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.

Renowned footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the highest-paid athlete of 2024 by Sportico. The superstar's total earnings for the year stood at a staggering $260 million. The income mainly came from his salary and winnings worth $215 million, playing for Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr and Portugal's national team.

Cristiano Ronaldo has once again emerged as the highest paid athlete in the world for 2024. In the list made by Sportico, five footballers feature in top 10 but not a single women or Indian is part of the top 100 highest-paid athletes.

LOS ANGELES – Cristiano Ronaldo again topped the list of the world’s highest-paid athletes with total income of US$260 million (S$349 million) in 2024, according to sports industry news website Sportico, but there were no women in the top 100.

Cristiano Ronaldo leads the way as Sportico has released the highest paid athletes' list for 2024. Five footballers have made the top 10, including Real Madrid