Top 10 Richest Athletes In The World In 2022

10. Lio Messi

Estimated Net Worth: $400 million

He is the first player in history to win the Ballon d'Or five times. Since 2008, the Argentine has been the most prestigious member of the Barcelona squad. This excellent athlete has already scored 758 goals in 952 games at the age of 34.

Lio Messi

9. Roger Federer

Estimated Net Worth: $450 million

Roger Federer

Federer has won over $100 million in tournament prize money during his career. During his Wimbledon appearance in 2001, he stunned the audience by overpowering champion Pete Sampras at the age of 19. At the age of 36, he won the Australian Open in 2018.

8. Cristiano Ronaldo

Estimated Net Worth: $450 million

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo signed a contract with Real Madrid for a record-breaking fee of 94 million euros. He recently returned to Manchester United after spending time at Juventus in Turin.

7. Roger Staubach

Estimated Net Worth: $600 million

Roger Staubach

Roger Staubach is a great passer who can show off his skills in the game by dodging defenders and making a variety of surprising passes. Roger Staubach's fortune is worth $600 million, making him one of the world's wealthiest athletes.

6. Magic Johnson

Estimated Net Worth: $600 million

Magic Johnson

He had a great view of the game and made unexpected and often unanticipated passes. He leads the league in assists per game with an average of 11.2 per game. Throughout his playing career, he has amassed a salary of more than $20 million.

5. Michael Schumacher

Estimated Net Worth: $700 million

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher's net worth is over $ 700 million. In the last years of his career, Schumacher received a salary of tens of millions of dollars. A German citizen, Michael Schumacher is one of the greatest F1 drivers in history. 

4. Floyd Mayweather

Estimated Net Worth: $800 million

Floyd Mayweather

He is one of the best boxers in the world. He is said to be the best defensive boxer in history. Mayweather recently earned a fair amount of money after defeating Conor McGregor. 

3. Tiger Wood

Estimated Net Worth: $1 billion

Tiger Wood

Tiger Woods was one of the first athletes to become a billionaire. At the age of 43, he was able to win the fifth championship title and the fifteenth major title in his career. But he has also won over $ 100 million in tournaments. 

2. Ion Tiriac

Estimated Net Worth: $1.2 billion

Ion Tiriac

Tiliac has been passionate about sports since he was a kid. After graduating from table tennis, he joined the Romanian ice hockey team at the 1964 Olympics. After that, Tiliac turned to tennis and won 27 doubles tournaments in 1970, including Roland Garros. 

1. Michael Jordan

Estimated Net Worth: $2.2 billion

Michael Jordan

He impressed the masses with his debut in the NBA. In his first season, he scored an average of 28.2 points per game. Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to the six NBA Championships in the 90's.