“Messi earns half as much.”, — write: football.ua
Messi earns half as much.
Cristiano Ronaldo, getty images October 17, 2025, 9:22 p.m
According to Forbes, in the 2025/2026 season, Ronaldo will earn $280 million — an amount that includes not only his contract payments, but also financial bonuses under commercial agreements concluded with the participation of An-Nasr. He will also receive $50 million from various commercial partners.
In second place is the Argentine Lionel Messi, who will earn more than half as much as the 40-year-old Portuguese.
The top 10 of the rating is as follows:
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, An-Nasr) — $280 million;
2. Lionel Messi (Argentina, Inter Miami) — 130 million.
3. Karim Benzema (France, Al-Ittihad) — 104 million.
4. Kylian Mbappe (France, Real Madrid) — 95 million.
5. Erling Holland (Norway, Manchester City) — 80 million.
6. Vinicius (Brazil, Real Madrid) — 60 million.
7. Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool) — 55 million.
8. Sadio Mane (Senegal, An-Nasr) — 54 million.
9. Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid) — 44 million.
10. Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona) — 43 million.
Earlier it was reported that Ronaldo became the first billionaire football player with a fortune of 1.4 billion dollars.