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    Top 50 Highest Paid Athletes Of 2022

    Being an athlete is not easy. One needs to put in long hours of blood, sweat, and tears, literally to achieve great heights. But the reward is also on the same level. They are always paid handsomely for the work they put in. For this list, we will be taking a look at the top 50 highest-paid athletes across the board for the year 2022.

    The combined earnings of the top 50 sports stars is $2.97 billion in 2022, breaking 2021’s record of $2.76 billion. In 2022, there was also a jump in their average salary from $34 million, compared to 2021’s $37.6 million. These athletes range from all kinds of sports like boxing, soccer, basketball, and tennis among others. So let’s take deep dive into the top 50 athletes that were paid handsomely in 2022.

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    1) Lionel Messi$130 Million

    Lionell Messi
    Lionel Messi

    2) Lebron James – $121.2 Million

    Lebron James
    James

    3) Cristiano Ronaldo – $115 Million

    Cristiano Ronaldo
    Cristiano Ronaldo

    4) Neymar – $95 Million

    Neymar

    5) Stephen Curry – $92.8 Million

    Usher and Stephen Curry
    Usher and Stephen Curry

    6) Kevin Durant – $92.1 Million

    Kevin Durant
    Kevin Durant

    7) Roger Federer – $90.7 Million

    roger Federer

    8) Canelo Alvarez – $90 Million

    Alvarez
    Alvarez

    9) Tom Brady – $83.9 Million

    Tom Brady
    Tom Brady

    10) Giannis Antetokounmpo – $80.9 Million

    Giannis Antetokoumpo
    Giannis Antetokoumpo

    11) Russell Westbrook – $79.2 Million

    Russell Westbrook
    Russell Westbrook

    12) James Harden – $74.4 Million

    James Harden
    James Harden

    13) Matthew Stafford – $72.3 Million 

    Matthew Stafford
    Matthew Stafford

    14) Aaron Rodgers – $68 Million

    Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley
    Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley

    15) Tiger Woods – $68 Million

    Tiger Woods crying
    Tiger Woods

    16) Josh Allen – $67 Million

    Josh Allen
    Josh Allen

    17) Lewis Hamilton – $65 Million

    Zendaya and Lewis Hamilton
    Zendaya and Lewis Hamilton

    18) Tyson Fury – $62 Million

    Tyson Fury
    Tyson Fury

    19) Naomi Osaka – $59.2 Million

    Naomi Osaka
    Naomi Osaka

    20) Damian Lillard – $57.4 Million

    Damian Lillard
    Damian Lillard

    21) Deshaun Watson – $55.6 Million

    22) Klay Thompson – $55 Million 

    23) Mike Trout – $49.5 Million

    24) Patrick Mahomes – $49.1 Million 

    25) Kirk Cousins – $48.5 Million 

    26) Jimmy Butler – $48 Million

    26) Max Verstappen – $48 Million 

    28) Paul George – $47.9 Million 

    29) Anthony Davis – $45.4 Million

    29) Kawhi Leonard – $45.4 Million

    31) Phil Mickelson – $45.3 Million

    31) Serena Williams – $45.3 Million

    33) Mohamed Salah – $45 Million

    34) John Wall – $44.8 Million 

    35) Kylian Mbappe – $43 Million

    35) Conor McGregor – $43 Million

    37) Rory McIlroy – $41.5 Million  

    38) Marshon Lattimore – $40.9 Million

    39) Devin Booker – $39.9 Million

    40) Joel Embiid – $39.7 Million

    41) Amari Cooper – $39.4 Million

    41) Dak Prescott – $39.4 Million 

    43) Chris Paul – $39.1 Million

    44) Ryan Ramczyk – $38.8 Million

    45) Stefon Diggs – $38.7 Million

    46) Jake Paul – $38 Million

    46) Kemba Walker – $38 Million

    46) Russell Wilson – $38 Million

    49) Bradley Beal – $37.7. Million

    50) T.J. Watt – $37.6 Million

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