This year, sports’ biggest stars hit the jackpot, taking home $1.1 billion. Astronomical earnings for professional athletes reached an all-time high this year, driven by lucrative contracts, thriving business opportunities and strategic investments. In this ranking, discover the 10 richest athletes of 2023, world icons who knew how to turn their success on the ground into real wealth.
#4 LeBron James
$119.5 million
sports income : 44.5 million dollars
non-sports income : 75 million dollars
nation : United State
sports : Basketball
age : 38 years
LeBron James, the legend of American basketball, proudly occupies the fourth place in the ranking of the richest athletes. Today’s top athletes are also successful founders and investors, and no one exemplifies this entrepreneurial spirit better than LeBron Jameswho became the first active athlete to ever receive a billionaire certification Forbes in June. In addition to his impressive portfolio of sponsorships, Lakers Forum is the founder of sports nutrition company The Ladder and the SpringHill Company, which develops and produces television shows and other entertainment content, and was the film’s producer. house party (2023), which took place in his mansion. He also owns a stake in Fenway Sports Group, which owns the Boston Red Sox, Liverpool FC, and Pittsburgh Penguins, and has recently invested in a major league pickleball team, while announcing his desire to one day own an NBA expansion team in Las Vegas. LeBron James was an early backer of Lobos 1707 Tequila, and over the past year he has invested in Canyon Bicycles, dairy company Neutral Foods and sportswear brand Mitchell & Ness.
