Cristiano Ronaldo is still raking in the paper. The Al-Nassr forward is the highest-paid athlete in 2025, according to Brett Knight of Forbes, bringing in $275 million between his on- and off-field earnings.

Cristiano Ronaldo topped Forbes’ 2025 list of the world’s highest paid athletes, ahead of Stephen Curry and Tyson Fury.

Forbes just released its list of the world's highest paid athletes of 2025 and for the third consecutive year Cristiano Ronaldo comes out on top at a staggering $275 million. Ronaldo is 40; Curry is 37;