(KRON) — Golden State Warriors megastar Stephen Curry is likely one of the world’s most well-known athletes. With fame, comes fortune. There is no such thing as a shock Curry was one of many highest-paid athletes on the earth final yr.
Curry was listed because the second-highest earner in 2024 amongst all athletes throughout the globe, in accordance with a rating launched by Sportico final week. The 36-year-old future Corridor of Famer earned a complete of $153.8 million: $53.8 million for on-court earnings and $100 million in endorsements. The $100 million in endorsements is the best amongst all 100 athletes Sportico listed — forward of second-place and NBA rival LeBron James who recorded $85 million in endorsements.
Final yr, Sportico listed Curry because the seventh-highest-paid athlete of 2023 when the four-time NBA champion earned a complete of $98.9 million.
Solely soccer icon Cristiano Ronaldo earned greater than Curry that calendar yr with a complete of $260 million in earnings. The Al Nassr ahead earned a world-best $215 million for in-sport earnings. Sportico reviews that Ronaldo earned $45 million in endorsements.
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Stephen Curry attends a Toast to Milestones Afterparty Hosted by Stephen Curry’s Gentleman’s Reduce on the Membership Thirty takeover of Splash at Thrive Metropolis on Feb. 16, 2025 in San Francisco. (Photograph by Jerritt Clark/Getty Photos for Gentleman’s Reduce)
Curry’s latest teammate, Jimmy Butler, was the subsequent Bay Space athlete on the listing. He ranked thirty third with a complete of $56.9 million in earnings. Ex-Warrior Klay Thompson, who spent half of the yr within the Bay Space, was listed at No. 50 with $48.8 million in earnings. San Francisco Giants pitcher Justin Verlander was at No. 70 ($44.5 million complete earnings).
See Sportico’s high 10 listing beneath.
Sportico: High 10 Highest-Paid Athletes in 2024
RankAthleteSportSalary/WinningsEndorsementsTotal1Cristiano RonaldoSoccer$215M$45M$260M2Stephen CurryBasketball$53.8M$100M$153.8M3Tyson FuryBoxing$140M$7M$147M4Lionel MessiSoccer$60M$75M$135M5LeBron JamesBasketball$48.2M$85M$133.2M6NeymarSoccer$108M$25M$133M7Oleksandr UsykBoxing$120M$2M$122M8Karim BenzemaSoccer$108M$8M$116M9Kylian MbappéSoccer$85M$25M$110M10Jon RahmGolf$85.8M$20M$105.8MSource: Sportico
See Sportico’s full high 100 listing right here.
Methodology
Sportico mentioned it used greater than 40 individuals conversant in on-and-off-field athlete contracts to make its rating. These individuals embody skilled groups, leagues, gamers’ associations, sports activities businesses, promotion corporations and consultancies.
The figures listed are earlier than taxes and different agent charges. “Endorsement income includes earnings from sponsorships, licensing, royalties, memorabilia, appearances, golf course design, media and book deals,” Sportico wrote.
Sportico is a media publication that makes a speciality of the enterprise of sports activities. The outlet has launched the highest-paid athletes on the earth listing since 2021. Curry has ranked within the high 10 in all of them.
