Ronaldo has earned more during his playing career than any athlete in history and now enters the World Cup as the world's newest billionaire, alongside Lionel Messi.

For the sixth time in the last 11 years, 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo topped Forbes’ list of the highest-paid athletes for 2026.

Cristiano Ronaldo topped Forbes’ 2025 list of the world’s highest paid athletes, ahead of Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry and heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury. The list takes into account each athlete's respective salaries and paydays, as well ...

See Forbes' 2026 list of the world's highest-paid athletes, featuring a record payday by Cristiano Ronaldo, plus nine other sports stars who made at least $100 million.

Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first footballer in history to achieve billionaire status, with an estimated net worth of $1.4 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner reached the ...

The list of the highest-paid athletes in the world reads like a who’s who of sporting royalty across seven different disciplines. Of the top 50 highest earners, 37 of them ply their trade in either basketball (16), American Football (13) and soccer (eight).

Portuguese superstar leads a pack of 10 superstars who earned a combined $1.4 billion Dubai: Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t just top the rich list — he blew the competition away. At 40, the Portuguese icon pocketed $275 million in a single year, leading a ...

Portugal great Cristiano Ronaldo once again topped the Forbes highest-paid footballers list for the 2025/26 season, as one of three members of the top 10 plying their trade in Saudi Arabia. It is the sixth time in the last decade that Ronaldo has topped ...

Portugal great Cristiano Ronaldo once again topped the Forbes highest-paid footballers list for the 2025-26 season, as one of three members of the top 10 plying their trade in Saudi Arabia. It is the sixth time in the last decade that Ronaldo has topped ...