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Forbes revenue ranking in 2025: Ronaldo ranked first with 275 million, Curry ranked second with 156 million, Messi ranked fifth with 135 million
7:07am, 16 May 2025【Football】
May 15th Forbes announced the list of the ten highest-paid athletes in 2025, Ronaldo topped the top for the third consecutive year and the fifth time in total.
In the past 12 months, combined with his salary and off-court business activities at Victory Club in Riyadh, Ronaldo is expected to earn $275 million before tax and before deducting broker fees - the third highest annual income in history for active athletes, according to Forbes. In history, only Mayweather's income has exceeded that of Ronaldo.
In the 2025 ranking, Ronaldo led $119 million to second-ranked basketball player Stephen Curry. The gap is particularly staggering, as Curry earned $156 million set a record in his sports, breaking the NBA record set by LeBron James last year of $128.2 million.
The top ten athletes in the world in 2025
$275 million
Royce
$156 million
Stephen Curry
$146 million
Tyson Fury
$137 million
Dak Prescott
$5}$135 million
Messi
#6•133.8 million
LeBron James
$114 million
Juan Soto
$8}$104 million
Karim Benzema
$9•102.5 million
Shohei Otani
#10•101.4 million
Kevin Durant
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