Billionaire Athletes: List of athletes that have a net worth more than $1 billion, Ronaldo joins list

Cristiano Ronaldo's net worth has surpassed $1 billion, making him the first soccer player to reach the milestone according to Bloomberg.

This marks a good time to find out which other athletes are billionaires. Team's don't typically give their players a billion dollars through contracts, so the athletes on this list have made numerous endorsement and sponsorships deals that contribute to their net worth.

Here's the list of all confirmed billionaires that are athletes, according to Forbes and Bloomberg.

1. Michael Jordan ($3.8B)

• First athlete to ever become a billionaire

• Only earned ~$90 million through NBA contract

• Has earned over $2.5B with his lifetime partnership with Nike and the Jordan brand (Forbes).

2. Magic Johnson ($1.5B)

• Earned ~$40 million from contracts from the Los Angeles Lakers

• Fortune comes from his 60% ownership stake in Equitrust which has grown over $9B since he took over in 2015 (Forbes).

3. Junior Bridgeman ($1.5B)

• Played 12 seasons in the NBA, mostly as a sixth man

• Never made more than $350,000 in a season

• Owned more that 450 fast-foot restaurants worldwide

• Operated a Coca-Cola distribution business in multiple states

• Purchased Ebony and Jet magazines

4. Cristiano Ronaldo ($1.4B)

• Recently received a two-year tax-free contract from Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr that pays him around $200 million per year alone, skyrocketing his net worth

• Sponsorships with Nike, Armani, and Castrol (Bloomberg)

• His deal with Nike is for 10 years, worth $18 million per year (Bloomberg)

• First billionaire soccer player

5. Tiger Woods ($1.3B)

• Earned $1.8B pre-tax in his pro golf career through wins and endorsements

• Only golfer on the list

• Second active athlete ever to become a billionaire, after LeBron James

6. LeBron James ($1.3B)

• Became the first active NBA player to reach billionaire status

• Earned more than $500 million (pretax) in NBA contracts

• Earned more than $900 million (pretax) in his endorsement deals, including a lifetime deal with Nike worth $1 billion, and other business ventures

• Pledged to spend more than $0 million to send kids to college (Forbes)

7. Roger Federer ($1.1B)

• Only tennis player on the list

• Won $130 million in prize money through his tennis career

• Off-court endorsements with Rolex, Uniqlo, and On built up his net worth

• His deal with Uniqlo is for ten years and $300 million, signed in 2018 (Forbes)

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