A little-known footballer has surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to the top rank among the world’s ten richest footballers.
Ronaldo and Messi are two of the most successful football players of their time, having accomplished so much both on and off the pitch.
The team has amassed a fortune through sponsorship deals and brand partnerships with major corporations.
Nonetheless, Ratchaburi’s Faiq Bolkiah remains the world’s richest footballer.
While Ronaldo is widely regarded as the best-paid footballer now, his net worth pales in comparison to Bolkiah’s.
Bolkiah, the nephew of Brunei’s Sultan, is estimated to have a net worth of about €20 billion by Marca.
This article examines the top five richest footballers in the world as of 2024.
1. Faiq Bolkiah
Faiq Bolkiah isn’t as well-known as some of the world’s top footballers, but he’s the richest. Bolkiah is the son of Jefri Bolkiah, the Prince of Brunei, whose net worth is estimated at $20 billion. This makes him the world’s richest footballer by a significant margin.
Bolkiah, who plays for Ratchaburi FC in Thailand, derives his money from his family’s large oil and gas empire.
2. Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi is an Argentine football player who represents both Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina. He is widely recognized as one of the best football players of all time. Messi has an estimated net worth of $600 million, making him one of the world’s wealthiest football players.
3. Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese football player who represents both Al Nassr and Portugal. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest footballers of all time. Ronaldo has an estimated net worth of $500 million, making him the world’s third richest footballer.
4. Neymar
Neymar is a player who is strongly in competition for the third-best player of the past decade, and he ranks among the world’s top five richest footballers.
Though his celebrity hasn’t reached that of Ronaldo or Messi, Neymar’s net worth is estimated to be £198 million.
5. Kylian Mbappe
Kylian Mbappe may command a high signing-on fee in the coming months after alerting PSG that he would leave the club at the end of the 2023/24 season. This means that his net worth could skyrocket based on the terms offered by his new club.
He has collaborated with well-known companies such as Nike and has appeared on the front cover of numerous FIFA game covers. our, paired with his exorbitant football salary, makes Mbappe one of just five players on our list with a net worth greater than £100 million.