Unsurprisingly, with $ 2.39 billion, Michael Jordan tops the “ranking”, established Thursday by Sporty, a media platform specializing in sports business. Note that the former Chicago Bulls superstar is the only athlete to have passed the two billion mark.
With five representatives, basketball is also the most personified sport in this ranking since LeBron James (7th, 1.07 billion), Kobe Bryant (13th, 848 million), Shaquille O’Neal (14th, 794 million) and Kevin Durant (19th, 570 million) are all among the 25 richest athletes in history. Golf – led by Tiger Woods (2nd, 1.91 billion) – also managed to place five champions.
Footballers Cristiano Ronaldo (5th, 1.13 billion), Lionel Messi (8th, 1.04 billion) and Neymar (21st, 561 million) are not left out, as are Formula 1 legends Michael Schumacher (9th, 1.03 billion) and Lewis Hamilton (20th, 566 million). Enough to see retirement coming with less apprehension.
Ranking
1. Michael Jordan (United States, Basketball): $ 2.39 billion
2. Tiger Woods (United States, Golf): 1.91 billion
3. Arnold Palmer (United States, Golf): 1.37 billion
4. Jack Nicklaus (United States, Golf): 1.26 billion
5. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Football): 1.13 billion
6. Floyd Mayweather (United States, Boxing): 1.09 billion
7. LeBron James (United States, Basketball): 1.07 billion
8. Lionel Messi (Argentina, Football): 1.04 billion
9. Michael Schumacher (Germany, Formula 1): 1.03 billion
10. Roger Federer (Switzerland, Tennis): 1.02 billion
11. Phil Mickelson (United States, Golf): 985 million
12. David Beckham (England, Football): 958 million
13. Kobe Bryant (United States, Basketball): 848 million
14. Shaquille O’Neal (United States, Basketball): 794 million
15. Greg Norman (Australie, Golf): 743 millions
16. Mike Tyson (United States, Boxing): 707 million
17. Alex Rodriguez (United States, Baseball): 593 million
18. Manny Pacquiao (Philippines, Boxe): 575 millions
19. Kevin Durant (United States, Basketball): 570 million
20. Lewis Hamilton (England, Formula 1): 566 million
21. Neymar (Brazil, Football): 561 million
22. Jeff Gordon (United States, NASCAR): 543 million
23. Oscar de la Hoya (United States, Boxing): 529 million
24. Peyton Manning (United States, American Football): 520 million
25. Derek Jeter (United States, Baseball): 506 million
(The Basics / Chris Geiger)
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