Sports have become one of the highly paid career options. The players earn a lucrative amount from their clubs or teams and even more from endorsements. Football and Basketball are two of the most popular sports and the players often enjoy huge deals from sponsors.
The club or team owners also benefit a lot from their team’s success and make a lot of money from it as well.
So here we take a look at the Top 10 richest sportsperson in the world in 2022:
Top 10 richest sportsperson in the world in 2022
10. Michael Schumacher
Sports: Formula 1
Net worth: $600 million
9. Magic Johnson
Sports: Basketball
Net worth: $600 million
8. Lionel Messi
Sports: Football
Net worth: $600 million
7. Junior Bridgeman
Sports: Basketball
Net worth: $600 million
6. Eddie Jordan
Sports: Formula 1 team owner
Net worth: $600 million
5. Tiger Woods
Sports: Golf
Net worth: $800 million
4. Anna Kasprzak
Sports: Horse riding
Net worth: $1 billion
3. Ion Tiriac
Sports: Tennis
Net worth: $1.2 billion
2. Vince McMahon
Sports: WWE
Net worth: $1.6 billion
1. Michael Jordan
Sports: Basketball
Net worth: $2.2 billion
Special mention: Cristiano Ronaldo, Roger Federer, LeBron James and Floyd Mayweather have narrowly failed to make it to the Top 10 richest sportsperson in the world in the 2022 list.
As per Wealthy Gorilla via Sportskeeda
