Forbes 2026 ranking of the world's 50 highest-paid athletes, with sport, nationality, and on-field and off-field earnings in US dollars.
Rank | Athlete | Sport | Nationality | On-Field Earnings (USD Millions) | Off-Field Earnings (USD Millions) | Total Earnings (USD Millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Soccer | Portugal | 235 | 65 | 300 |
| 2 | Canelo Alvarez | Boxing | Mexico | 160 | 10 | 170 |
| 3 | Lionel Messi | Soccer | Argentina | 70 | 70 | 140 |
| 4 | LeBron James | Basketball | United States | 52.8 | 85 | 137.8 |
| 5 | Shohei Ohtani | Baseball | Japan | 2.6 | 125 | 127.6 |
| 6 | Stephen Curry | Basketball | United States | 59.7 | 65 | 124.7 |
| 7 | Jon Rahm | Golf | Spain | 97 | 10 | 107 |
| 8 | Karim Benzema | Soccer | France | 100 | 4 | 104 |
| 9 | Kevin Durant | Basketball | United States | 54.8 | 49 | 103.8 |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Auto Racing | United Kingdom | 70 | 30 | 100 |
| 11 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Basketball | Greece | 54.2 | 45 | 99.2 |
| 12 | Kylian Mbappe | Soccer | France | 70 | 25 | 95 |
| 13 | Micah Parsons | American Football | United States | 83.4 | 3 | 86.4 |
| 14 | Max Verstappen | Auto Racing | Netherlands | 78 | 8 | 86 |
| 15 | Patrick Mahomes | American Football | United States | 56.7 | 28 | 84.7 |
| 16 | Scottie Scheffler | Golf | United States | 54.6 | 30 | 84.6 |
| 17 | Brock Purdy | American Football | United States | 79.1 | 4 | 83.1 |
| 18 | Jayson Tatum | Basketball | United States | 54.2 | 28 | 82.2 |
| 19 | Erling Haaland | Soccer | Norway | 60 | 20 | 80 |
| 20 | Rory McIlroy | Golf | United Kingdom | 26.4 | 50 | 76.4 |
| 21 | Lamar Jackson | American Football | United States | 71 | 2 | 73 |
| 22 | Josh Allen | American Football | United States | 55.1 | 17.5 | 72.6 |
| 23 | Jake Paul | Boxing | United States | 60 | 10 | 70 |
| 24 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Basketball | Canada | 39.3 | 30 | 69.3 |
| 25 | Anthony Edwards | Basketball | United States | 46 | 23 | 69 |
| 26 | Kyle Tucker | Baseball | United States | 68 | 1 | 69 |
| 27 | Jimmy Butler | Basketball | United States | 54.2 | 14 | 68.2 |
| 28 | Joel Embiid | Basketball | United States | 55.2 | 10 | 65.2 |
| 29 | Jared Goff | American Football | United States | 58.1 | 5 | 63.1 |
| 30 | Devin Booker | Basketball | United States | 53.4 | 9 | 62.4 |
| 31 | Nikola Jokic | Basketball | Serbia | 55.3 | 7 | 62.3 |
| 32 | Carlos Alcaraz | Tennis | Spain | 23.5 | 38 | 61.5 |
| 33 | Luka Doncic | Basketball | Slovenia | 45.9 | 15 | 60.9 |
| 34 | Vinicius Junior | Soccer | Brazil | 40 | 20 | 60 |
| 35 | Lando Norris | Auto Racing | United Kingdom | 55 | 5 | 60 |
| 36 | Cade Cunningham | Basketball | United States | 46.6 | 12 | 58.6 |
| 37 | Anthony Davis | Basketball | United States | 54.1 | 4 | 58.1 |
| 38 | Kawhi Leonard | Basketball | United States | 50.1 | 8 | 58.1 |
| 39 | Karl-Anthony Towns | Basketball | Dominican Republic | 53.9 | 4 | 57.9 |
| 40 | Jaylen Brown | Basketball | United States | 53.5 | 4 | 57.5 |
| 41 | Tyrese Haliburton | Basketball | United States | 46 | 11 | 57 |
| 42 | Jalen Hurts | American Football | United States | 51.6 | 5 | 56.6 |
| 43 | Daniel Jones | American Football | United States | 54.6 | 2 | 56.6 |
| 44 | Donovan Mitchell | Basketball | United States | 46.6 | 10 | 56.6 |
| 45 | Jordan Love | American Football | United States | 52.5 | 4 | 56.5 |
| 46 | James Harden | Basketball | United States | 39.6 | 16 | 55.6 |
| 47 | Bryson DeChambeau | Golf | United States | 45 | 10 | 55 |
| 48 | Mohamed Salah | Soccer | Egypt | 35 | 20 | 55 |
| 49 | Bo Bichette | Baseball | United States | 54.4 | 0.4 | 54.8 |
| 50 | Jannik Sinner | Tennis | Italy | 22.6 | 32 | 54.6 |