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Top 10 for Hamilton: This is how much the world champion earned in 2020
- GPblog.com
Forbes releases an annual list of the richest athletes in the world. In 2020, despite the coronavirus crisis, huge sums were given to top athletes. Lewis Hamilton is In the top 10 of 2020.
Lewis Hamilton has built up an important track record with seven world titles in Formula 1. The Brit is therefore already the best-paid driver in Formula 1, but also off the track Hamilton earns a lot of money with his deals with Tommy Hilfiger, Monster Energy and Puma.
Hamilton in the top ten
Forbes has calculated that Hamilton has earned 82 million dollars in 2020. That is more than 67 million euros. In the top ten, Hamilton is the highest-earning man in motorsports. With Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar, footballers are best represented in the top 10, but there is no footballer on P1.
Indeed, the athlete who earned the most in 2020 is Conor McGregor. McGregor received 22 million dollars for his fight with Dustin Poirier, but earned more than 158 million dollars from sponsorship deals, but also from the sale of his whiskey brand Proper No. McGregor earned a total of 180 million dollars, which is almost 150 million euros in one year.
The top ten of Forbes
1. Conor McGregor - $180 M
2. Lionel Messi - $130 M
3. Cristiano Ronaldo - $120 M
4. Dak Prescott - $107.5 M
5. Lebron James - $96.5 M
6. Neymar - $95 M
7. Roger Federer - $90 M
8. Lewis Hamilton - $82 M
9. Tom Brady - $76 M
10. Kevin Durant - $75 M