Cristiano Ronaldo who is the Portuguese professional footballer is now world’s highest paid athletes according to Forbes which has recently updated in 2016. Besides, he is ranked on 4th position out of hundred in world’s top celebrities. He is considered as the most popular footballer nowadays which has approximately 200 million followers in social media. He is currently playing for Real Madrid where he arrived there in August, 2009 from Manchester United for a world record fee £80 million back then. Besides, Real has successfully putted a €1 billion buyout clause in his contract. He is getting paid almost £15 million after tax in every year from Real Madrid which makes him the highest paid football player in the world now.
Let’s take a look below where we present Cristiano Ronaldo’s current net worth sources along with endorsement deals, royalties, taxes and so on.
# Cristiano Ronaldo 2016 Net Worth
Endorsement Deal – $222,250,000
Royalties (Merchandise) – $35,267,700
From Business – $12,000,000
Average Salary – $41,515,664
Current Salary – $71,087,500
Transfer Cost – $133,083,600
Total Earnings – $581,219,300
Investments Purpose – $30,975,677
Total Expenses – (-)$116,243,860
Taxes Purpose – (-) $273,173,071
Net Worth – $222,778,046
If we consider his salary structure, then we can look from the beginning. He started to play with English giant Manchester United since 2003 when he was just 18 years old. Back then, his salary was almost $3,672,000 in every year along with signing fee $17 million. His salary was almost same till 2008 and later it jumped to a huge amount when he moved to the Real in 2009 for $116 million transfer fee. Since then, his yearly income started to increase every year. And now, he is given approximately $24,750,000 per year, according to new contract. Here we present below his salary details.
# Year wise Salary:
- 2003 – $3,672,000
- 2004 – $3,672,000
- 2005 – $3,672,000
- 2006 – $3,672,000
- 2007 – $3,672,000
- 2008 – $3,672,000
- 2009 – $11,836,000
- 2010 – $20,000,000
- 2011 – $20,000,000
- 2012 – $20,000,000
- 2013 – $20,000,000
- 2014 – $20,000,000
- 2015 – $20,000,000
- 2016 – $24,750,000
However, considering the endorsement deal of Portuguese star, his salary is seems too mere than his endorsement deals income. His income much more than his current salary from different kinds of endorsement agreements. His biggest deal is with Nike where he made his deal with them while playing with the Red Devils in 2003. His first agreement was for only $1.2 million per year and now it is increased to more than $21 million. Exclude of the Nike, he has deal with Armani, KFC, Emirates Airlines, Castrol, Tag Heuer and so on. From there, he usually receives a large number. His income from endorsement deals are given below.
# Net Worth From Endorsement Deal:
| Year | Other Deals | Nike Deal | Total Earning |
| 2003 | $ 0 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 |
| 2004 | $ 0 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 |
| 2005 | $ 0 | $2,400,000 | $2,400,000 |
| 2006 | $ 0 | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 |
| 2007 | $ 0 | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 |
| 2008 | $4,000,000 | $4,800,000 | $8,800,000 |
| 2009 | $10,000,000 | $4,800,000 | $14,800,000 |
| 2010 | $10,000,000 | $7,200,000 | $17,200,000 |
| 2011 | $10,000,000 | $7,200,000 | $17,200,000 |
| 2012 | $11,000,000 | $7,200,000 | $18,200,000 |
| 2013 | $13,000,000 | $7,200,000 | $20,200,000 |
| 2014 | $16,000,000 | $21,150,000 | $37,150,000 |
| 2015 | $16,000,000 | $21,150,000 | $37,150,000 |
| 2016 | $16,000,000 | $21,150,000 | $37,150,000 |
Considering Cristiano’s all possible sources of income, his current net worth is around $222,778,046 which was only $12,036,609 in 2005. Here we provide his net worth since his early age step by step below.
# All Time Statistics:
- 2005 – $12,036,609
- 2006 – $15,396,897
- 2007 – $18,864,043
- 2008 – $23,761,443
- 2009 – $72,081,079
- 2010 – $87,969,257
- 2011 – $104,362,680
- 2012 – $121,607,413
- 2013 – $141,050,529
- 2014 – $166,705,436
- 2015 – $193,176,169
- 2016 – $222,778,046
Cristiano Ronaldo has not just limited himself in the ground but already started his own business by owning his new CR7 brand. His brand is now getting popular with CR7 underwear, cloths and also shoes. From there, he is starting to receive another $10 per year.
Alongside of his business, he is going to start a hotel named CR7 b y making agreement with “Pestana Hotels” and becomes the partner where he is willing to invest a huge amount. According to his hotel project, his first two hotels will be opened at Lisbon and Madeira.
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