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The richest athletes

The wealthiest athletes on record - ranked by sourced net worth, not fame.

Wang Liping

Athletes

2nd$13.1B · as of 2026

Jerry Jones

Athletes

1st$23.3B · as of 2026

Andrew Beal

Athletes

3rd$12.3B · as of 2026
Jerry Jones tops this list.

Net worth: $23.3B, ahead of Wang Liping at $13.1B.

Chasing the podium
  1. 4thRoger PenskeAthletes$11.7B
  2. 5thDavid ShawAthletes$10.8B
  3. 6thDenise DeBartolo YorkAthletes$8.4B
  4. 7thAgnete Kirk ThinggaardAthletes$8.1B
  5. 8thPeter ThomsonAthletes$7.2B
  6. 9thDan SnyderAthletes$5.3B
The rest of the list16
PlaceNameCountryCategoryNet worth
10th, fallingHuang LiAthletes · as of 2026ChinaChinaAthletes$5.3Bas of 202611th, fallingSamuel TakáčAthletes · as of 2026Athletes$4.2Bas of 202612th, fallingZhang NingAthletes · as of 2026ChinaChinaAthletes$4.1Bas of 202613th, risingDanny HarrisAthletes · as of 2026United StatesUnited StatesAthletes$3.7Bas of 202614th, fallingMark DavisAthletes · as of 2026Athletes$3.3Bas of 202615th, fallingGerald FordPoliticians · as of 2026United StatesUnited StatesPoliticians$3.2Bas of 202616th, fallingSergei PopovAthletes · as of 2026Athletes$3.0Bas of 202617th, stableDavid BoothAthletes · as of 2026United StatesUnited StatesAthletes$3.0Bas of 202618th, risingLiang QinAthletes · as of 2026ChinaChinaAthletes$2.6Bas of 202619th, stableAlexander FrolovAthletes · as of 2026Athletes$2.5Bas of 202620th, stableAlexandra AndresenAthletes · as of 2026NorwayNorwayAthletes$2.5Bas of 202621st, risingIgor MakarovAthletes · as of 2026Athletes$2.4Bas of 202622nd, fallingZhang JianAthletes · as of 2026ChinaChinaAthletes$2.2Bas of 202623rd, stableTerry TaylorAthletes · as of 2026United StatesUnited StatesAthletes$1.9Bas of 202624th, fallingRick SmithAthletes · as of 2026CanadaCanadaAthletes$1.5Bas of 202625th, risingWilliam FisherAthletes · as of 2026United KingdomUnited KingdomAthletes$1.5Bas of 2026
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