Në krye të klasifikimit është Cristiano Ronaldo, me të ardhura vjetore që vlerësohet të arrijnë 88 milionë dollarë (rreth 77,5 milionë euro) – kontrata, sponsorizime dhe çmime. Në vend të dytë, një tjetër futbollist, Lionel Messi, i cili ndiqet nga basketbollisti LeBron James.
100 sportistë nga dhjetë disiplina sportive janë pjesë e Klasifikimit të Forbes për vitin 2016.
FORBES – TOP 100 SPORTISTËT 2016
#1 Cristiano Ronaldo, $88 M, Futboll
#2 Lionel Messi, $81.4 M, Futboll
#3 LeBron James, $77.2 M, Basketboll
#4 Roger Federer, $67.8 M, Tenis
#5 Kevin Durant, $56.2 M, Basketboll
#6 Novak Djokovic, $55.8 M, Tenis
#7 Cam Newton, $53.1 M, Futboll Amerikan
#8 Phil Mickelson, $52.9 M, Golf
#9 Jordan Spieth, $52.8 M, Golf
#10 Kobe Bryant, $50 M, Basketboll
#11 Lewis Hamilton, $46 M, Pilot F1
#12 Tiger Woods, $45.3 M, Golf
#13 Eli Manning, $45 M, Futboll Amerikan
#14 Joe Flacco, $44.5 M, Futboll Amerikan
#15 Tom Brady, $44.1 M, Futboll Amerikan
#16 Floyd Mayweather, $44 M, Boks
#17 Rory McIlroy, $42.6 M, Golf
#18 Russell Wilson, $41.8 M, Futboll Amerikan
#19 Sebastian Vettel, $41 M, Pilot F1
#20 Philip Rivers, $38 M Futboll Amerikan
#21 Rafael Nadal, $37.5 M, Tenis
#21 Neymar, $37.5 M, Futboll
#23 Zlatan Ibrahimovic, $37.4 M, Futboll
#24 Fernando Alonso, $36.5 M, Pilot F1
#25 Gareth Bale, $35.9 M, Futboll
#26 Marcell Dareus, $35.2 M, Futboll Amerikan
#27 Peyton Manning, $34.2 M, Futboll Amerikan
#28 Derrick Rose, $34.1 M, Basketboll
#29 Kei Nishikori, $33.5 M, Tenis
#30 A.J. Green, $33.3 M, Futboll Amerikan
#31 James Harden, $32.8 M, Basketboll
#32 Usain Bolt, $32.5 M, Atletikë
#33 Clayton Kershaw, $32 M, Bejsboll
#33 Dwyane Wade, $32 M, Basketboll
#35 Drew Brees, $31 M, Futboll Amerikan
#36 Carmelo Anthony, $30.9 M, Basketboll
#37 Chris Paul, $30 M, Basketboll
#38 Cliff Lee, $29.3 M, Bejsboll
#39 Olivier Vernon, $29 M, Futboll Amerikan
#40 Serena Williams, $28.9 M, Tenis
#41 Justin Verlander, $28.6 M, Bejsboll
#42 Kyrie Irving, $27.6 M, Basketboll
#43 Julio Jones, $27.2 M, Futboll Amerikan
#44 Luke Kuechly, $27.1 M, Futboll Amerikan
#45 Robinson Cano, $27 M, Bejsboll
#46 Dwight Howard, $26.9 M, Basketboll
#47 Miguel Cabrera, $26.6 M, Bejsboll
#48 Albert Pujols, $26.3 M, Bejsboll
#49 Blake Griffin, $26.1 M, Basketboll
#49 Wayne Rooney, $26.1 M, Futboll
#51 Cameron Jordan, $25.9 M, Futboll Amerikan
#52 Russell Westbrook, $25.7 M, Basketboll
#53 Ryan Howard, $25.6 M, Bejsboll
#53 Trent Williams, $25.6 M, Futboll Amerikan
#55 Chris Bosh, $25.2 M, Basketboll
#56 Felix Hernandez, $24.9 M, Bejsboll
#57 Zack Greinke, $24.7 M, Bejsboll
#58 Prince Fielder, $24.6 M, Bejsboll
#59 CC Sabathia, $24.4 M, Bejsboll
#60 Sergio Agüero, $24.3 M, Futboll
#60 Sam Bradford, $24.3 M, Futboll Amerikan
#62 Paul George, $24.1 M, Basketboll
#63 Manny Pacquiao, $24 M, Boks
#64 Kevin Love, $23.9 M, Basketboll
#65 Yoenis Cespedes, $23.8 M, Bejsboll
#65 Joe Mauer, $23.8 M, Bejsboll
#65 David Price, $23.8 M, Bejsboll
#65 Luis Suarez, $23.8 M, Futboll
#69 Stephen Curry, $23.6 M, Basketboll
#69 Jason Day, $23.6 M, Golf
#71 Dez Bryant, $23.5 M, Futboll Amerikan
#71 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. $23.5 M, Pilot F1
#73 Demaryius Thomas, $23.4 M, Futboll Amerikan
#74 Andy Murray, $23 M, Tenis
#74 Masahiro Tanaka, $23 M, Bejsboll
#74 Mark Teixeira, $23 M, Bejsboll
#77 Joe Johnson, $22.9 M, Basketboll
#78 Cole Hamels, $22.7 M, Bejsboll
#79 Anthony Castonzo, $22.5 M, Futboll Amerikan
#79 Troy Tulowitzki, $22.5 M, Bejsboll
#81 Bastian Schweinsteiger, $22.4 M, Futboll
#82 Jimmie Johnson, $22.2 M, Pilot F1
#83 Angel Di Maria, $22.1 M, Futboll
#83 James Rodriguez, $22.1 M, Futboll
#85 Eden Hazard, $22 M, Futboll
#85 Conor McGregor, $22 M, MMA (arte marciale)
#85 David Ortiz, $22 M, Bejsboll
#88 Maria Sharapova, $21.9 M, Tenis
#89 Jacoby Ellsbury, $21.8 M, Bejsboll
#89 Justin Houston, $21.8 M, Futboll Amerikan
#91 Matt Kemp, $21.7 M, Bejsboll
#92 Canelo Alvarez, $21.5 M, Boks
#93 Adrian Gonzalez, $21.4 M, Bejsboll
#94 LaMarcus Aldridge, $21.2 M, Basketboll
#94 Cameron Heyward, $21.2 M, Futboll Amerikan
#94 Jayson Werth, $21.2 M, Bejsboll
#97 Alex Rodriguez, $21.1 M, Bejsboll
#98 Nico Rosberg, $21 M, Pilot F1
#99 Carl Crawford, $20.9 M, Bejsboll
#100 Buster Posey, $20.8 M, Bejsboll