How much money do the world’s biggest athletes really make? And how do they compare across different sports? We visualized the highest earning athletes in various professional sports, according to calculations from Forbes. Earnings reported here cover the period of May 2022 to May 2023. Earnings includes on-field (salary, bonuses, prize money) and off-field (endorsements, licensing, etc). Forbes’ research included talking to industry insiders, following news reports, and parsing salary databases. Please see their methodology page for further details. Who is the Highest Paid Athlete in the World? Cristiano Ronaldo was ... (full story)