| Name | Annual Income | |
| 1. | Floyd Mayweather Jnr | $105 million |
| 2. | Ronaldo | $80 million |
| 3. | LeBron James | $72 million |
| 4. | Lionel Messi | $65 million |
| 5. | Kobe Bryant | $62 million |
| 6. | Tiger Woods | $61 million |
| 7. | Roger Federer | $56 million |
| 8. | Phil Mickelson | $53 million |
| 9. | Rafael Nadal | $44 million |
| 10. | Matt Ryan | $43 million |
| 11. | Manny Pacquiao | $42 million |
| 12. | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | $40 million |
| 13. | Derrick Rose | $37 million |
| 14. | Gareth Bale | $36 million |
| 15. | Radamel Falcao | $35 million |
| 16. | Neymar | $34 million |
| 17. | Novak Djokovic | $33 million |
| 18. | Matthew Stafford | $32 million |
| 19. | Lewis Hamilton | $31 million |
| 18. | Kevin Durant | $30 million |