Forbes' list of world's highest-paid athletes

This is a list of the highest-paid athletes in the world for 2012 as ranked by Forbes magazine on their earnings in United States dollars.

Top 100

Rank	Name	Sport	Nationality	Total earnings	Salary/winnings	Endorsements
1	Floyd Mayweather, Jr.	Boxing	United States	$85 million	$85 million	$0
2	Manny Pacquiao	Boxing	Philippines	$62 million	$56 million	$6 million
3	Tiger Woods	Golf	United States	$59.4 million	$4.4 million	$55 million
4	Lebron James	Basketball	United States	$53 million	$13 million	$40 million
5	Roger Federer	Tennis	Switzerland	$52.7 million	$7.7 million	$45 million
6	Kobe Bryant	Basketball	United States	$52.3 million	$20.3 million	$32 million
7	Phil Mickelson	Golf	United States	$47.8 million	$4.8 million	$43 million
8	David Beckham	Football	England	$46 million	$9 million	$37 million
9	Cristiano Ronaldo	Football	Portugal	$42.5 million	$20.5 million	$22 million
10	Peyton Manning	American football	United States	$42.4 million	$32.4 million	$10 million
11	Lionel Messi	Football	Argentina	$39 million	$20 million	$19 million
12	Haloti Ngata	American football	United States	$37.3 million	$37.1 million	$200,000
13	Larry Fitzgerald	American football	United States	$36.8 million	$35.3 million	$1.5 million
14	Ndamukong Suh	American football	United States	$36 million	$35.5 million	$500,000
15	Charles Johnson	American football	United States	$34.4 million	$34.3 million	$100,000
16	Rafael Nadal	Tennis	Spain	$33.2 million	$8.2 million	$25 million
17	Mario Williams	American football	United States	$33.2 million	$32.9 million	$300,000
18	Alex Rodriguez	Baseball	United States	$33 million	$31 million	$2 million
19	Fernando Alonso	Auto racing	Spain	$32 million	$29 million	$3 million
20	Valentino Rossi	Motorcycle racing	Italy	$30 million	$17 million	$13 million
20	Michael Schumacher	Auto racing	Germany	$30 million	$20 million	$10 million
22	Darrelle Revis	American football	United States	$28.3 million	$27 million	$1.3 million
23	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Auto racing	United States	$28.2 million	$13.2 million	$15 million
24	Lewis Hamilton	Auto racing	England	$28 million	$25 million	$3 million
24	Wladimir Klitschko	Boxing	Ukraine	$28 million	$24 million	$4 million
26	Maria Sharapova	Tennis	Russia	$27.9 million	$5.9 million	$22 million
27	Sam Bradford	American football	United States	$27.8 million	$26.8 million	$1 million
28	Tom Brady	American football	United States	$27.1 million	$23.1 million	$4 million
29	Joe Mauer	Baseball	United States	$27 million	$23 million	$4 million
30	Eli Manning	American football	United States	$26.6 million	$18.6 million	$8 million
31	Mahendra Singh Dhoni	Cricket	India	$26.5 million	$3.5 million	$23 million
31	LaMarr Woodley	American football	United States	$26.5 million	$26.3 million	$150,000
33	Dwight Howard	Basketball	United States	$25.6 million	$14.6 million	$11 million
34	Kevin Durant	Basketball	United States	$25.5 million	$12.5 million	$13 million
35	Dwyane Wade	Basketball	United States	$24.7 million	$12.7 million	$12 million
36	Derek Jeter	Baseball	United States	$24.5 million	$15.5 million	$9 million
37	Wayne Rooney	Football	England	$24.3 million	$17.8 million	$6.5 million
38	Mark Sanchez	American football	United States	$24.2 million	$23.2 million	$1 million
39	Ichiro Suzuki	Baseball	Japan	$24 million	$17 million	$7 million
40	CC Sabathia	Baseball	United States	$23.8 million	$23 million	$800,000
40	Johan Santana	Baseball	Venezuela	$23.8 million	$23.3 million	$500,000
42	Jeff Gordon	Auto racing	United States	$23.6 million	$13.6 million	$10 million
43	Ben Roethlisberger	American football	United States	$23.3 million	$22.3 million	$1 million
44	Carmelo Anthony	Basketball	United States	$22.9 million	$14.9 million	$8 million
45	Mark Teixeira	Baseball	United States	$22.8 million	$22.5 million	$250,000
46	Amar'e Stoudemire	Basketball	United States	$22.7 million	$14.7 million	$8 million
47	Tony Stewart	Auto racing	United States	$22.3 million	$15.3 million	$7 million
48	Luke Donald	Golf	England	$22.2 million	$13.2 million	$9 million
49	Vernon Wells	Baseball	United States	$22.1 million	$22 million	$100,000
