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The World's Top-Earning Athletes
Who are the highest paid athletes? According to Forbes, Floyd Mayweather tops the list of 100 highest-paid athletes in the world between 2011-2012, losing out Tiger Woods who has been hailed by Forbes as the highest earning athlete from 2001-2011. Woods landed in the third rank with total earnings of $59.4 million. Mayweather got a huge payday amounting to a total of $85 million for his fights against Victor Ortiz with $40 million and Miguel Cotto with $45 million. He is part of the 4 biggest non-heavyweight pay-per-view events throughout the boxing history. He owns the Mayweather Promotions which he uses to promote his fight thereby increasing his earnings substantially.
The total earnings of the athletes are derived from their bonuses, salaries, appearance fees, prize money, endorsement and licensing from June 2011 to June 2012. According to Forbes, the 100 highest-paid athletes made a combined $2.6 billion in the past 12 months. The athlete’s agent’s fees and taxes were not deducted from their earnings.
#1. Floyd Mayweather
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $85 million
Salary/winnings: $85 million
Endorsements: $0
Sport: Boxing , Age: 35
#2. Manny Pacquaio
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $62 million
Salary/winnings: $56 million
Endorsements: $6 million (Monster Energy, Hennessy, Nike, Hewlett-Packard)
Sport: Boxing , Age: 33
#3. Tiger Woods
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $59.4 million
Salary/winnings: $4.4 million
Endorsements: $55 million (Nike)
Sport: Golf, Age: 36
Net Worth: $500 million - As of September 2010, according to Forbes
#4. LeBron James
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $53 million
Salary/winnings: $13 million
Endorsements: $40 million ( Nike, McDonald's, Coca-Cola, State Farm and others)
Sport: Basketball, Age: 27
#5. Roger Federer
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $52.7 million
Salary/winnings: $7.7 million
Endorsements: $45 million (Nike, Rolex, Wilson, Credit Suisse)
Sport: Tennis, Age: 30
#6. Kobe Bryant
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $52.3 million
Salary/winnings: $20.3 million
Endorsements: $32 million
Sport: Basketball, Age: 33
#7. Phil Mickelson
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $47.8 million
Salary/winnings: $4.8 million
Endorsements: $43 million (Callaway, Barclay's, KPMG, Exxon, Rolex, Amgen/Pfizer)
Sport: Golf, Age: 41
#8. David Beckham
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $46 million
Salary/winnings: $9 million
Endorsements: $37 million (Burger King, Sainsbury's, Samsung)
Net Worth: £160 million ($260m) - As of April 2012, according to the Sunday Times Rich List
Sport: Football, Age:37
#9 Cristiano Ronaldo
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $42.5 million
Salary/winnings: $20.5 million
Endorsements: $22 million (Nike, Castrol, Konami and others)
Sport: Football, Age: 27
#10 Peyton Manning
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $42.4 million
Salary/winnings: $32.4 million
Endorsements: $10 million (Reebok, Sony, Wheaties, DirecTV, Gatorade, Papa John's)
Sport: Football (NFL) , Age: 36
#11. Lionel Messi
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $39 million
Salary/winnings: $20 million
Endorsements: $19 million (PepsiCo, Herbalife, EA Sports, Cherry, Audemars Piguet, Dolce & Gabanna and others)
Sport: Football, Age: 24
#12 Haloti Ngata
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $37.3 million
Salary/winnings: $37.1 million
Endorsements: $200,000
Sport: Football (NFL)
#13 Larry Fitzgerald
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $36.8 million
Salary/winnings: $35.3 million
Endorsements: $1.5 million (Nike, EAS, University of Phoenix, AT&T and others)
Sport: Football (NFL)
#14 Ndamukong Suh
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $36 million
Salary/winnings: $35.5 million
Endorsements: $500,000
Sport: Football (NFL)
#15 Charles Johnson
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $34.4 million
Salary/winnings: $34.3 million
Endorsements: $100,000
Sport: Football (NFL)
#16= Rafael Nadal
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $33.2 million
Salary/winnings: $8.2 million
Endorsements: $25 million ( Nike, Babolat, Kia Motors, Richard Mille and Bacardi)
Sport: Tennis, Age: 26
#16= Mario Williams
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $33.2 million
Salary/winnings: $32.9 million
Endorsements: $250,000
Sport: Football (NFL)
#18. Alex Rodriguez
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $33 million
Salary/winnings: $31 million
Endorsements: $2 million (Nike, Rawlings, Topps and Vita Coco)
Sport: Baseball, Age: 36
#19 Fernando Alonso
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $32 million
Salary/winnings: $29 million
Endorsements: $3 million
Sport: Race Car (Formula One)
#20= Valentino Rossi
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $30 million
