World's highest paid athletes ever 2022
Michael Jordan is the highest paid athlete of all time, generating inflation-adjusted earnings of approximately 3.3 billion U.S. dollars. The next three athletes on the list are all golfers, while the highest soccer player in the ranking is Cristiano Ronaldo in fifth place. The highest placed female athlete on the list is Serena Williams in 38th place, who has amassed lifetime earnings of 600 million U.S. dollars.
