Net Worth: $600 Million
What Is Cristiano Ronaldo’s Net Worth?
Twocoms / Depositphotos.comCristiano Ronaldo’s net worth has surpassed $600 million. As one of the most successful soccer football players of all time, he has commanded some of the sport’s largest single-season salaries. Now playing for Al Nassr FC in Saudi Arabia’s new soccer league, the superstar soccer player is earning $75 million per season despite being out of his prime.
From multi-million dollar salaries to huge payments for product endorsements, Cristiano Ronaldo’s net worth continues to rapidly climb more than 30 years after his rookie debut in 1992.
Let’s examine how Cristiano Ronaldo’s net worth has grown to over half a billion dollars.
How Much Has Cristiano Ronaldo Made As A Football Player?
mrogowski_photography / depositphotos.comLet’s start with the most mind-boggling statistic in Ronaldo’s very lucrative career. His two-year contract with Al Nassar is worth an estimated $200 million per season. NBC News points out that his contract will earn Ronaldo $548,000 dollars every 24 hours and “more than 22,000 dollars every 60 minutes.”
The $200 million per season contract includes $75 million in player salary and $125 million to be earned through commercial endorsements. Only Lionel Messi‘s previous contract with Barcelona and Shohei Ohtani‘s $700 million with the Los Angeles Lakers are more lucrative.
Here are Cristiano Ronaldo’s known salaries since the 2013-2013 season.
| SEASON | GROSS P/W (EUR) | GROSS P/Y (EUR) | ADJ. GROSS (2024, EUR) | AGE | CLUB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | €598,422 | €31,117,953 | €31,117,953 | 37 | Manchester United |
| 2021-2022 | €598,422 | €31,117,953 | €31,117,953 | 36 | Manchester United |
| 2020-2021 | €1,104,038 | €57,410,000 | €62,118,361 | 35 | Juventus |
| 2019-2020 | €1,104,038 | €57,410,000 | €63,282,324 | 34 | Juventus |
| 2018-2019 | €1,104,038 | €57,410,000 | €63,195,179 | 33 | Juventus |
| 2017-2018 | €670,192 | €34,850,000 | €39,088,363 | 32 | Real Madrid |
| 2016-2017 | €647,500 | €33,670,000 | €38,397,409 | 31 | Real Madrid |
| 2015-2016 | €536,923 | €27,920,000 | €32,264,660 | 30 | Real Madrid |
| 2014-2015 | €558,654 | €29,050,000 | €33,708,334 | 29 | Real Madrid |
| 2013-2014 | €632,115 | €32,870,000 | €37,950,049 | 28 | Real Madrid |
| TOTAL | – | €392,825,906 | €432,240,585 | – | – |
With nearly 400 million Euros earned throughout his career leading up to his time at Al Nassar, it’s easy to see how Cristiano Ronaldo’s net worth has surpassed $500 million. If everything goes as planned in the Saudi league, his career earnings will be near $1 billion.
Remember that his adjusted salary doesn’t consider the value of the euro versus the U.S. dollar during his playing time.
Eve before he joined Al Nassar, Ronaldo was making bank. According to Forbes, Cristiano Ronaldo made $115 million between May 2021 and May 2022, making him the third highest-paid athlete in the world.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Product Endorsements Have Earned Millions
Cristiano Ronaldo is the face of Nike soccer, and for good reason; he is believed to have signed a lifetime contract with the shoemaker in 2016. So, how much does Cristiano Ronaldo earn from Nike? A reported $1 billion. At the time of signing the Nike contract, Forbes noted that the $1 billion contract was a steal for Nike, considering that Ronaldo had already generated an estimated $500 million in media value for the sports apparel company.
AS estimates that Ronaldo earns around $75 million yearly from product endorsements; as previously noted, that number will be much higher for the two years of his Al Nassar contract.
Here’s a rephrased version of Cristiano Ronaldo’s notable endorsement deals and earnings:
| Brand | Year Started | Duration | Earnings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castrol | 2009 | 2+2 years | £14 million+ | Initial £7 million, likely increased later |
| ZTE | 2017 | 1 year | £4 million | Featured in commercials |
| EA Sports | 2017 | Multi-year | Undisclosed | FIFA 18 cover star |
| Emporio Armani | 2010 | 4 years | £3.8 million | Underwear and jeans collections |
| Herbalife | 2013 | 5 years | £1.95 million | Starred in commercials |
| KFC | 2013 | 3 years | £1.7 million | Face of KFC Arabia |
| Clear Shampoo | 2014 | Multi-year | £1.5 million | Brand ambassador |
| PanzeerGlass | 2017 | 2 years | £780,000 | Utilized CR7 branding |
| American Tourister | 2018 | 1 year | £312,000 | Global brand ambassador |
Cristiano Ronaldo has likely earned far more money from Herbalife since his initial contract expired in 2018. The soccer star has remained a global ambassador for Herbalife and signed a contract extension with the multi-level marketing company in 2023.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Social Posts Are Worth More Than $1 Million!
Maxisports / depositphotos.comSocial media analytics firm Hopper estimated that Cristiano Ronaldo’s social media following was big enough to earn $1.6 million per Instagram post in 2021. At the time of that analysis, Ronaldo had a massive following of 300 million fans.
Today, Ronaldo’s Instagram following has more than doubled to 628 million accounts.
Hopper now estimates his posts worth more than $3.2 million each. The company claims his Instagram is the most valuable on the planet, just ahead of Lionel Messi who has 502 million followers.
Cristiano Ronaldo Also Owns The CR7 Brand
mrogowski_photography / depositphotos.comCristiano Ronaldo’s net worth is certainly helped along by his successful brand CR7.
The company is privately held, which means annual revenue has not been reported; however, Sportskeed notes that the football player spent a few million dollars launching his underwear line in October 2013 and then followed that up with a £54 million investment in a CR7 hotel chain with help from the Pestana Hotel Group, the name of his hotel chain is Pestana CR7.
There are currently 5 luxury hotels co-owned by Ronaldo and the Pestana Hotel Group.
Pestana Hotel Group owns and operates more than 100 hotels worldwide, so there’s a very real chance that they will continue to expand the Pestana CR7 brand alongside the soccer legend.
With a lifetime Nike contract, his successful brand, product endorsements that are still red hot, and hundreds of millions in player earnings still on the table, Cristiano Ronaldo’s net worth will soon join Michael Jordan and Lebron James in the $1 billion athlete club.