Salary/winnings: $17 million
Endorsements: $13 million
Sport: Motorcycle racing
#20= Michael Schumacher
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $30 million
Salary/winnings: $20 million
Endorsements: $10 million
Sport: Race Car (Formula One)
#22 Darrelle Revis
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $28.3 million
Salary/winnings: $27 million
Endorsements: $1.3 million (Nike and Range Rover)
Sport: Football (NFL)
#23 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $28.2 million
Salary/winnings: $13.2 million
Endorsements: $15 million
Sport: Race Car
#24= Wladimir Klitschko
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $28 million
Salary/winnings: $24 million
Endorsements: $4 million
Sport: Boxing
#24= Lewis Hamilton
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $28 million
Salary/winnings: $25 million
Endorsements: $3 million (Reebok)
Sport: Race Car (Formula One)
#26 Maria Sharapova
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $27.9 million
Salary/winnings: $5.9 million
Endorsements: $22 million
Sport: Tennis, Age: 25
#27 Sam Bradford
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $27.8 million
Salary/winnings: $26.8 million
Endorsements: $1 million
Sport: Football (NFL)
#28. Tom Brady
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $27.1 million
Salary/winnings: $23.1 million
Endorsements: $4 million
Sport: Football (NFL), Age: 34
#29 Joe Mauer
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $27 million
Salary/winnings: $23 million
Endorsements: $4 million
Sport: Baseball
#30 Eli Manning
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $26.6 million
Salary/winnings: $18.6 million
Endorsements: $8 million
Sport: Football (NFL)
#31 Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $26.5 million
Salary/winnings: $3.5 million
Endorsements: $23 million
Sport: Cricket
#31 LaMarr Woodley
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $26.5 million
Salary/winnings: $26.3 million
Endorsements: $150,000
Sport: Football (NFL)
#33 Dwight Howard
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $25.6 million
Salary/winnings: $14.6 million
Endorsements: $11 million
Sport: Basketball (NBA)
#34 Kevin Durant
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $25.5 million
Salary/winnings: $12.5 million
Endorsements: $13 million
Sport: Basketball (NBA)
#35 Dwyane Wade
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $24.7 million
Salary/winnings: $12.7 million
Endorsements: $12 million
Sport: Basketball (NBA)
#36 Derek Jeter
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $24.5 million
Salary/winnings: $15.5 million
Endorsements: $9 million
Sport: Baseball (MLB)
#37 Wayne Rooney
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $24.3 million
Salary/winnings: $17.8 million
Endorsements: $6.5 million
Sport: Football
#38 Mark Sanchez
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $24.2 million
Salary/winnings: $23.2 million
Endorsements: $1 million
Sport: Football (NFL)
#39 Ichiro Suzuki
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $24 million
Salary/winnings: $17 million
Endorsements: $7 million
Sport: Baseball (MLB)
#40= CC Sabathia
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $23.8 million
Salary/winnings: $23 million
Endorsements: $800,000
Sport: Baseball (MLB)
#40= Johan Santana
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $23.8 million
Salary/winnings: $23.3 million
Endorsements: $500,000
Sport: Baseball (MLB)
#42 Jeff Gordon
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $23.6 million
Salary/winnings: $13.6 million
Endorsements: $10 million
Sport: Race Car
#43 Ben Roethlisberger
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $23.3 million
Salary/winnings: $22.3 million
Endorsements: $1 million
Sport: Football (NFL)
#44 Carmelo Anthony
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $22.9 million
Salary/winnings: $14.9 million
Endorsements: $8 million
Sport: Basketball (NBA)
#45 Mark Teixeira
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $22.8 million
Salary/winnings: $22.5 million
Endorsements: $250,000
Sports: Baseball (MLB)
#46 Amar'e Stoudemire
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $22.7 million
Salary/winnings: $14.7 million
Endorsements: $8 million
Sport: Basketball (NBA)
#47 Tony Stewart
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $22.3 million
Salary/winnings: $15.3 million
Endorsements: $7 million
Sport: Race Car
#48 Luke Donald
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $22.2 million
Salary/winnings: $13.2 million
Endorsements: $9 million
Sport: Golf
#49 Vernon Wells
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $22.1 million
Salary/winnings: $22 million
Endorsements: $100,000 million
Sport: Baseball (MLB)
#50 Michael Vick
Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $22 million
Salary/winnings: $20 million
Endorsements: $2 million
Sport: Football (NFL)
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