According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the net worth of Portugal’s 40-year-old star Cristiano Ronaldo (Cr) has climbed to $1.4 billion this year, and he is also the first footballer to reach ten digits (i.e. the level of one billion) at home.
It is that the two-year contract worth more than $400 million has been renewed with Saudi Arabia's football club "Riyadh Victory" in June this year, and has also allowed C's personal wealth to grow significantly.C's net assets include his professional income, investment income, representative income, etc. According to the report, C's participation in a number of investment projects, such as real estate, clubs, media groups, etc. But it is worth noting that professional income is its main source of wealth.
According to the report, for a long time before this, Ronaldo's professional income was very different from that of another famous Argentine star, Messi, until 2023, when Ronaldo joined "Riyadh Victory" and Messi joined "Miami International", the situation changed.
According to the "World's Highest-Earned Athletes" ranking released by Forbes in May this year, Ronaldo became the "Most Profitable Athlete of 2025" with a total annual income of US$275 million. In comparison, Messi's annual revenue is $135 million. However, Messi will have a stake in the club when he retires, when he may once again be on par with his "old rival"(Ronaldo).
Red Star journalist Li Jinrui