The World’s Richest Athletes in 2021

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The richest athletes of all time are the talented men and women who have pushed the boundaries of sports to become the best in their field. But how are the top paid athletes of today affected by unpredictable events like COVID-19, that completely shut down professional sports across the world?

Forbes reports that the top 100 are earning 9% less than they were earning last year, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that all these pros were impacted in the same way.

While athletes in leagues like the NBA were affected for many months and received cuts in their pay as a result, others like players in the NFL were less affected by the pandemic due to later season starts. On an individual level, certain athletes also who have bigger endorsement deals, may not be as affected by the COVID-19 shutdown.

Navigate through your favorite sports to find out which of the richest athletes were least affected by the sporting shutdowns in 2020. Also discover insights into their careers, their wealth and success, and how they give back to those less fortunate than them.

1. Roger Federer	$106.3M $450M
2. Cristiano Ronaldo	$105M $500M
3. Lionel Messi	$104M $400M
4. Neymar	$95.5M $200M
5. LeBron James	$88.2M $480M
6. Stephen Curry	$74.4M $130M
7. Kevin Durant	$63.9M $170M
8. Tiger Woods	$62.3M $800M
9. Kirk Cousins	$60.5M $70M
10. Carson Wentz	$59.1M $45M
11. Tyson Fury	$57M $30M
12. Russell Westbrook	$56M $170M
13. Lewis Hamilton	$54M $285M
14. Rory McIlroy	$52M $150M
15. Jared Goff	$49M $30M
16. Conor McGregor	$48M $120M
17. James Harden	$47.8M $165M
18. Giannis Antetokounmpo	$47.6M $60M
19. Anthony Joshua	$47M $80M
20. Deontay Wilder	$46.5M $30M
21. Tom Brady	$45M $200M
22. Drew Brees	$44.8M $160M
23. Novak Djokovic	$44.6M $220M
24. Kyrie Irving	$41.9M $90M
25. Phil Mickelson	$40.8M $400M
26. Julio Jones	$40.5M $50M
27. Rafael Nadal	$40M $200M
28. Klay Thompson	$38.8M $50M
29. Naomi Osaka	$37.4M $25M
30. Damian Lillard	$37M $70M
31. Saul "Canelo" Alvarez	$37M $140M
32. Sebastian Vettel	$36.3M $140M
33. Serena Williams	$36M $200M
34. Mohamed Salah	$35.1M $90M
35. Chris Paul	$35M $120M
36. Kylian Mbappe	$33.8M $95M
37. Grady Jarrett	$33.1M $35M
38. Michael Thomas	$32.4M $20M
39. Kei Nishikori	$32.1M $24M
40. Aaron Rodgers	$30.1M $120M
41. Andres Iniesta	$29.6M $120M
42. Matt Ryan	$29.5M $70M
43. Daniel Ricciardo	$29M $50M
44. Mesut Ozil	$28.7M $100M
45. Paul Pogba	$28.5M $125M
46. Oscar	$27.5M $70M
47. Antoine Griezmann	$26.7M $60M
48. Virat Kohli	$26M $50M
49. Stephen Strasburg	$19M $80M
50. Kyle Busch	$17.8M $80M
51. Jimmie Johnson	$17.6M $160M
52. Clayton Kershaw	$17M $60M
53. Mitch Marner	$16M $0M
54. Auston Matthews	$15.9M $0M
55. John Tavares	$15.9M $17M
56. Jon Lester	$15.8M $50M
57. Mike Trout	$15.8M $60M
58. Max Scherzer	$15.3M $50M
59. Carey Price	$15M $13M
60. Denny Hamlin	$14.6M $65M
61. Erik Karlsson	$14.5M $16.5M
62. Bryce Harper	$14.1M $70M
63. Connor McDavid	$14M $30M
64. Artemi Panarin	$14M $0M
65. Gerrit Cole	$13.8M $50M
66. Anthony Rendon	$13.8M $40M
67. Nolan Arenado	$13.7M $40M
68. Max Verstappen	$13.5M $16M
69. Tyler Seguin	$13.5M $25M
70. Justin Verlander	$13.2M $95M
71. Ashleigh Barty	$13.1M $3M
72. Jamie Benn	$13M $30M
73. Kevin Harvick	$12.2M $70M
74. John Carlson	$12M $0M
75. Daniil Medvedev	$11.8M $3M
76. Martin Truex Jr.	$11.5M $40M
77. Dominic Thiem	$11.1M $23M
78. Simona Halep	$10.9M $30M
79. Brad Keselowski	$10.4M $45M
80. Clint Bowyer	$10.2M $40M
81. Chase Elliott	$10.2M $12M
82. Joey Logano	$10M $24M
83. Kyle Larson	$8.8M $12M
84. Valtteri Bottas	$8.5M $20M
85. Justin Thomas	$7.34M $30M
86. Jon Rahm	$5.96M $13M
87. Collin Morikawa	$5.25M $0M
88. Webb Simpson	$5.1M $16M
89. Bryson DeChambeau	$4.99M $0M
90. Nico Hulkenberg	$4.5M $10M
91. Kimi Raikkonen	$4.5M $250M
92. Daniel Berger	$4.44M $12M
93. Sungjae Im	$4.33M $0M
94. Carlos Sainz	$4M $6M
95. Charles Leclerc	$3.5M $2M
96. Sergio Perez	$3.5M $30M
97. Mahendra Singh Dhoni	$2M $170M
98. Rohit Sharma	$2M $25M
99. David Warner	$1.7M $10M
100. Steve Smith	$1.7M $23M
101. AB De Villiers	$1.5M $20M
102. Manish Pandey	$1.5M $5M
103. Lokesh Rahul	$1.5M $4M
104. Hardik Pandya	$1.5M $1.5M
105. Glenn Maxwell	$1.46M $10.4M
106. Handre Pollard	$1.28M $0M
107. Charles Piutau	$1.28M $0M
108. Maro Itoje	$1.12M $0M
109. Owen Farrell	$0.96M $0M
110. Steven Luatua	$0.83M $0M
111. Dan Biggar	$0.77M $0M
112. Nicolas Sanchez	$0.74M $0M
113. Morgan Parra	$0.74M $0M
114. Michael Hooper	$0.73M $0M
115. Stuart Hogg	$0.7M $0M
116. Paulo Damo da Rosa	$0.3M $0M
117. Dylan Bosco	$0.21M $0M
118. Troy Jaroslawski	$0.21M $0M
119. Nathanial Duvall	$0.21M $0M
120. Alec Fultz	$0.21M $0M
121. Javier Escamilla	$0.21M $0M
122. Lee, Byung Ryul	$0.19M $0M
123. Marcio Carvalho	$0.16M $0M
124. Jaden Ashman	$0.13M $0M
125. Lasse Urpalainen	$0.12M $0M