Which athlete earns the most this year? Ronaldo is ranked 1, Curry is ranked 2, Messi is ranked 5

Recently, Forbes released the top 10 athletes' annual revenue rankings in 2025. Ronaldo led the way with US$275 million, Curry, who played for the Warriors, ranked second, and Messi and James ranked fifth and sixth. This is also the third consecutive year that Ronaldo has been at the top of the list.

Top 10 global athlete revenue in 2025 (unit - USD)

1. Ronaldo: Football, 275 million (on-court revenue of 225 million, off-court revenue of 50 million);

2. Curry: Basketball, 156 million (on-court revenue of 56 million, off-court revenue of 100 million);

3. Fury: Boxing, 146 million (on-court revenue of 100 million, off-court revenue of 46 million);

4. Prescott: Rugby, 137 million (on-court revenue of 127 million, off-court revenue of 10 million);

5. Messi: Football, 135 million (on-court revenue of 135 million) Revenue 60 million, off-court revenue 75 million);

6. James: Basketball, 133.8 million (on-court revenue 48.8 million, off-court revenue 85 million);

7. Soto: Baseball, 114 million (on-court revenue 109 million, off-court revenue 5 million);

8. Benzema: Football, 104 million (on-court revenue 100 million, off-court revenue 4 million);

9. Shohei Otani: Baseball, 102.5 million (on-court revenue 2.5 million, off-court revenue 100 million);

10. Durant: Basketball, 101.4 million (on-court revenue 51.4 million, off-court revenue 50 million)