The top 100 athletes on the list, released Wednesday by Forbes, were paid $3.2 billion over the past year. That’s a 17 percent increase over 2014’s list. Mayweather tops the list at an estimated $300 million. It is the second year in a row the undefeated boxer has been at the top spot.
Here are some interesting stats about the top 100 list:
It includes athletes from 10 sports. Baseball leads with 27 players, followed by basketball at 18, football 16 and soccer 15. Cricket and track and field each have one athlete on the list. The two top spots are occupied by boxers, but there is only one other boxer among the 98 remaining spots. No hockey players crack the list for a fourth consecutive year.
Here are the top 10, their respective sports and total earnings.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. , boxing, $300 million Manny Pacquiao, boxing, $160 million Cristiano Ronaldo, soccer, $79 million Lionel Messi, soccer, $73. 8 million Roger Federer, tennis, $67 million LeBron James, basketball, $64. 8 million Kevin Durant, basketball, $54. 1 million Phil Mickelson, golf, $50. 8 million Tiger Woods, golf, $50. 6 million Kobe Bryant, basketball, $49. 5 million
For the full list of 100, check Forbes.com.
