Cristiano Ronaldo tops sport rich list, no women in top 100 According to Sportico, Cristiano Ronaldo ranked as the world's highest-paid athlete in 2024, with a total income of $260 million, however, no female athletes were listed in the top 100. The leading 100, dominated by players from football, the NBA, NFL, golf and boxing, earned an estimated $6.2 billion in total income last year. The figure includes $4.8 billion in salary and prize money, plus $1.4 billion in endorsements. Former U.S. Open tennis champion Coco Gauff was the top-earning female athlete...