Top 20 highest paid athletes of last 10 years list revealed by Forbes
American business magazine Forbes has published its top ten highest paid athletes in the world over the last 10 years. American golfer Tiger Woods is on the top spot with record $845 million earnings.
Although Tiger Woods’ performance on the greens has declined in recent seasons, the American still dominated the charts with revenues, combined sponsorships and scholarships.
Tiger Woods has nearly $200 million ahead of his nearest rival, American boxer Floyd Mayweather, who earned $660 million between 2005 and 2015.
The US athletes have occupied the top five spots with 20 sports personalities.
Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova is the only woman in the standings, with earnings of $250 million.
Top 20 highest-paid athletes last 10 years
- Tiger Woods, golf, $845 million
- Floyd Mayweather, boxer, $660 million
- Kobe Bryant, basketball, $475 millions
- LeBron James, basketball, $472 million
- Phil Mickelson, golf, $468 million
- Roger Federer, tennis, $455 million
- David Beckham, soccer, $441 million
- Manny Pacquiao, boxer, $432 million
- Cristiano Ronaldo, soccer, $407 million
- Lionel Messi, soccer, $350 million
- Alex Rodriguez, baseball, $291 million
- Fernando Alonso, Formula 1, $289 million
- Dale Earnhardt, NASCAR, $277 million
- Valentino Rossi, moto, $275 million
- Derek Jeter, baseball, $271 million
- Kimi Raikkonen, Formula 1, $261 million
- Rafael Nadal, tennis, $253 million
- Maria Sharapova, tennis, $250 million
- Lewis Hamilton, Formula 1, $246 million
- Peyton Manning, football, $243 million
The story originally appeared at techeradar.com & Tescoviews here by Sheikh Usman
