Cristiano Ronaldo tops list of world’s most famous athletes
Real Madrid super star Cristiano Ronaldo is number one in ESPN’s ranking about the 100 most popular athletes in the world, built using an algorithm to combine earnings, followers on social media and Google searches.
The top 10 on that ranking features only two NBA players in LeBron James and Kevin Durant, leaving reigning Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry out.
Cristiano Ronaldo is number one amongst the athletes in the ranking.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
Salary/earnings: 50 million Euros.
Sponsorships: 25 million Euros.
Likes on Facebook: 110.8 million.
Followers on Twitter: 40.8 million.
2. LeBron James
Salary/earnings: 21 million Euros.
Sponsorships: 40 million Euros.
Likes on Facebook: 22.4 million.
Followers on Twitter: 29.6 million.
3. Lionel Messi
Salary/earnings: 49.5 million Euros
Sponsorships: 20 million Euros.
Likes on Facebook: 84.3 million.
Followers on Twitter: —
4. Neymar
Salary/earnings: 10 million Euros.
Sponsorships: 15 million Euros
Likes on Facebook: 56.4 million.
Followers on Twitter: 22.1 million.
5. Roger Federer
Salary/earnings: 7.9 million Euros
Sponsorships: 55 million Euros.
Likes on Facebook: 14.5 million.
Followers on Twitter: 4.7 million.
6. Kevin Durant
Salary/earnings: 18 million Euros.
Sponsorships: 32 million Euros.
Likes on Facebook: 10.1 million.
Followers on Twitter: 13.5 million.
7. Tiger Woods
Salary/earnings: 900,000 Euros
Sponsorships: 47 million Euros
Likes on Facebook: 3.1 million.
Followers on Twitter: 5.7 million.
8. Virat Kohli
Salary/earnings: 6 million Euros
Sponsorships: 16 million Euros
Likes on Facebook: 28.3 million.
Followers on Twitter: 10.7 million.
9. James Rodriguez
Salary/earnings: 9.5 million Euros
Sponsorships: 4 million Euros
Likes on Facebook: 29.7 million
Followers on Twitter: 9.6 million
10. Rafael Nadal
Salary/earnings: 4.5 million Euros
Sponsorships: 26 million Euros
Likes on Facebook: 14.6 million
Followers on Twitter: 9.3 million