7. Juan Soto
Estimated earnings: $114 million
Forward of the 2025 baseball season, Juan Soto signed with the New York Mets for 15 years and $765 million, the most important contract in baseball historical past. The deal included a $75 million signing bonus and no deferred cash. Up to now this yr, he has made $109 million from enjoying baseball. Soto additionally has endorsement offers with Activision Blizzard, Celsius Holdings, Fanatics, Topps, Underneath Armour, and Wilson Sporting Items.
6. LeBron James
Estimated earnings: $133.8 million
LeBron James earned an estimated $48.8 million by way of his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. He has endorsement offers Beats Electronics, DraftKings, Fanatics, LVMH Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy, Mattel, Nike, and Taco Bell.
5. Lionel Messi
Estimated earnings: $135 million
As ahead and captain of Main League Soccer membership Inter Miami and the Argentina nationwide staff, Lionel Messi earns an estimated $60 million. Alongside together with his lifelong take care of Adidas, the soccer celebrity additionally has endorsement offers with Anheuser-Busch InBev, Apple, Beats by Dre, Bitget, Epic Video games, Exhausting Rock Cafe Inc., Konami, Lowe’s, Mastercard, PepsiCo, and Royal Caribbean Group. Messi additionally launched his personal clothes line and opened his first retail outlet, the Messi Retailer, in 2019 in Barcelona.