$60 million: Naomi Osaka’s 12-month earnings, the highest total ever for a female athlete. This is the second straight year that both Williams and Osaka rank among the world’s highest-paid athletes the last time two women had made the list in the same year was 2015 (Williams and Maria Sharapova). That ranks as the second-highest total for a female athlete ever, ahead of Naomi Osaka’s $37.4 million record from last year but behind Osaka’s figure for 2021. $41.5 million: Serena Williams’ 12-month earnings, including $40 million off the court. That’s up from $22 million in 2012, a 55% increase in ten years. $34 million: The cutoff to make this year’s ranking, beating the previous high of $31.7 million from 2019. Had his May bout against Billy Joe Saunders been included, Alvarez would have placed much higher in the ranking than a tie for 48th. $32 million: The amount that Forbes estimates Canelo Alvarez made from his two fights in our tracking window, against Callum Smith and Avni Yildirim. Had that tournament been included in this ranking, Mickelson would have jumped from 29th into a tie for 24th. $2,160,000: The amount Phil Mickelson won with his PGA Championship victory in May, which did not land in Forbes’ tracking window. Tiger Woods had a similar disparity with $190,926 in prize money and $60 million in endorsements and appearances, clocking in at No. With an estimated $90 million in endorsements and appearances, however, he still managed to land at No. $35,060: The amount Roger Federer earned in prize money during our tracking window. Phil Mickelson (50), Tiger Woods (45) and Tom Brady (43) are the only athletes over 40 on the list. Kylian Mbappé, at 22, is the youngest member, followed by the 23-year-olds Naomi Osaka and Max Verstappen. Other than the U.S., which has 34 athletes ranked, the only country to have more than one athlete is France (Kylian Mbappé and Paul Pogba).ģ1: The average age of the 50 athletes on this year’s list. ![]() ![]() The newcomers from outside the NFL this year relative to last year’s top 50 are Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, golfer Dustin Johnson, Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski and Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen.ġ6: The number of nationalities represented on the list. 4 on this year’s list with $107.5 million in total earnings, with $66 million of that from his signing bonus his salary next season will be just $9 million. For instance, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott lands at No. Turnover is always high with football players because of the way the league’s contracts are typically structured, with huge signing bonuses paid upfront and relatively low salaries. The number rises to 21 when strictly comparing against last year’s list, with 17 of those new names coming from the NFL. 15: The number of newcomers on this year’s list who have never been featured on Forbes’ highest-paid athletes ranking before.
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