Just Released: The 20 Highest-Paid Athletes In The World

Forbes just released its list of the 100 highest-paid athletes in the world in the last year.

Tiger Woods is back on top after after a one-year absence. He made $78.1 million in the last year thanks to his dramatic rise back to the top of the golf world.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. was #1 last year.

Federer is second in this year's Forbes list with earnings of $71.5m (£46.4m), but he has the most impressive endorsement portfolio in sports, with ten sponsors that collectively pay him more than $40m annually.

Baseball is the most represented sport on the list with 27 stars present. There are athletes from 11 different sports represented, hailing from 23 different countries.

Maria Sharapova is the highest-paid female athlete on the list. She came in just outside the top 20 (#22), making $29 million.

Here's the top 20:

Tiger Woods (golf) — $78.1 million

Roger Federer (tennis) — $71.5 million

 

Kobe Bryant (basketball) — $61.9 million

 

Lebron James (basketball) — $59.8 million

Drew Brees (American football) — $51 million

 

Aaron Rodgers (American football) — $49 million

Phil Mickelson (golf) — $48.7 million

David Beckham (soccer) — $47.2 million

 

Cristiano Ronaldo (soccer) — $44 million

 

Lionel Messi (soccer) — $41.3 million

 

Tom Brady (American football) — $38.3 million

Derrick Rose (basketball) — $37.4 million

Joe Flacco (American football) — $36.8 million

Floyd Mayweather (boxing) — $34 million

 

Manny Pacquiao (boxing) — $34 million

 

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (cricket) — $31.5 million

Kevin Durant (basketball) — $30.9 million

 

 Alex Rodriguez (baseball) — $30.3 million

Fernando Alonso (auto racing) — $30 million

Peyton Manning (American football) — $30 million

Maria Sharapova (tennis) ---- $29 million