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The richest athletes

The wealthiest athletes on record, ranked by sourced net worth rather than fame.

George Kurtz tops this list. Net worth: $13.9B, ahead of Wang Liping at $12.1B.

George KurtzAthletesUnited States
$13.9Bas of 2026
as of 2026
Wang LipingAthletesChina
$12.1Bas of 2026
as of 2026
Andrew BealAthletesUnited States
$12.1Bas of 2026
as of 2026

The rest of the list

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4th

Roger PenskeAthletes · as of 2026United StatesAthletes$11.6Bas of 2026

5thDavid ShawAthletes · as of 2026CanadaAthletes$10.8Bas of 2026

6thDenise DeBartolo YorkAthletes · as of 2025United StatesAthletes$8.4Bas of 2025

7th

Peter ThomsonAthletes · as of 2026AustraliaAthletes$7.9Bas of 2026

8thAgnete Kirk ThinggaardAthletes · as of 2026DenmarkAthletes$7.9Bas of 2026

9th

Stephen SmithAthletes · as of 2026United KingdomAthletes$6.8Bas of 2026

10th

Dan SnyderAthletes · as of 2026CanadaAthletes$5.3Bas of 2026

11thJohn MiddletonAthletes · as of 2026United KingdomAthletes$4.9Bas of 2026

12thThomas WuAthletes · as of 2026GermanyAthletes$4.6Bas of 2026

13thHuang LiAthletes · as of 2026ChinaAthletes$4.4Bas of 2026

14th

Samuel TakáčAthletes · as of 2026SlovakiaAthletes$4.2Bas of 2026

15th

Danny HarrisAthletes · as of 2026United StatesAthletes$3.7Bas of 2026

16th

Mark DavisAthletes · as of 2026Athletes$3.3Bas of 2026

17th

Gerald FordPoliticians · as of 2026United StatesPoliticians$3.1Bas of 2026

18thSergei PopovAthletes · as of 2026RussiaAthletes$3.0Bas of 2026

19th

David BoothAthletes · as of 2026United StatesAthletes$2.8Bas of 2026

20th

Toto WolffAthletes · as of 2026AustriaAthletes$2.7Bas of 2026

21st

Zhang NingAthletes · as of 2026ChinaAthletes$2.6Bas of 2026

22ndAlexandra AndresenAthletes · as of 2026NorwayAthletes$2.5Bas of 2026

23rd

Alexander FrolovAthletes · as of 2026RussiaAthletes$2.5Bas of 2026

24th

Igor MakarovAthletes · as of 2026RussiaAthletes$2.4Bas of 2026

25th

Igor MakarovAthletes · as of 2026RussiaAthletes$2.4Bas of 2026

How far this reaches

Ranked by sourced net worth. Figures are estimates and may be out of date. Not financial advice.

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