Top 25 World’s Highest-Paid Athletes 2017: Forbes

1. Cristiano Ronaldo: $93 million

Salary/bonuses: $58 million

Endorsements: $35 million

2. LeBron James: $86.2 million

Salary/bonuses: $31.2 million

Endorsements: $55 million

3. Lionel Messi: $80 million

Salary/bonuses: $53 million

Endorsements: $27 million

4. Roger Federer: $64 million

Prize money: $6 million

Endorsements: $58 million

5. Kevin Durant: $60.6 million

Salary/bonuses: $26.6 million

Endorsements: $34 million

T-6. Rory McIlroy: $50 million

Prize money: $16 million

Endorsements: $34 million

T-6. Andrew Luck: $50 million

Salary/bonuses: $47 million

Endorsements: $3 million

8. Stephen Curry: $47.3 million

Salary/bonuses: $12.3 million

Endorsements: $35 million

9. James Harden: $46.6 million

Salary/bonuses: $26.6 million

Endorsements $20 million

10. Lewis Hamilton: $46 million

Salary/bonuses: $38 million

Endorsements: $8 million

11. Drew Brees: $45.3 million

Salary/bonuses: $31.3 million

Endorsements: $14 million

12. Phil Mickelson: $43.5 million

Prize money: $3.5 million

Endorsements: $40 million

13. Russell Westbrook: $38.6 million

Salary/bonuses: $26.6 million

Endorsements: $12 million

14. Sebastian Vettel: $38.5 million

Salary/bonuses: $38 million

Endorsements: $500,000

15. Damian Lillard: $38.4 million

Salary/bonuses: $24.4 million

Endorsements: $14 million

16. Novak Djokovic: $37.6 million

Prize money: $9.6 million

Endorsements: $28 million

17. Tiger Woods: $37.1 million

Prize money: $107,000

Endorsements: $37 million

18. Neymar: $37 million

Salary/bonuses: $15 million

Endorsements: $22 million

19. Dwyane Wade: $36.2 million

Salary/bonuses: $23.2 million

Endorsements: $13 million

20. Fernando Alonso: $36 million

Salary/bonuses: $34 million

Endorsements: $2 million

21. Jordan Spieth: $34.5 million

Salary/bonuses: $5.5 million

Endorsements: $29 million

22. Derrick Rose: $34.3 million

Salary/bonuses: $21.3 million

Endorsements: $13 million

23. Usain Bolt: $34.2 million

Prize money/appearances: $2.2 million

Endorsements: $32 million

T-24. Conor McGregor: $34 million

Purses/bonuses: $27 million

Endorsements: $7 million

T-24. Gareth Bale: $34 million

Salary/bonuses: $23 million

Endorsements: $11 million

Source: Forbes