Lebron James

Lebron James is, to some degree, the most famous basketball player who is still active today. Every year, LeBron James earns around $40 million in salary from the NBA and roughly $55 million from endorsements. Today, his net worth is around $600 million. He also has many endorsements from companies such as McDonald’s, Microsoft, State Farm, Beats by Dre, Coca-Cola, Dunkin-Donuts, Baskin Robbins, Samsung, Nike, and more. Moreover, he also had a 1% ownership stake in Beats by Dre, and when the company was sold to Apple for $3 billion, LeBron’s easily earned $30 million.

He also gets an annual $20 million paycheck from Nike as royalty for his signature shoe line. He also ventured into real estate investing. In 2015, he bought a 9,350 square-foot mansion in LA’s Brentwood neighborhood for $21 million. He is also a business partner for a production company called SpringHill Entertainment, which has produced movies, documentaries, and television shows.