Higher

total pay

Cristiano Ronaldo, $93m

Usain Bolt, $34.2m

The only track athlete in the top 100 highest-paid sports stars, ranked at 23, almost all of Bolt’s pay comes from endorsements

LeBron James, $86.2m

75

Lionel Messi, $80m

Roger Federer, $64m

50

Salary/winnings

$m 2016-2017

Endorsements

$m 2016-2017

25

Serena Williams, $27m

Higher

total pay

Cristiano Ronaldo, $93m

Usain Bolt, $34.2m

The only track athlete in the top 100 highest-paid sports stars, ranked at 23

Lionel Messi,

$80m

Roger Federer, $64m

50

25

Serena Williams,

$27m

Salary/winnings

$m 2016-2017

Endorsements

$m 2016-2017

Higher

total pay

Cristiano Ronaldo,

$93m

Usain Bolt, $34.2m

The only track athlete in the top 100 highest-paid sports stars, ranked at 23

Lionel Messi,

$80m

Roger Federer, $64m

50

25

Serena Williams,

$27m

Salary/winnings

$m 2016-2017

Endorsements

$m 2016-2017

The world's fastest sprinter is not even in the top 20 highest-paid sport stars

Most top athletes in football, american football and boxing earn the majority of their pay from winnings and salaries, whilst endorsements are where tennis and golf stars make most of their money