Michael Jordan
Estimated net worth
$3.6 billion
Basketball’s most commercially valuable name, now a billionaire several times over from Nike royalties, the Hornets sale and racing.
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The wealthiest people in sport, ranked by CelebrityNetWorth and republished with a dated figure, the business behind the fortune and the source we used.
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LeBron James
Estimated net worth
$850 million
The NBA’s all-time leading scorer, building a media company and ownership portfolio while still playing.
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Lionel Messi
Estimated net worth
$1 billion
Argentina’s World Cup captain, whose move to Inter Miami was built around revenue shares rather than salary alone.
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Cristiano Ronaldo
Estimated net worth
$1.2 billion
Football’s most followed player, whose Saudi contract and CR7 brand keep him at the top of athlete earnings.
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Tiger Woods
Estimated net worth
$1.3 billion
The golfer who moved prize money and endorsement income to a new level, and the first in his sport to pass a billion dollars.
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Junior Bridgeman
Estimated net worth
$1.5 billion
Bucks forward whose restaurant franchises and Coca-Cola bottling business made him a billionaire after basketball.
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Magic Johnson
Estimated net worth
$1.6 billion
Lakers legend who became one of the first athletes to build a serious business portfolio while still playing.
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Ion Țiriac
Estimated net worth
$2.4 billion
Romanian tennis champion turned banker, insurer and tournament owner, the country’s first billionaire.
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