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  "id": "highest-paid-athletes",
  "name": "Highest Paid Athletes in the World",
  "title": "Highest Paid Athletes in the World",
  "description": "Top 50 highest-paid athletes globally ranked by total earnings in USD, broken down into salary and endorsement income across multiple sports.",
  "category": "sports",
  "source": "https://github.com/sharmadhiraj/free-json-datasets",
  "source_url": "https://github.com/sharmadhiraj/free-json-datasets",
  "updated": "2026-04",
  "record_count": 50,
  "columns": [
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      "key": "rank",
      "label": "Rank",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "name",
      "label": "Name",
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    },
    {
      "key": "sport",
      "label": "Sport",
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    },
    {
      "key": "nationality",
      "label": "Nationality",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "total_earnings_usd",
      "label": "Total Earnings Usd",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "salary_usd",
      "label": "Salary Usd",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "endorsements_usd",
      "label": "Endorsements Usd",
      "type": "string"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "rank": "1",
      "name": "Cristiano Ronaldo",
      "sport": "Soccer",
      "nationality": "Portugal",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$275 M",
      "salary_usd": "$225 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$50 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "2",
      "name": "Stephen Curry",
      "sport": "Basketball",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$156 M",
      "salary_usd": "$56 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$100 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "3",
      "name": "Tyson Fury",
      "sport": "Boxing",
      "nationality": "United Kingdom",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$146 M",
      "salary_usd": "$140 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$6 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "4",
      "name": "Dak Prescott",
      "sport": "Football",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$137 M",
      "salary_usd": "$127 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$10 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "5",
      "name": "Lionel Messi",
      "sport": "Soccer",
      "nationality": "Argentina",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$135 M",
      "salary_usd": "$60 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$75 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "6",
      "name": "LeBron James",
      "sport": "Basketball",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$133.8 M",
      "salary_usd": "$48.8 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$85 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "7",
      "name": "Juan Soto",
      "sport": "Baseball",
      "nationality": "Dominican Republic",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$114 M",
      "salary_usd": "$109 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$5 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "8",
      "name": "Karim Benzema",
      "sport": "Soccer",
      "nationality": "France",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$104 M",
      "salary_usd": "$100 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$4 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "9",
      "name": "Shohei Ohtani",
      "sport": "Baseball",
      "nationality": "Japan",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$102.5 M",
      "salary_usd": "$2.5 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$100 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "10",
      "name": "Kevin Durant",
      "sport": "Basketball",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$101.4 M",
      "salary_usd": "$51.4 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$50 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "11",
      "name": "Oleksandr Usyk",
      "sport": "Boxing",
      "nationality": "Ukraine",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$101 M",
      "salary_usd": "$100 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$1 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "12",
      "name": "Jon Rahm",
      "sport": "Golf",
      "nationality": "Spain",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$100 M",
      "salary_usd": "$90 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$10 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "13",
      "name": "Giannis Antetokounmpo",
      "sport": "Basketball",
      "nationality": "Greece",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$94.4 M",
      "salary_usd": "$49.4 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$45 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "14",
      "name": "Scottie Scheffler",
      "sport": "Golf",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$92.5 M",
      "salary_usd": "$62.5 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$30 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "15",
      "name": "Deshaun Watson",
      "sport": "Football",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$91.8 M",
      "salary_usd": "$90.8 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$1 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "16",
      "name": "Kylian Mbappé",
      "sport": "Soccer",
      "nationality": "France",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$90 M",
      "salary_usd": "$70 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$20 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "17",
      "name": "Rory McIlroy",
      "sport": "Golf",
      "nationality": "United Kingdom",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$87.9 M",
      "salary_usd": "$42.9 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$45 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "18",
      "name": "Patrick Mahomes",
      "sport": "Football",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$86.8 M",
      "salary_usd": "$58.8 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$28 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "19",
      "name": "Jordan Love",
      "sport": "Football",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$83 M",
      "salary_usd": "$79 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$4 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "20",
      "name": "Jared Goff",
      "sport": "Football",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$80.8 M",
      "salary_usd": "$75.8 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$5 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "21",
      "name": "Trevor Lawrence",
      "sport": "Football",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$80.5 M",
      "salary_usd": "$74.5 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$6 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "22",
      "name": "Canelo Alvarez",
      "sport": "Boxing",
      "nationality": "Mexico",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$80 M",
      "salary_usd": "$70 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$10 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "22",
      "name": "Lewis Hamilton",
      "sport": "Auto Racing",
