Sportico List: Highest-Paid Athletes in the World

An annual list of the highest paid athletes in the world has been published since 2021 by Sportico, a digital content company in the sports industry. See also a similar lists published by Forbes (1990+) and Sports Illustrated (2004-2014).

List of Lists

• Top earners of the year: 2021, 2022
• All-Time Highest Paid Athletes (2021)

Soccer players get paid the most

Top Paid Athlete for Each Year

Here are the top earners in the world of sports for each year that Sportico has made such a list. For the list of the top-10 athletes from each year, click on the year number.