World’s highest paid female athletes named

Named the highest paid athletes in the world. The annual ranking was compiled by Forbes.

For the second year in a row, Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka topped the list. The athlete earned more than $57 million, of which she received $55 million through sponsorship contracts and $2.3 million as prize money.

The three leaders also included the American tennis players Williams sisters. The second line in the ranking went to Serena Williams, who earned $ 900 thousand in prize money in a year, as well as $ 45 million in advertising contracts. Third place was taken by her older sister Venus Williams. Her income was 11.3 million dollars, of which 300 thousand are prize money.

The top ten highest paid athletes in the world also include American gymnast Simone Biles, Spanish tennis player Garbinier Mugurusa, South Korean golfer Jean Young Ko, Indian badminton player Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, Australian tennis player Ashley Barty, American golfer Nelly Korda and American basketball player Kordis.

On January 8, the top athletes in earnings per minute were named. First place went to Irish mixed martial artist (MMA) Conor McGregor. In 2020, he took part in two fights as part of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and spent a total of three minutes in the octagon. During this time, the Irishman received $ 22 million. The fighter earned $ 8.69 million per minute.