Highest Paid Athletes By Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute

New research has studied the earnings of the 100 highest-paid athletes of the past 12 months and compared this with how many minutes they spent on the field or court, or in the ring, to find out who makes the most for every minute of competitive action.

Conor McGregor has been revealed as the athlete earning the most per minute, with it taking just ONE SECOND to earn $1million, and a whopping $47,999,976 per minute.

The top ten highest paid athletes (by minute) are:

Rank	Name	Sport	Salary/Winnings ($M)	Minutes Played	Earnings per Minute	Time to Earn $1m
1	Conor McGregor	Mixed Martial Arts	$32	0h 0min 40sec	$47,999,976	0h 0min 1sec
2	Deontay Wilder	Boxing	$46	0h 42min 0sec	$1,095,238	0h 0min 55sec
3	Canelo Álvarez	Boxing	$35	0h 33min 0sec	$1,060,606	0h 0min 57sec
4	Tyson Fury	Boxing	$50	0h 57min 0sec	$877,193	0h 1min 8sec
5	Anthony Joshua	Boxing	$36	0h 57min 0sec	$631,579	0h 1min 35sec
6	Kirk Cousins	American Football	$58	17h 0min 0sec	$56,863	0h 17min 35sec
7	Carson Wentz	American Football	$55.10	17h 0min 0sec	$54,020	0h 18min 31sec
8	Jared Goff	American Football	$47	16h 0min 0sec	$48,958	0h 20min 26sec
9	Julio Jones	American Football	$37.50	15h 0min 0sec	$41,667	0h 24min 0sec
10	Drew Brees	American Football	$29.80	12h 0min 0sec	$41,389	0h 24min 10sec

Research reveals it can take just a matter of hours for the world’s biggest sports stars to earn the average U.S. salary of $48,516 per year!

Curious about how long it would take LeBron James or Tiger Woods to earn your salary?

Roger Federer makes the average U.S. salary ($48,516 for a full-time role) in less than 4.5 hours. LeBron James only needs 289 minutes and he’s bagged a U.S. citizen’s annual wage.

Rank	Sports Star	Earnings Per Year	Earnings Per Month	Earnings Per Day	Earnings Per Hour	Earnings Per Minute
1	Roger Federer	$106,300,000	$8,858,333	$291,233	$12,135	$202.25
2	Cristiano Ronaldo	$105,000,000	$8,750,000	$287,671	$11,986	$199.77
3	Lionel Messi	$104,000,000	$8,666,667	$284,932	$11,872	$197.87
4	Neymar	$95,500,000	$7,958,333	$261,644	$10,902	$181.70
5	LeBron James	$88,200,000	$7,350,000	$241,644	$10,068	$167.81
6	Stephen Curry	$74,400,000	$6,200,000	$203,836	$8,493	$141.55
7	Kevin Durant	$63,900,000	$5,325,000	$175,068	$7,295	$121.58
8	Tiger Woods	$62,300,000	$5,191,667	$170,685	$7,112	$118.53
9	Kirk Cousins	$60,500,000	$5,041,667	$165,753	$6,906	$115.11
10	Carson Wentz	$59,100,000	$4,925,000	$161,918	$6,747	$112.44

Top ten athletes on course to become billionaires:

Rank	Name	Sport	Annual Income	Net Worth	Estimated Years Required To Earn $1bn	Estimated Time To Earn $1bn	Estimated Age At $1bn Valuation
1	Tiger Woods	Golf	$62,300,000	$800,000,000	3.2	3 years and 3 months	48
2	Cristiano Ronaldo	Soccer	$105,000,000	$500,000,000	4.8	4 years and 9 months	40
3	Roger Federer	Tennis	$106,300,000	$450,000,000	5.2	5 years and 2 months	44
4	LeBron James	Basketball	$88,200,000	$500,000,000	5.7	5 years and 8 months	41
5	Lionel Messi	Soccer	$104,000,000	$400,000,000	5.8	5 years and 9 months	38
6	Neymar	Soccer	$95,500,000	$200,000,000	8.4	8 years and 5 months	37
7	Stephen Curry	Basketball	$74,400,000	$130,000,000	11.7	11 years and 8 months	43
8	Kevin Durant	Basketball	$63,900,000	$170,000,000	13.0	13 years	45
9	Lewis Hamilton	Auto Racing	$54,000,000	$285,000,000	13.2	13 years and 3 months	49
10	Phil Mickelson	Golf	$40,800,000	$400,000,000	14.7	14 years and 8 months	64

⛳️ Tiger Woods is estimated to reach $1bn valuation the quickest, in just three years time.

His career has had plenty of ups and downs, and his estimated earnings have actually exceeded $1bn before. Now his career is back on track (with a host of lucrative sponsorship deals) he is set to reach the billion-dollar mark again.

⚽️ Cristiano Ronaldo is estimated to make $105 million a year from his contract at Juventus, and along with his many endorsements, he is set to become a billionaire by 40.

He shows no sign of slowing down and has even hinted at playing into his forties, so the billion-dollar mark could yet be achievable.

? Roger Federer is one of the best tennis players in the game and has racked up a fortune currently estimated at $450 million.

Federer is currently the highest-paid athlete in the world when it comes to endorsements, so even with retirement on the horizon, he could be a billionaire within the next five years.

The research also breaks down the athletes’ earnings data by sport, with the average earnings per sport below.

Sport	Salary/Winnings ($M)	Minutes Played	Earnings per Minute
Boxing	$41.75	47	$883,598
American Football	$28.03	935	$29,971
Football	$32.29	2,167	$14,902
Basketball	$23.29	1,770	$13,154
Baseball	$26.50	4,368	$6,067

Boxing is revealed as the most lucrative sport to get into if you’re looking to make big money, with boxers earning an average of $883,598 per minute.

You can see the earnings per minute of athletes from all five sports in the full report, which you can view by clicking here.