Forbes named the highest-paid footballer in the world.

Cristiano Ronaldo became the richest footballer in the world

Forward of the Saudi club "Al-Nassr" and the Portuguese national team, Cristiano Ronaldo, became the highest-paid footballer in the world in the 2024/25 season, reports Forbes magazine.

According to Forbes, Ronaldo's income amounted to a record $285 million for football. Of these, $220 million he received from his club, and another $65 million from non-sporting activities.

The magazine also notes that among all athletes they have tracked since 1990, only boxer Floyd Mayweather earned more in one year.

The second place in the ranking was taken by forward of the American club "Inter Miami" and the Argentine national team, Lionel Messi, with an income of $135 million. In third place is the forward of the Saudi club "Al-Hilal" and the Brazilian national team, Neymar, whose earnings were estimated at $110 million.

According to Forbes estimates, the ten highest-paid footballers in the world in the 2024/25 season will earn $983 million, with the largest portion going to players from Saudi Arabian teams.

It is also worth noting that Cristiano Ronaldo has over 1 billion accounts subscribed to him on social networks. He has accounts on six platforms: Instagram (over 639 million), Facebook (over 170.5 million), Twitter (over 113 million), YouTube (over 60.5 million), Kuaishou (over 9.3 million) and Weibo (over 7.5 million).

Earlier, Cristiano Ronaldo set a record by collecting 1 million subscribers on YouTube the fastest in history. He reached this million mark in just 90 minutes. His channel already has 12 videos dedicated to football, nutrition, and education. Note that all the videos are quite short and resemble teasers of future shows that may appear on the channel.

It is also worth noting that Cristiano Ronaldo set a new record during Euro 2024.