With many close runner ups that include Neymar with $95M of earnings, Lewis Hamilton with $82M and Tennis legend Roger Federer with $90M it was a giant year for sports and athletes earnings but none of them compared to the richest out there who made the Top 3 highest paid athletes of 2021 Forbes List.
Athletes earn a lot of their money in their specialist fields but many earn even bigger from endorsements, branding, product lines and being the face of major advertising campaigns. This year we saw Lewis Hamilton become the face of IWC watches and Conor McGregor who continually kept growing his Whiskey Proper Twelve where he allegedly sold his stake in it for over $600Million.
The Top 3 Highest Paid Athletes 2021 Are:
- Conor McGregor with $180Million
- Lionel Messi with $130Million
- Cristiano Ronaldo with $120Million
