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World's highest paid athletes 2016/17

Athletes ranked by earnings from salary and endorsements worldwide in 2016/17 (in million U.S. dollars)*

World's highest paid athletes 2016/17

The statistic shows the 10 highest-paid athletes worldwide in 2016/17. The basketball player LeBron James ranks second with a salary of 31.2 million U.S. dollars and endorsement deals worth another 55 million U.S. dollars.

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	Salary/Winnings	Endorsements
Cristiano Ronaldo (soccer)	58	35
LeBron James (basketball)	31.2	55
Lionel Messi (soccer)	53	27
Roger Federer (tennis)	6	58
Kevin Durant (basketball)	36.6	34
Andrew Luck (football)	47	3
Rory McIlroy (golf)	16	34
Stephen Curry (basketball)	12.3	35
James Harden (basketball)	26.6	20
Lewis Hamilton (formula 1)	38	8

	Salary/Winnings	Endorsements
Cristiano Ronaldo (soccer)	58	35
LeBron James (basketball)	31.2	55
Lionel Messi (soccer)	53	27
Roger Federer (tennis)	6	58
Kevin Durant (basketball)	36.6	34
Andrew Luck (football)	47	3
Rory McIlroy (golf)	16	34
Stephen Curry (basketball)	12.3	35
James Harden (basketball)	26.6	20
Lewis Hamilton (formula 1)	38	8

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The statistic shows the 10 highest-paid athletes worldwide in 2016/17. The basketball player LeBron James ranks second with a salary of 31.2 million U.S. dollars and endorsement deals worth another 55 million U.S. dollars.

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Release date: June 2017

Region: Worldwide
Survey time period: 2016/17
Supplementary notes: * Salary includes earnings derived from play on the field, court, track, ring or course, including any prize money won and bonuses.
Endorsements includes any money made off-field. It includes appearance fees, sponsorships and any other income made while not directly engaging in sport.

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