5. Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi is an athlete and also a world-class soccer player. He is worth about $104m. Messi has won the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) Best Player Award six times. In addition, he has bagged the European Golden Shoe for the nation’s leading score also 6 times. According to a disclosed deal, Messi could make up to $165 million per year in wages and bonuses playing for FC Barcelona.

Furthermore, in 2019, he founded his personal clothing brand, establishing his own retail business. The store was named “The Messi Store”, in Barcelona. But is not just that, he also has a long-term contract with Adidas. The WHO (World Health Organization) chose Messi to assist spearhead a global campaign to combat the spread of the coronavirus.