NEW YORK, Feb 13 — Zero women cracked the list of the world's 100 highest-paid athletes released yesterday by Sportico.
US tennis star Coco Gauff was the top-earning female athlete in 2024 with US$30.4 million (RM137 million), but that was more than US$7 million short of the minimum US$37.5 million (RM169 million) cutoff to make the top 100.
Football star Cristiano Ronaldo sits atop the global rankings for the second straight year with US$260 million (RM1.2 trillion) in earnings, including US$215 million (RM968 million) from his Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr and US$45 million (RM203 million) off the field.
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is a distant second at US$153.8 million (RM692 million), with boxer Tyson Fury (US$147 million/RM662 million), Inter Miami soccer great Lionel Messi (US$135 million/RM608 million) and Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James (US$133.2 million/RM599 million) rounding out the top five.
The US$100 million club also includes boxer Oleksandr Usyk, football players Neymar, Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe, golfers Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler, and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.
NFL quarterback Daniel Jones, who played for the New York Giants and later signed with the Minnesota Vikings last season, was No. 100 at US$37.5 million (RM169 million).
Overall, the top 100 raked in US$6.2 billion (RM28 billion) — a 14 per cent increase from last year. Athletes from eight sports and 27 countries made the list.
— Reuters
