# Top 10 richest sportsperson in the world in 2022

URL: https://technosports.co.in/top-10-richest-sportsperson-in-2022/  
Published: 2022-02-07  
Updated: 2022-02-07  
Author: Rahul Roy

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**

> Lionel Messi has scored a goal every year since 2005. That's 18 years. [pic.twitter.com/7EDafHsJuW](https://t.co/7EDafHsJuW)
>
> — Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) [February 6, 2022](https://twitter.com/RoyNemer/status/1490449201741942789?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## 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**

![Top 10 richest sportsperson in the world in 2022](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/tiger.jpg)
*Sep 23, 2018; Atlanta, GA, USA; Tiger Woods reacts to win the Tour Championship golf tournament at East Lake Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports*

## 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](https://technosports.co.in/2022/02/06/as-the-manchester-united-star-turns-37-here-are-all-of-cristiano-ronaldos-records/), 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](https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/ranking-10-richest-sports-people-2022-jordan-messi-schumacher?ref=homepage)*