Top10 Richest Athletes Net Worth in 2022
5. Magic Johnson
Net Worth: $600 million
Sport: Basketball
Nationality: American
Age: 61
Magic Johnson is an American retired professional basketball player. Johnson is one of the ten richest athletes in the world with a net worth of around $600 million.
As we see many on the list of the top 10 richest athletes’ net worth in 2022 are from professional basketball, so we can say that basketball is one of the highest paying sports in the world.
4. Tiger Woods
Net Worth: $800 million
Sport: Professional Golf
Nationality: American
Age: 46
In his prime, Tiger was the best golfer the world has ever seen. Winning the U.S. Open Championship by 15 shots, the British Open by 11, the Masters by 12, and the “Tiger Slam” are just a few of the things that separate him from the others. Tiger has made more than $1.4 billion since turning pro in 1996 and became the first sports billionaire.
After a period of turbulence in his life, he pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in sport– in 2018 Tiger rapidly moved from 656 in the world to 13 in the world inside 1 season. Then in 2019, Tiger secured his place in sporting legend on the 15th of April 2019, when he won the US Masters by 2 shots, his first major since 2008! After Jack Nicklaus, he’s the only golfer to win a major in 3 different decades.
3. Ion Tiriac
Net Worth: $1.6 billion
Sport: Tennis/Ice Hockey
Nationality: Romanian
Age: 83
Ion Tiriac is a former Romanian professional tennis and ice hockey player who is one of the richest sportspersons in the world.
With Tiriac’s name, our list of top 10 richest athletes’ net worth in 2022 enters into billions. He has a net worth of around $1.6 billion which can be surprising to many of us. In 1990, he founded Ion Țiriac Bank, the first private bank in post-Communist Romania. Between that and several other enterprises (retail, insurance, auto leasing, auto dealerships, airlines, etc.), his fortune is estimated at USD 1.6 billion. Tiriac is also an avid car collector.
2. Vince McMahon
Net Worth: $1.6 billion
Sport: Wrestling
Nationality: American
Vince McMahon is an American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter. He is the 2nd richest athlete in the world with a net worth of around $1.6 billion. He is the CEO of WWE and is considered one of the most popular athletes in the world.
This huge net worth of $1.6 billion is unbelievable for a wrestler but he is also a very successful wrestling promoter.
1. Michael Jordan – The Richest Athlete In The World
Net Worth: $2.2 Billion
Sport: Basketball
Nationality: American
Age: 58
Michael Jordan is an American retired professional basketball player. He had great success with the Chicago Bulls during his trophy-laden career. He is one of the most popular and greatest basketball players in history.
With a net worth of $2.2 billion, Jordan is the richest athlete in the world. He owns a team Charlotte Hornets in the NBA. In a recent update, Michael Jordan became the richest athlete in the world.
