The 10 Highest-Paid Athletes In The World In 2025 May Not Be Who You’d Think

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00:00The 10 highest-paid athletes in the world in 2025 may not be who you'd think.

00:06Kevin Durant, $101.4 million. Durant will earn $51.4 million salary and $50 million in endorsements,

00:16plus holds stakes in PSG and owns boardroom media.

00:20Shohei Otani, $102.5 million. Otani's 10-year $700 million Dodgers contract pays only $2.5

00:29million salary in 2025, but he earns $100 million from endorsements.

00:35Karim Benzema, $104 million. Benzema left Real Madrid for Saudi Pro League's Al-Itihad,

00:42earning $100 million salary and minor Adidas endorsements. Juan Soto, $114 million. Soto

00:50signed a 15-year $765 million Mets deal, earned a $75 million bonus and $5 million endorsements

00:58despite missing playoffs. LeBron James, $133.8 million. $48.8 million Lakers salary plus extensive

01:08off-court ventures, including stakes in Spring Hill, Fenway Sports, Blaze Pizza, and Lobos 1707.

01:15Lionel Messi, $135 million. $60 million MLS salary from Inter-Miami, plus $75 million in Adidas and other

01:25deals and in his own production company. Dak Prescott, $137 million. Prescott's contract

01:32restructure creates cap space, yielding $60 million salary, $45.75 million bonus, and $10 million in

01:40endorsements, making him the NFL's top earner. Tyson Fury, $146 million. Fury earned $146 million

01:50mainly from two Saudi-backed fights with Usyk, walking away with massive paydays before announcing

01:56retirement. Steph Curry, $156 million. Curry's NBA salary leads the league, plus a major Under Armour

02:06deal, ownership in unrivaled and unanimous media ventures. Cristiano Ronaldo, $275 million.

02:13Ronaldo earns $225 million at Al Nasser Plus investments in Whoop, Vista Alegre, Bionic,

02:21and a billion follower YouTube channel.