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World's highest paid athletes 2017/18

Athletes ranked by earnings from salary and endorsements worldwide in 2017/18 (Figures expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise specified)

The data displays the 10 highest-paid athletes worldwide in 2017/18. The basketball player LeBron James ranked sixth with a salary of 33.5 million USD and endorsement deals worth another 52 million USD.

Floyd Mayweather (boxing)	275	10
Lionel Messi (soccer)	84	27
Cristiano Ronaldo (soccer)	61	47
Conor McGregor (mixed martial arts)	85	14
Neymar (soccer)	73	17
LeBron James (basketball)	33.5	52
Roger Federer (tennis)	12.2	65
Stephen Curry (basketball)	34.9	42
Matt Ryan (football)	62.3	5
Matthew Stafford (football)	57.5	2

World's highest paid athletes 2017/18

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