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, Lionel Messi and Tyson Fury have been named among the top 100 highest-paid athletes in the world. Sportico have published its findings on the highest-paid athletes in the world.

At 40 years old, Cristiano Ronaldo remains the world's highest-paid athlete, raking in US$260 million in 2024.

According to a recent Sportico report, Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo has significantly surpassed Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Kylian Mbappe to become the highest-paid athlete of 2024.

The 100 best-paid sports stars in 2024 have been named, with Cristiano Ronaldo one of a number of footballers on the list, but not a single woman has made the cut

Lionel Messi made more money than both his former Barcelona teammate and his Real Madrid rival. The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner ranks as the fourth highest paid athlete of 2024 and the second in soccer. Still, his $135 million is nearly half of what Ronaldo earned in the same year.

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

Ronaldo was the highest-paid athlete in the world, earning $100 million more than the second-placed athlete. Messi, Mbappe, and LeBron James are in the top 10.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - January 03, 2023 Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, who turned 40 last week, is the highest-paid athlete in the world for the second year in a row, with $260 million in earnings,

In 2024, 39-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo again solidified his position as the world's highest-paid athlete, amassing an unprecedented $260 million in earnings. This marks the fourth time the Portuguese has left everyone behind in Forbes' annual list,