Michael Jordan Ranked Top among Highest Paid Athletes by Forbes

Michael -Jordan-Ranked-Top- among -Highest -Paid -Athletes- by -Forbes  Michael Jordan, former basketball player, has been named as the highest-paid athlete of all times by Forbes, with $1.7 billion total wealth.Michael Jordan Ranked Top among Highest Paid Athletes by Forbes . His overall salary over the 15 seasons was counted to be $93 million, while the earning from endorsing various

brands also paid him huge sum. Jordan was paid about $100 million from Nike for endorsing the Jordan brand in 2016. Apart from this Jordan also endorsed Coca-Cola, Gatorade, McDonald’s, Hanes among others.

iv Forbes publishes a large range of lists each year.The list of the highest-paid athletes in the world is calculated based on earnings derived from salaries, bonuses, prize money, endorsements and licensing income each year and does not deduct taxes or agents’ fees.

Top 10 Athletes in the List

Rank Name Total earning

1 Michael Jordan $1.7 billion

2 Tiger Woods $1.67 billion

3 Arnold   Palmer $1.35 billion

4 Jack Nicklaus $1.15 billion

5 Michael Schumacher $1 billion