$95 million-dollar man – Roger Federer outranks the world’s highest-paid athletes in off-court income, according to Forbes
The Swiss maestro may be retired, but he’s still out-earning all tennis players, and most of the world’s top athletes.
Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2022
Roger Federer may be retired, but he can still rake in the dough. The 20-time Grand Slam champion ranks ninth on Forbes list of the world’s 10 highest-paid athletes in 2023, and is out-earning everyone on the list in terms of off-court endorsements.
According to Forbes, Federer reeled in $95 million in off-court endorsement money, in addition to another $0.1 million from prize money (figures calculated from May 1, 2022 to May 1, 2023).
The 41-year-old managed to earn $5 million more in off-court earnings than he did last year, thanks to lucrative sponsorships with the likes of Barilla, Credit Suisse Group (ADS), JURA, Lindt & Sprungli, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Mercedes-Benz, NetJets, On, RIMOWA, Rolex, Sunrise Communications AG, Switzerland Tourism, Uniqlo and Wilson Sporting Goods.
Here are how the 10 athletes on the list stack up:
- Cristiano Ronaldo: On-Field: $46 million | Off-Field: $90 million | Total: $136 million
- Lionel Messi: On-Field: $65 million | Off-Field: $65 million | Total: $130 million
- Kylian Mbappé: On-Field: $100 million | Off-Field: $20 million | Total: $120 million
- LeBron James: On-Field: $44.5 million | Off-Field: $75 million | Total: $119.5 million
- Canelo Álvarez: On-Field: $100 million | Off-Field: $10 million | Total: $110 million
- Dustin Johnson: On-Field: $102 million | Off-Field: $5 million | Total: $107 million
- Phil Mickelson: On-Field: $104 million | Off-Field: $2 million | Total: $106 million
- Stephen Curry: On-Field: $48.4 million | Off-Field: $52 million | Total: $100.4 million
- Roger Federer: On-Field: $0.1 million | Off-Field: $95 million | Total: $95.1 million
- Kevin Durant: On-Field: $44.1 million | Off-Field: $45 million |Total: $89.1 million
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