Forbes Highest Paid Athletes 2015
Forbes Highest Paid Athletes 2015
American business magazine, Forbes, is popular all over the world. It is owned by Forbes, Inc., and follows the motto of “The Capitalist Tool”. The current chairman of the magazine is Steve Forbes, who is also the editor-in-chief. Mike Perlis is the CEO. Forbes publishes lists which are quite well-known. These lists are prepared by taking current statistics. Forbes 400 and Forbes 2000 are just two examples of the lists of Forbes. The bi-weekly magazine publishes its own lists with situations to human beings as the subjects. Among its lists is that of the Highest Paid Athletes which comes out every year, where Forbes places the athletes based on their cumulative income through their winning, and salary, and also the endorsements and sponsors that boost their income. This year, too, Forbes has carefully picked athletes and inducted them into the list of the highest paid athletes 2015, based on the total earnings of the player. So let us take a look at the Forbes Highest Paid Athletes 2015.
Forbes Highest Paid Athletes 2015
1. Floyd Mayweather
Forbes Highest Paid Athletes 2015
Boxing star Floyd Mayweather is the current reigning champion and is the Highest Paid Athletes of 2015 according to Forbes. He had $105 million worth of total earnings till the last season as of June 2014. He earned $105 million in total from his winnings and salary but had no sponsorship and endorsements last season. 37-year old Floyd Mayweather is a citizen of the United States and presently residing at Las Vegas, Navada. He is the proud father of 4 children besides his active international boxing career. He also holds the 7th place of The World’s Most Powerful Celebrities according to Forbes Celebrity 100 list. Floyd Mayweather secured his place as the 3rd athlete on the Forbes list in terms of money. He also holds the 40th place in terms of social media popularity and 61st place in terms of press popularity according to Forbes.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
Forbes Highest Paid Athletes 2015
Football star Cristiano Ronaldo is the current superstar footballer and is the 2nd Highest Paid Athletes of 2015 according to Forbes. He had $80 million worth of total earnings till the last season as of June 2014. He earned $52 million in total from his winnings and salary and also had $28 million sponsorship and endorsements last season. 29-year old Cristiano Ronaldo is a citizen of Portugal and presently residing at Madrid, Spain. He is the proud father of 1 child besides his active international football career. Luis Correia is the current agent of him. He also holds the 30th place of The World’s Most Powerful Celebrities according to Forbes Celebrity 100 list. Cristiano Ronaldo secured his place as the 14th athlete on the Forbes list in terms of money. He also holds the 9th place in terms of social media popularity and 2nd place in terms of press popularity according to Forbes.
3. LeBron James
Forbes Highest Paid Athletes 2015
NBA star LeBron James is the current superstar basketball player and is the 3rd Highest Paid Athletes of 2015 according to Forbes. He had $72.3 million is the worth of total earnings till the last season as of June 2014. He earned $19.3 million in total from his winnings and salary and also had $53 million sponsorship and endorsements last season. 29-year old LeBron James is a citizen of the United States and presently residing at Coconut Grove, Florida. He is the proud father of 2 children besides his active international basketball career. Rich Paul is the current agent of him. He also holds the 2nd place of The World’s Most Powerful Celebrities according to Forbes Celebrity 100 list. LeBron James secured his place as the 19th athlete of the Forbes list in terms of money. He also holds the 22nd place in terms of social media popularity and 9th place in terms of press popularity according to Forbes.
4. Lionel Messi
Forbes Highest Paid Athletes 2015
Football star Lionel Messi is the current superstar footballer and is the 4th Highest Paid Athletes of 2015 according to Forbes. He had $64.7 million worth of total earnings till the last season as of June 2014. He earned $41.7 million in total from his winnings and salary and also had $23 million sponsorship and endorsements last season. 27-year old Lionel Messi is a citizen of Argentina and presently residing at Castelldefels, Spain. He is the proud father of 1 child besides his active international football career. L Guillermo Marin is the current agent of him. He also holds the 45th place of The World’s Most Powerful Celebrities according to Forbes Celebrity 100 list. Lionel Messi secured his place as the 26th athlete of the Forbes list in terms of money. He also holds the 15th place in terms of social media popularity and 3rd place in terms of press popularity according to Forbes.
5. Kobe Bryant
Forbes Highest Paid Athletes 2015
NBA star Kobe Bryant is the current superstar basketball player and is the 5th Highest Paid Athletes of 2015 according to Forbes. He had $61.5 million worth of total earnings till the last season as of June 2014. He earned $30.5 million in total from his winnings and salary and also had $31 million sponsorship and endorsements last season. 36-year old Kobe Bryant is a citizen of the United States and presently residing at Newport Beach, California. He is the proud father of 2 children besides his active international basketball career. Rob Pelinka is the current agent of him. He also holds 15th place of The World’s Most Powerful Celebrities according to Forbes Celebrity 100 list. Kobe Bryant secured his place as the 30th athlete of the Forbes list in terms of money. He also holds the 28th place in terms of social media popularity and 42nd place in terms of press popularity according to Forbes.
