Cristiano Ronaldo became the first soccer player in history whose fortune exceeded $1 billion, Bloomberg Billionaires Index reported. It first estimated the fortune of the striker of the Portuguese national team and Saudi club Al-Nasr.

Bloomberg estimates that the fortune of the 40-year-old Portuguese reached $1.4 billion after signing a new contract with Al-Nasr: the size of the agreement is estimated at more than $400 million, the agency writes. Ronaldo received more than $550 million in salary from 2002 to 2023. He also signed a ten-year contract with Nike, bringing almost $18 million a year, and agreements with other brands, including Armani and Castrol, adding more than $175 million to the state of the footballer, writes Bloomberg. The transfer to Al-Nasr brought in about $200 million in salary (tax-free) and bonuses, as well as other income, including a $30 million signing bonus, the agency claims.

Ronaldo has the world's largest Instagram audience - more than 665 million followers. In 2025, he took first place in the ranking of the highest-paid athletes on the planet according to Forbes. His annual income when compiling the ranking was estimated at $275 million. In 2024, Forbes named Ronaldo the highest-paid footballer with an income of $285 million. According to Forbes, Ronaldo back in 2020 became the world's first active athlete to earn $1 billion in total for his entire career.

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