Highest Professional Players and their yearly Income history from 1990 to 2021 | Riches Sportsman This bar chart race shows the Highest-Paid Athletes in the World, between the years 1990 and 2021. The Ranking shows over 80 Athletes from 13 countries and 7 different sports across 29 years. Subscribe to Global Stats and get ready for the next Video! Athletes on this chart: Ayrton Senna Buster Douglas Kobe Bryant Cristiano Ronaldo David Beckham Evander Holyfield Floyd Mayweather Jack Nicklaus Kimi Räikkönen Kobe Bryant LeBron James Lionel Messi Manny Pacquiao Michael Jordan Michael Schumacher Mike Tyson Neymar Oscar De La Hoya Peyton Manning Roger Federer Sergei Federov Shaq O'Neal Tiger Woods and many more.