Cristiano Ronaldo remains the highest-earning athlete in the world according to the magazine "Forbes". The 32-year-old Portuguese significantly outperformed NBA star LeBron James and other celebrities.
Last year, Ronaldo received about 52 million euros from Real Madrid, including bonuses, and another 30 million euros from various business projects. Recently, C. Ronaldo also signed a new contract with the company "Nike", which will guarantee him 22 million euros annually for life.
It is estimated that this company alone could pay him about a billion euros. Why is this attacker not afraid of crazy money? The answer is simple: C. Ronaldo is extremely popular on the internet. For example, after winning the European Championship, a picture with the "Nike" logo posted on the social network "Instagram" was positively assessed by 1.7 million users, meaning that the advertising campaign reached over 5 million euros in value.
The player's wealth is also accumulating from various business projects - from underwear to branded toilet water production.
