kansas city global entrepreneurship week pictures 2017

The NBA has the most players of any sport with 15, but even more notable is the jump in golfers, a dozen of whom appear among the top 50, four times as many as last year, largely as a result of LIV Golf’s big upfront guarantees. The off-field figure of $1.08 billion-from athletes’ endorsements, appearances, licensing and memorabilia income, and other business endeavors-is also a new high, edging 2022’s $1.06 billion.Įven with the most daunting barrier to entry ever, 11 newcomers make the ranks, and six others return after an absence of a year or more. Of that new total, $2.36 billion came on the field in the form of salaries, bonuses and prize money-an all-time high, of course, smashing 2022’s $1.91 billion thanks in part to the Middle Eastern money pouring into sports. In all, the 50 athletes hauled in an estimated $3.44 billion over the last 12 months before taxes and agents’ fees, up 16% from last year’s record of $2.97 billion. The cutoff for the top 50 this year is $45.2 million, up an astonishing 20% from the previous record of $37.6 million, set just last year. That is no small accomplishment, even for such an accomplished trio.

The three sports superstars, who combined for more than $2 billion in pre-tax earnings across their pro careers, are once again among the world’s 50 highest-paid athletes, giving them a combined 25 appearances over the last dozen years.

T’s been eight months since Serena Williams and Roger Federer last took the tennis court, and four since Tom Brady stepped on a football field, but as they transition into their second acts, they are picking up one final, and fitting, honor.

Kansas city global entrepreneurship week pictures 2017