The world's 10 highest paid athletes this year: four exceeded $100 million

The ten highest-paid athletes in the world took home pretax gross earnings of $1.05 billion during the past 12 months, 28% more than last year’s top earners according to Forbes. This is the list:
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🔟 Kevin Durant ~ $75m 🏀
9️⃣ Tom Brady ~ $76m 🏈
8️⃣ Lewis Hamilton ~ $82m 🏎️
7️⃣ Roger Federer ~ $90m 🎾
6️⃣ Neymar ~ $95m ⚽
5️⃣ Lebron James ~ $96.5m 🏀
4️⃣ Dak Prescott ~ 107.5m 🏈
3️⃣ Cristiano Ronaldo ~ $120m ⚽
2️⃣ Lionel Messi ~ $130m ⚽
1️⃣ Conor McGregor ~ $180m 🥊
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Forbes’ on-the-field earnings figures include all prize money, salaries and bonuses earned between May 1, 2020, and May 1, 2021. 🔍