      "nationality": "United Kingdom",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$80 M",
      "salary_usd": "$60 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$20 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "24",
      "name": "Max Verstappen",
      "sport": "Auto Racing",
      "nationality": "Netherlands",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$78 M",
      "salary_usd": "$72 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$6 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "25",
      "name": "Neymar",
      "sport": "Soccer",
      "nationality": "Brazil",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$76 M",
      "salary_usd": "$46 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$30 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "26",
      "name": "Justin Herbert",
      "sport": "Football",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$73.6 M",
      "salary_usd": "$63.6 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$10 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "27",
      "name": "Tua Tagovailoa",
      "sport": "Football",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$72.4 M",
      "salary_usd": "$68.4 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$4 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "28",
      "name": "Justin Jefferson",
      "sport": "Football",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$72.2 M",
      "salary_usd": "$68.2 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$4 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "29",
      "name": "Damian Lillard",
      "sport": "Basketball",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$67.5 M",
      "salary_usd": "$49.5 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$18 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "30",
      "name": "Blake Snell",
      "sport": "Baseball",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$67.4 M",
      "salary_usd": "$66.6 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$0.8 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "31",
      "name": "CeeDee Lamb",
      "sport": "Football",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$66.7 M",
      "salary_usd": "$64.2 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$2.5 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "32",
      "name": "Josh Allen",
      "sport": "Football",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$66.1 M",
      "salary_usd": "$60.1 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$6 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "33",
      "name": "Anthony Edwards",
      "sport": "Basketball",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$62.1 M",
      "salary_usd": "$42.1 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$20 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "34",
      "name": "Erling Haaland",
      "sport": "Soccer",
      "nationality": "Norway",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$62 M",
      "salary_usd": "$48 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$14 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "35",
      "name": "Shai Gilgeous-Alexander",
      "sport": "Basketball",
      "nationality": "Canada",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$61.2 M",
      "salary_usd": "$36.2 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$25 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "36",
      "name": "Joel Embiid",
      "sport": "Basketball",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$60.4 M",
      "salary_usd": "$50.4 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$10 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "37",
      "name": "Jimmy Butler",
      "sport": "Basketball",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$59.8 M",
      "salary_usd": "$48.8 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$11 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "38",
      "name": "Luka Doncic",
      "sport": "Basketball",
      "nationality": "Slovenia",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$58.5 M",
      "salary_usd": "$43.5 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$15 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "39",
      "name": "Devin Booker",
      "sport": "Basketball",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$58.3 M",
      "salary_usd": "$49.3 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$9 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "40",
      "name": "Bradley Beal",
      "sport": "Basketball",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$58.2 M",
      "salary_usd": "$50.2 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$8 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "41",
      "name": "Nikola Jokic",
      "sport": "Basketball",
      "nationality": "Serbia",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$57.6 M",
      "salary_usd": "$51.6 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$6 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "42",
      "name": "Kawhi Leonard",
      "sport": "Basketball",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$57.3 M",
      "salary_usd": "$49.3 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$8 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "43",
      "name": "Paul George",
      "sport": "Basketball",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$56.3 M",
      "salary_usd": "$49.3 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$7 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "44",
      "name": "Jayson Tatum",
      "sport": "Basketball",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$55.8 M",
      "salary_usd": "$35.8 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$20 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "45",
      "name": "Tiger Woods",
      "sport": "Golf",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$55.4 M",
      "salary_usd": "$10.4 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$45 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "46",
      "name": "Vinicius Junior",
      "sport": "Soccer",
      "nationality": "Brazil",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$55 M",
      "salary_usd": "$40 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$15 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "47",
      "name": "Kyler Murray",
      "sport": "Football",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$54.6 M",
      "salary_usd": "$51.6 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$3 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "48",
      "name": "Sadio Mané",
      "sport": "Soccer",
      "nationality": "Senegal",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$54 M",
      "salary_usd": "$50 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$4 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "49",
      "name": "Xander Schauffele",
      "sport": "Golf",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$53.6 M",
      "salary_usd": "$33.6 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$20 M"
    },
    {
      "rank": "49",
      "name": "Russell Wilson",
      "sport": "Football",
      "nationality": "United States",
      "total_earnings_usd": "$53.6 M",
      "salary_usd": "$47.6 M",
      "endorsements_usd": "$6 M"
    }
  ],
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}