Coco Gauff of the US grimaces after her loss to Emma Navarro of the US in a spherical of sixteenth match within the US Open in New York, United States, on September 1, 2024. — Reuters
Zero girls cracked the checklist of the world’s 100 highest-paid athletes launched on Wednesday by Sportico.
US tennis star Coco Gauff was the top-earning feminine athlete in 2024 with $30.4 million, however that was greater than $7 million wanting the minimal $37.5 million cutoff to make the highest 100.
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo sits atop the worldwide rankings for the second straight 12 months with $260 million in earnings, together with $215 million from his Saudi Professional League membership Al Nassr and $45 million off the sector.
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is a distant second at $153.8 million, with boxer Tyson Fury ($147 million), Inter Miami soccer nice Lionel Messi ($135 million) and Los Angeles Lakers famous person LeBron James ($133.2 million) rounding out the highest 5.
The $100 million membership additionally contains boxer Oleksandr Usyk, soccer gamers Neymar, Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe, golfers Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler, and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.
Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring third aim for Al Nassr within the match in opposition to Al Fayah in Saudi Professional League on February 7, 2025. — Reuters
NFL quarterback Daniel Jones, who performed for the New York Giants and later signed with the Minnesota Vikings final season, was No. 100 at $37.5 million.
Total, the highest 100 raked in $6.2 billion — a 14% enhance from final 12 months. Athletes from eight sports activities and 27 international locations made the checklist.
