30 under 30 sports 2025: The US athletes breaking barriers
Just a game? Not to these young all-stars, who are fearlessly leading sports into the future.
Justin Birnbaum, Forbes Staff
The world’s highest-paid soccer players 2024
Forbes ranks the highest-paid footballers in the world, including Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Discover top soccer player salaries, contracts and endorsement deals.
These 10 countries are spending $1 million or more rewarding their Olympic medallists
American medalists will earn a collective $8.3 million from the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, but two countries are paying even more for their athletes’ trips to the podium at the Paris Games.
USA Basketball rented out the entirety of a Paris hotel in city centre with 800 rooms
For most American squads at the Games, lodging, transportation and security might run $400,000. But the Dream Team established a luxurious precedent 32 years ago.
These countries pay Olympians six-figure bonuses for winning gold
Australia offers just $13,000 to athletes who make it to the podium at the Summer Games, but one Asian delegation will provide nearly $800,000 for Olympics glory.
The money behind the world’s highest-paid golfers
More than $1 billion in prize money is at stake for the sport’s top players—including a $20 million payday at this weekend’s 2024 U.S. Open.
Meet the billionaire owners facing off in the 2024 NBA finals
Wyc Grousbeck’s Boston Celtics are looking to win a record-breaking 18th NBA championship, while Mark Cuban, Miriam Adelson and the Dallas Mavericks are trying to score the franchise’s second title.
Why no women are among the world’s 50 highest-paid athletes
Serena Williams retired, Naomi Osaka is coming back after a pregnancy and Caitlin Clark is just beginning her professional career. Here’s why Iga Świątek, Coco Gauff, Nelly Korda and others will soon give men a run for their money.
The world’s 10 highest-paid athletes 2024
For the first time in history, the 10 sports stars on Forbes’ annual ranking earned more than $100 million each—a record-breaking $1.38 billion combined.
The World’s Highest-Paid Soccer Players 2023
Outrageous Saudi contracts and a major MLS signing realigned the soccer universe this year. But a roster of marquee names—including Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar—remain on top of the financial table.