The 20 most famous athletes in the world
No. 1 Cristiano Ronaldo
![The 20 most famous athletes in the world](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticbiassets.in%2Fthumb%2Fmsid-52209639%2Cwidth-700%2Cheight-525%2Cimgsize-95233%2Fno-1-cristiano-ronaldo.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
No. 2 LeBron James
![No. 2 LeBron James](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-52209642,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1294974/no-2-lebron-james.jpg)
Sport: Basketball
Country: United States
Salary: $23.0 million
Endorsements: $44.0 million
Facebook likes: 22.5 million
Twitter followers: 31.2 million
No. 3 Lionel Messi
![No. 3 Lionel Messi](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-52209643,width-700,height-525,imgsize-49771/no-3-lionel-messi.jpg)
Sport: Soccer
Country: Argentina
Salary: $48.5 million
Endorsements: $22.0 million
Facebook likes: (does not have a Facebook page)
Twitter followers: (does not have a Twitter page)
No. 4 Neymar Jr.
![No. 4 Neymar Jr.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-52209644,width-700,height-525,imgsize-104750/no-4-neymar-jr-.jpg)
Sport: Soccer
Country: Brazil
Salary: $14.7 million
Endorsements: $17.0 million
Facebook likes: 56.6 million
Twitter followers: 21.9 million
No. 5 Roger Federer
![No. 5 Roger Federer](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-52209645,width-700,height-525,imgsize-53540/no-5-roger-federer.jpg)
Sport: Tennis
Country: Switzerland
Salary: $9.0 million
Endorsements: $58.0 million
Facebook likes: 14.5 million
Twitter followers: 4.8 million
No. 6 Kevin Durant
![No. 6 Kevin Durant](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-52209646,width-700,height-525,imgsize-255115/no-6-kevin-durant.jpg)
Sport: Basketball
Country: United States
Salary: $20.2 million
Endorsements: $35.0 million
Facebook likes: 10.2 million
Twitter followers: 13.6 million
No. 7 Tiger Woods
![No. 7 Tiger Woods](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-52209648,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1257196/no-7-tiger-woods.jpg)
Sport: Golf
Country: United States
Salary: $1.0 million
Endorsements: $50.0 million
Facebook likes: 3.1 million
Twitter followers: 5.8 million
No. 8 James Rodriguez
![No. 8 James Rodriguez](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-52209649,width-700,height-525,imgsize-63830/no-8-james-rodriguez.jpg)
Sport: Soccer
Country: Colombia
Salary: $21.4 million
Endorsements: $4.5 million
Facebook likes: 30.1 million
Twitter followers: 9.7 million
No. 9 Rafael Nadal
![No. 9 Rafael Nadal](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-52209651,width-700,height-525,imgsize-63313/no-9-rafael-nadal.jpg)
Sport: Tennis
Country: Spain
Salary: $4.5 million
Endorsements: $28.0 million
Facebook likes: 14.7 million
Twitter followers: 9.4 million
No. 10 Kobe Bryant
![No. 10 Kobe Bryant](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-52209653,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1329654/no-10-kobe-bryant.jpg)
Sport: Basketball
Country: United States
Salary: $25.0 million
Endorsements: $26.0 million
Facebook likes: 21.3 million
Twitter followers: 9.4 million
No. 11 Gareth Bale
![No. 11 Gareth Bale](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-52209655,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1363031/no-11-gareth-bale.jpg)
Sport: Soccer
Country: Wales
Salary: $25.5 million
Endorsements: $9.5 million
Facebook likes: 26.1 million
Twitter followers: 8.2 million
No. 12 Phil Mickelson
![No. 12 Phil Mickelson](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-52209658,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1467099/no-12-phil-mickelson.jpg)
Sport: Golf
Country: United States
Salary: $2.8 million
Endorsements: $48.0 million
Facebook likes: (does not have a Facebook page)
Twitter followers: (does not have a Twitter page)
No. 13 MS Dhoni
![No. 13 MS Dhoni](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-52209659,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1280626/no-13-ms-dhoni.jpg)
Sport: Cricket
Country: India
Salary: $4.0 million
Endorsements: $27.0 million
Facebook likes: 18.4 million
Twitter followers: 5.4 million
No. 14 Usain Bolt
![No. 14 Usain Bolt](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-52209660,width-700,height-525,imgsize-97686/no-14-usain-bolt.jpg)
Sport: Track and Field
Country: Jamaica
Salary: $0 million
Endorsements: $21.0 million
Facebook likes: 17.2 million
Twitter followers: 4.0 million
No. 15 Novak Djokovic
![No. 15 Novak Djokovic](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-52209661,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1002560/no-15-novak-djokovic.jpg)
Sport: Tennis
Country: Serbia
Salary: $17.2 million
Endorsements: $31.0 million
Facebook likes: 6.6 million
Twitter followers: 5.3 million
No. 16 Wayne Rooney
![No. 16 Wayne Rooney](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-52209663,width-700,height-525,imgsize-909984/no-16-wayne-rooney.jpg)
Sport: Soccer
Country: England
Salary: $19.9 million
Endorsements: $7.0 million
Facebook likes: 25.4 million
Twitter followers: 12.9 million
No. 17 Maria Sharapova
![No. 17 Maria Sharapova](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-52209664,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1055599/no-17-maria-sharapova.jpg)
Sport: Tennis
Country: Russia
Salary: $6.7 million
Endorsements: $23.0 million
Facebook likes: 15.5 million
Twitter followers: 2.2 million
No. 18 Mesut Özil
![No. 18 Mesut Özil](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-52209666,width-700,height-525,imgsize-48702/no-18-mesut-zil.jpg)
Sport: Soccer
Country: Germany
Salary: $12.8 million
Endorsements: $6.5 million
Facebook likes: 30.0 million
Twitter followers: 10.7 million
No. 19 Rory McIlroy
![No. 19 Rory McIlroy](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-52209667,width-700,height-525,imgsize-37743/no-19-rory-mcilroy.jpg)
Sport: Golf
Country: Northern Ireland
Salary: $16.3 million
Endorsements: $32.0 million
Facebook likes: 1.1 million
Twitter followers: 2.9 million
No. 20 Zlatan Ibrahimovic
![No. 20 Zlatan Ibrahimovic](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-52209669,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1159683/no-20-zlatan-ibrahimovic.jpg)
Sport: Soccer
Country: Sweden
Salary: $33.1 million
Endorsements: $6.0 million
Facebook likes: 24.3 million
Twitter followers: (does not have a Twitter page)
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![Now check out who wore it best at the Kentucky Derby.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-52209672,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1205503/now-check-out-who-wore-it-best-at-the-kentucky-derby-.jpg)
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