6. Tiger Woods
Forbes Highest Paid Athletes 2015
PGA star Tiger Woods is the legendary golfer of modern days and is the 6th Highest Paid Athletes of 2015 according to Forbes. He had $61.2 million worth of total earnings he had till the last season as of June 2014. He earned $6.2 million in total from his winnings and salary and also had $55 million sponsorship and endorsements last season. 38-year old Tiger Woods is a citizen of the United States and presently residing at Jupiter Island, Florida. He is the proud father of 2 children besides his active international golf career. Mark Steinberg is the current agent of him. He also holds the 21st place of The World’s Most Powerful Celebrities according to Forbes Celebrity 100 list. Tiger Woods secured his place as the 31st athlete of the Forbes list in terms of money. He also holds the 57th place in terms of social media popularity and 7th place in terms of press popularity according to Forbes.
7. Roger Federer
Forbes Highest Paid Athletes 2015
ATP star Roger Federer is the legendary tennis player of the Open era and is the 7th Highest Paid Athletes of 2015 according to Forbes. He had $56.2 million worth of total earnings he had till the last season as of June 2014. He earned $4.2 million in total from his winnings and salary and also had $52 million sponsorship and endorsements last season. 33-year old Roger Federer is a citizen of Switzerland and presently residing at Wollerau, south of Zurich. He is the proud father of 4 children besides his active international tennis career. Tony Godsick is the current agent of him. He also holds the 16th place of The World’s Most Powerful Celebrities according to Forbes Celebrity 100 list. Roger Federer secured his place as the 36th athlete of the Forbes list in terms of money. He also holds the 39th place in terms of social media popularity and 6th place in terms of press popularity according to Forbes.
8. Phil Mickelson
Forbes Highest Paid Athletes 2015
PGA star Phil Mickelson is one of the most successful golfers on modern time and is the 8th Highest Paid Athletes of 2015 according to Forbes. He had $53.2 million worth of total earnings he had till the last season as of June 2014. He earned $5.2 million in total from his winnings and salary and also had $48 million sponsorship and endorsements last season. 44-year old Phil Mickelson is a citizen of the United States and presently residing at Rancho Santa Fe, California. He is the proud father of 3 children besides his active international golf career. Steve Loy is the current agent of him. He also holds the 44th place of The World’s Most Powerful Celebrities according to Forbes Celebrity 100 list. Phil Mickelson secured his place as the 37th athlete of the Forbes list in terms of money. He also holds the 87th place in terms of social media popularity and 32nd place in terms of press popularity according to Forbes.
9. Rafael Nadal
Forbes Highest Paid Athletes 2015
ATP star Rafael Nadal is the legendary tennis player of the Open era and is the 9th Highest Paid Athletes of 2015 according to Forbes. He had $44.5 million worth of total earnings he had till the last season as of June 2014. He earned $14.5 million in total from his winnings and salary and also had $30 million sponsorship and endorsements last season. 28-year old Rafael Nadal is a citizen of Spain and presently residing at Manacor. Carlos Costa is the current agent of him. He also holds the 24th place of The World’s Most Powerful Celebrities according to Forbes Celebrity 100 list. Rafael Nadal secured his place as the 45th athlete of the Forbes list in terms of money. He also holds the 31st place in terms of social media popularity and 8th place in terms of press popularity according to Forbes.
10. Matt Ryan
Forbes Highest Paid Athletes 2015
NFL star Matt Ryan is the legendary American football player of recent times and is the 10th Highest Paid Athletes of 2015 according to Forbes. He had $43.8 million worth of total earnings he had till the last season as of June 2014. He earned $42 million in total from his winnings and salary and also had $1.8 million sponsorship and endorsements last season. 29-year old Matt Ryan is a citizen of the United States and presently residing at Duluth, Georgia. Tom Condon, Ben Dogra and Mark Heligman are the current agents of him. With the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League, Matt Ryan signed a five-year contract extension worth almost $104 million on July 25, 2013. He is also an avid golfer and participated in various tournaments such as the Augusta National and the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship.
Many other legendary players associated with different sports from around the world, such as Manny Pacquiao or Zlatan Ibrahimovic are also counted among the highest paid athletes in 2015. While as Manny Pacquiao obtained $41.8 million from his career as a boxer in the last season, Zlatan Ibrahimovic earned $40.4 from his salary as well as endorsements.
