16. Roger Federer – $68M
Roger Federer is arguably the most famous tennis player in the world and the only one who makes our list. This is hardly a surprise considering he has a very impressive 17 grand slam titles to his name, 7 of which were won at Wimbledon. This year, despite getting close to retirement age, Federer earned an incredible $68 million.
Interestingly, only $7.8 million of this sum came from the tennis player’s salary or winnings. The athlete, however, earned $60 million from his countless endorsement and sponsorship deals. Some of these deals are with huge companies like Nike, Rolex and Mercedes Benz. It’s clear that Federer’s brand is certainly one that sells. Over the course of his 18-year career, Federer is thought to have earned $98 million in competition winnings alone. As of today, the star is thought to have an overall net worth of $350 million dollars.
15. Garth Brooks – $70M
Next on the list, is Garth Brooks who made $70 million in 2016. Brooks, as you may well know, has made many millions from his very successful country music career. This year in particular was great for the star as it was the second year of his comeback tour. Brooks famously retired from making new music in 2001 due to the burden of trying to balance life on the road and his family.
However, in the years since the singer has performed live shows such as his Las Vegas residency shows from 2009-2013. However, in late 2014, Brooks released his first album in years titled Man Against Machine. Since then, Brooks has been showing no sings of slowing down on the touring front and who can blame him with all the money he is making. In fact, there’s rumors this tour may even spread into 2017 as Brooks may take it to international destinations. Moreover, the star just released his new album titled Gunslinger on November 11th.
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