Al-Nassr player Cristiano Ronaldo leads the 2024 earnings list with $260 million, while Lionel Messi of Inter Miami falls out of the top three with $135 million

Cristiano Ronaldo was the highest paid athlete of 2024, according to a list compiled by Sportico, earning a reported $260 million, but no female athletes featured in the top 100.

Cristiano Ronaldo has once again dominated the world of sports finance, topping the list of highest-paid athletes in 2024 with a staggering $260 million in earnings. However, not a single