Portuguese superstar Cristian Ronaldo became the highest-paid athlete in the world thanks to his salary and lucrative advertising contracts.
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most honored players in history, winning a total of 35 titles after his time playing for famous clubs such as Man Utd, Real Madrid and Juventus…
Ronaldo is ranked at the top of Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes in the world (photo: Getty).
CR7 is also one of the highest scorers ever in professional football history. The 38-year-old striker’s influence off the field is also shown by being the most followed person on Instagram with more than 600 million followers.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s net worth
According to Forbes, Ronaldo has an estimated net worth of about 500 million pounds. The Portuguese star is said to have earned a whopping £107m in early 2023.
That makes him the highest-paid athlete in the world currently, ranked above football stars Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe and even basketball superstar LeBron James.
However, this number increased a lot after Ronaldo doubled his salary when joining the wealthy club in Saudi Arabia, Al Nassr, to become the highest-earning player ever.
Ronaldo signed a contract with Al Nassr until 2025 with a salary of 177 million pounds per year (Photo: Getty).
The contract of the superstar who won the FIFA Golden Ball five times is valid until 2025 and is estimated to be worth 177 million pounds/year, including 62 million pounds in football salary, the rest is bonuses for activities. commercial advertising from the team.
Ronaldo is earning a staggering £14.75 million per month or £3.4 million per week. If calculated in more detail, the Real Madrid legend is pocketing 485 thousand pounds per day or 337 pounds per minute.
Ronaldo’s major sponsorship contract is with Nike sports company, which is a lifetime contract and is only the second person to have such a contract with basketball superstar LeBron James.
In addition, Ronaldo also has contracts with major brands such as Armani, Tag Heuer, Kickoff, Herbalife, Livescore, Clear, Binance, PokerStars and Castrol.
Besides advertising contracts with partners, Ronaldo himself also builds his own brand and business.
Ronaldo created the CR7 brand, which sells underwear, other clothing, and household and leisure products.
He also owns a series of hotels in Lisbon, New York, Marrakech and Madrid under the name Pestana CR7.
In addition, he also has a business project in the field of hair transplantation with his girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s house and car
Ronaldo’s income allows him to live a lavish lifestyle and he has spent a lot of cash on an incredible real estate collection. CR7 currently owns a 500 million pound villa in Madrid and also has a 15 million pound apartment in New York in his investment portfolio.
Earlier this year, Ronaldo and Rodriguez started renting real estate in Madrid for £8,800/month. In addition, he is also said to own private land on the island of Madeira in his home country of Portugal.
Ronaldo and his girlfriend stayed in a luxurious hotel in the capital Riyahd, Saudi Arabia (Photo: Instagram).
Ronaldo stayed in a hotel worth about £250,000 a month in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh when he first moved to play here but has now moved out to his own house.
The Portuguese star also has an incredible car collection which he often shows off on social media.
Ronaldo’s supercar collection (photo: Instagram).
The car that Ronaldo loves most in his collection is the limited edition Bugatti Centodieci worth 8.5 million pounds. In addition, he also owns a Bugatti Chiron, Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, along with a number of supercars from Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Rolls-Royce.