest-Paid Athletes 2025 – Ronaldo leads the List

Renowned Football star Christiano Ronaldo sustains his title as the Highest-Paid Athlete for the fifth time in a row as he puts a great difference between himself and Steph Curry, the second highest and the most paid in his sport. The 40-year old Portuguese Footballer is no stranger to the world of sports whose outstanding years have amassed quite a fortune and wealth for himself. 

These Top athletes, each some of the best in the world and in their own respective fields and 2025 is also the first time where all the Top 10 Highest Paid athletes have earned more than $100 Million. Here are the Top 10 athletes apart from breaking and making records, are ranked on their earnings by Forbes. 

Top 10 World’s Highest-Paid Athletes in 2025

RankNameSportNationalityTotal Earnings (USD)On-Field EarningsOff-Field Earnings
1Cristiano RonaldoSoccerPortugal$275 million$225 million$50 million
2Stephen CurryBasketball (NBA)United States$156 million$56 million$100 million
3Tyson FuryBoxingUnited Kingdom$146 million$140 million$6 million
4Dak PrescottAmerican FootballUnited States$137 million$127 million$10 million
5Lionel MessiSoccerArgentina$135 million$60 million$75 million
6LeBron JamesBasketball (NBA)United States$133.8 million$48.8 million$85 million
7Juan SotoBaseball (MLB)Dominican Republic$114 million$109 million$5 million
8Karim BenzemaSoccerFrance$104 million$100 million$4 million
9Shohei OhtaniBaseball (MLB)Japan$102.5 million$2.5 million$100 million
10Kevin DurantBasketball (NBA)United States$101.4 million$51.4 million$50 million
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