Follow usCristiano Ronaldo has become football’s 1st billionaire player, as reported by Bloomberg.
They measured the Portuguese footballer’s wealth for the 1st time as they take into account the salaries so far during his career, investments, and endorsements, and their assessment is that he is worth almost 1.5 billion dollars.
Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first active footballer to become a billionaire, according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index which included his net worth in their list for the first time 💰 pic.twitter.com/8ovQy8LftB
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 8, 2025
Cristiano earned more than half a million dollars in salary between 2002 and 2023, and features other deals like this with Nike that pay him almost 20 million dollars per year.
When the Portuguese superstar joined Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia 3 years ago, Cristiano became the best-paid footballer in history as his salary was over 200 million dollars.
His deal was to end in the past summer, but he inked a new 2-year extension worth over 400 million dollars, which means that he will play in the Saudi Pro League beyond his 42nd birthday.
His biggest competitor on the football pitch, Lionel Messi, has been paid over 600 million dollars before taxes in salary. The Argentinian superstar is earning 20 million dollars per year with Inter Miami, which is only 10% of what Cristiano Ronaldo receives as payment in Saudi Arabia during the same period.
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