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The richest athletes
The wealthiest athletes on record — ranked by sourced net worth, not fame.
- #NameNet worth
- 4WLWang Liping
Athletes$16.3Bas of 2026 - 5
Scott Duncan
Footballers$10.5Bas of 2026 - 6DSDavid Shaw
Athletes$8.8Bas of 2026 - 7
John MorrisAthletes$8.5Bas of 2026 - 8
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John Brown
Athletes$6.9Bas of 2026 - 9
Stephen SmithAthletes$6.8Bas of 2026 - 10
Peter Thomson
Athletes$6.2Bas of 2026 - 11HLHuang LiAthletes$5.8Bas of 2026
- 12TSTim SweeneyAthletes$5.1Bas of 2026
- 13
Mike BrownAthletes$5.0Bas of 2026 - 14
Dan SnyderAthletes$4.7Bas of 2026 - 15JMJohn MiddletonAthletes$4.3Bas of 2026
- 16
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Samuel TakáčAthletes$4.2Bas of 2026 - 17
Zhang NingAthletes$3.8Bas of 2026 - 18
Danny HarrisAthletes$3.7Bas of 2026 - 19LWLiu WeiAthletes$3.7Bas of 2026
- 20
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Mark DavisAthletes$3.3Bas of 2026 - 21
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Gerald FordPoliticians$3.1Bas of 2026 - 22
Sergei PopovAthletes$3.0Bas of 2026 - 23
Vladimir IvanovAthletes$3.0Bas of 2026 - 24VIVladimir IvanovAthletes$3.0Bas of 2026
- 25ZLZhang LeiAthletes$3.0Bas 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 Figures are estimates and may be out of date — not financial advice.
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