The world's highest-paid athletes

Basketball and football dominated Forbes's top 100 list of the highest-paying sports, and there was a wide variety of nationalities amongst the top athletes.

Forbes calculates the athletes' earnings by adding up their prize money, salaries and endorsements between June 2018 and June 2019.

The top 100 list saw Messi followed by Cristiano Ronaldo ($US109 million) and Neymar ($US105 million) — the first time footballers have ranked as the top three earners.

Last year's highest earner, boxer Floyd Mayweather, dropped off the list completely.

Tennis star Serena Williams was the only woman to feature, coming in 63rd. There were no women in last year's list.

Athletes from 10 sports made the top 100, with NBA stars leading the way.

Thirty-five of their players featured (down from 40 last year), headed by LeBron James at $US89 million.

Stephen Curry ($US79.8 million) and Kevin Durant ($USS65.4 million) also made the top 10.

No Australians made the list, but basketballer Steven Adams from New Zealand came in at 78th.

To make the top 100, athletes had to earn a minimum of $US25 million.

The only cricketer on the list, India's Virat Kohli, was in 100th place, earning exactly that.

Overall, the top athletes were from 25 countries — up from 22 last year.

Messi was one of 38 non-American athletes on the list, with 62 US stars in the top 100.

Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton and boxer Anthony Joshua (both at $US55 million) were the highest-earning British athletes.

France and Spain each had three athletes while Brazil, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Germany, Serbia and Venezuela all had two.

Speaking to Forbes, Kurt Badenhausen, senior editor of Forbes Media, said: "The global impact of soccer is clearly reflected in earnings in 2019, with the top three athletes on the list being Messi, Ronaldo, and Neymar.

"But basketball players continue to dominate the top 100 overall, with 35 athletes on the list earning a total of $US1.29 billion, with 72 per cent of that income coming from salaries rather than endorsement deals."

Here's the top 10:Lionel Messi (football)— $US127 million
Cristiano Ronaldo (football) — $US109 million
Neymar (football) — $US105 million
Canelo Alvarez (boxing) — $US94 million
Roger Federer (tennis) — $US93.4 million
Russell Wilson (NFL) — $US89.5 million
Aaron Rodgers (NFL) — $US89.3 million
LeBron James (NBA) — $US89 million
Stephen Curry (NBA) — $US79.8 million
Kevin Durant (NBA) — $US65.4 million

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