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The richest athletes
The wealthiest athletes on record — ranked by sourced net worth, not fame.
- #NameNet worth
- 4DSDavid Shaw
Athletes$8.8Bas of 2026 - 5
Peter Thomson
Athletes$7.0Bas of 2026 - 6HLHuang Li
Athletes$5.4Bas of 2026 - 7
Dan SnyderAthletes$4.7Bas of 2026 - 8
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Samuel TakáčAthletes$4.2Bas of 2026 - 9
Danny Harris
Athletes$3.7Bas of 2026 - 10
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Mark DavisAthletes$3.3Bas of 2026 - 11
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Gerald FordPoliticians$3.2Bas of 2026 - 12
Zhang NingAthletes$3.0Bas of 2026 - 13
Sergei PopovAthletes$3.0Bas of 2026 - 14
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David BoothAthletes$2.9Bas of 2026 - 15
Alexander FrolovAthletes$2.5Bas of 2026 - 16
Igor MakarovAthletes$2.4Bas of 2026 - 17
Terry TaylorAthletes$1.9Bas of 2026 - 18
Rick SmithAthletes$1.8Bas of 2026 - 19WFWilliam Fisher
Athletes$1.5Bas of 2026 - 20JWJi WeiAthletes$1.5Bas of 2026
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LeBron JamesBasketball Players$1.4Bas of 2026 - 22HSHans Schmid
Athletes$1.3Bas of 2026 - 23
Ryan GravesAthletes$1.3Bas of 2026 - 24
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Cristiano Ronaldo
Footballers$1.2Bas of 2026 - 25
Ivan Möller
Athletes$1.1Bas of 2026
Ranked by sourced net worth (Forbes / Wikidata). Figures are estimates and may be out of date — not financial advice.
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