Who is the highest paid athletes in the world 2022 forbes?
Lionel Messi is the world’s highest-paid athlete for 2022.
On Forbes’ highest-paid athletes list, Messi edges LeBron to the top place, with Ronaldo rounding out the top three.
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In Forbes’ 2022 list, Argentina’s professional footballer Lionel Messi was named the world’s highest-paid athlete.
The world’s best player earned $130 million between May 1, 2021, and May 1, 2022, including salary, bonuses, prize money, endorsements, licensing, and appearance fees.
Neymar is also among the top 10 list, with NBA, NFL, tennis, and boxing stars all making appearances.
- Lionel Messi | $130m/£107m
- LeBron James | $121.2m/£99m
- Cristiano Ronaldo | $115m/£94m
- Neymar | $95m/£78m
- Stephen Curry | $92.8m/£76m
- Kevin Durant | $92.1m/£75m
- Roger Federer | $90.7m/£74m
- Canelo Alvarez | $90m/£74m
- Tom Brady | $83.9m/£69m
- Giannis Antetokounmpo | $80.9m/£66m