50	Michael Vick	American football	United States	$22 million	$20 million	$2 million
51	Logan Mankins	American football	United States	$21.9 million	$21.8 million	$100,000
52	Richard Seymour	American football	United States	$21.9 million	$21.6 million	$250,000
53	Jimmie Johnson	Auto racing	United States	$21.5 million	$14.5 million	$7 million
53	Ryan Howard	Baseball	United States	$21.5 million	$20 million	$1.5 million
53	Adrian Peterson	American football	United States	$21.5 million	$20.5 million	$1 million
56	Jon Beason	American football	United States	$21.4 million	$21.3 million	$100,000
57	Kevin Garnett	Basketball	United States	$21.1 million	$17.1 million	$4 million
58	Matthew Stafford	American football	United States	$20.9 million	$19.9 million	$1 million
59	Miguel Cabrera	Baseball	Venezuela	$20.8 million	$20.6 million	$150,000
59	Kaká	Football	Brazil	$20.8 million	$14.3 million	$6.5 million
61	Roy Halladay	Baseball	United States	$20.6 million	$20.1 million	$500,000
61	Novak Djokovic	Tennis	Serbia	$20.6 million	$11.6 million	$9 million
63	Usain Bolt	Track and field	Jamaica	$20.3 million	$300,000	$20 million
63	D'Brickashaw Ferguson	American football	United States	$20.3 million	$20.1 million	$200,000
65	Sergio Agüero	Football	Argentina	$20.1 million	$16.6 million	$3.5 million
66	DeAngelo Williams	American football	United States	$19.9 million	$19.8 million	$150,000
67	Joe Thomas	American football	United States	$19.8 million	$19.3 million	$500,000
68	Eric Berry	American football	United States	$19.6 million	$19.3 million	$250,000
68	Prince Fielder	Baseball	United States	$19.6 million	$19.3 million	$300,000
68	Fernando Torres	Football	Spain	$19.6 million	$16.6 million	$3 million
71	Ryan Kalil	American football	United States	$19.4 million	$19.3 million	$100,000
72	Chris Paul	Basketball	United States	$19.2 million	$13.2 million	$6 million
73	Yaya Touré	Football	Ivory Coast	$19.1 million	$16.6 million	$2.5 million
73	Tim Duncan	Basketball	United States	$19.1 million	$17.1 million	$2 million
75	Miguel Cotto	Boxing	Puerto Rico	$19 million	$19 million	$0
76	Barry Zito	Baseball	United States	$18.9 million	$18.8 million	$150,000
77	Robert Mathis	American football	United States	$18.7 million	$18.6 million	$150,000
78	Carlos Lee	Baseball	Panama	$18.6 million	$18.5 million	$100,000
78	Sachin Tendulkar	Cricket	India	$18.6 million	$2.1 million	$16.5 million
78	Lawrence Timmons	American football	United States	$18.6 million	$18.4 million	$150,000
81	Li Na	Tennis	China	$18.4 million	$1.4 million	$17 million
82	Alfonso Soriano	Baseball	Dominican Republic	$18.3 million	$18 million	$250,000
82	Torii Hunter	Baseball	United States	$18.3 million	$18 million	$250,000
84	Deron Williams	Basketball	United States	$18.2 million	$16.2 million	$2 million
85	Johnathan Joseph	American football	United States	$18.1 million	$18 million	$100,000
86	Darnell Dockett	American football	United States	$18 million	$17.9 million	$100,000
87	Matt Holliday	Baseball	United States	$17.6 million	$17.3 million	$250,000
88	Rashard Lewis	Basketball	United States	$17.5 million	$17 million	$500,000
88	Justin Verlander	Baseball	United States	$17.5 million	$17 million	$500,000
88	John Terry	Football	England	$17.5 million	$12.5 million	$5 million
91	Carlos Zambrano	Baseball	Venezuela	$17.4 million	$17.3 million	$100,000
91	Albert Pujols	Baseball	Dominican Republic	$17.4 million	$14.4 million	$3 million
91	Ernie Els	Golf	South Africa	$17.4 million	$1.4 million	$16 million
91	Rory McIlroy	Golf	Northern Ireland	$17.4 million	$10.4 million	$7 million
95	Pau Gasol	Basketball	Spain	$17.2 million	$14.7 million	$2.5 million
96	Russell Okung	American football	United States	$17.1 million	$16.8 million	$250,000
97	Steven Gerrard	Football	England	$17 million	$12.5 million	$4.5 million
98	Carl Crawford	Baseball	United States	$16.9 million	$16.8 million	$150,000
99	Rolando McClain	American football	United States	$16.7 million	$16.5 million	$150,000
100	Jake Peavy	Baseball	United States	$16.6 million	$16.5 million	$100,000

External links

• Official Forbes site: Mayweather Tops List Of The World's 100 Highest-Paid Athletes
• In Pictures: The World’s Highest-Paid Athletes