ESPN World Fame 100 is an annual list compiled and published by ESPN magazine since 2016. The rankings were made based on salary and endorsements with their social media following Facebook, Twitter and Instagram along with Google search popularity to create a comparative ranking system.
The Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo topped the list each year since its inception. The last update was published in 2019.
2016 Source: Rank Athlete Sport 1 Cristiano Ronaldo Association football 2 LeBron James Basketball 3 Lionel Messi Association football 4 Neymar Association football 5 Roger Federer Tennis 6 Kevin Durant Basketball 7 Tiger Woods Golf 8 Virat Kohli Cricket 9 James Rodriguez Association football 10 Rafael Nadal Tennis
2017 Source: Rank Athlete Sport 1 Cristiano Ronaldo Association football 2 LeBron James Basketball 3 Lionel Messi Association football 4 Roger Federer Tennis 5 Phil Mickelson Golf 6 Neymar Association football 7 Usain Bolt Track and Field 8 Kevin Durant Basketball 9 Rafael Nadal Tennis 10 Tiger Woods Golf
2018 Source: Rank Athlete Sport 1 Cristiano Ronaldo Association football 2 LeBron James Basketball 3 Lionel Messi Association football 4 Neymar Association football 5 Roger Federer Tennis 6 Tiger Woods Golf 7 Kevin Durant Basketball 8 Rafael Nadal Tennis 9 Stephen Curry Basketball 10 Phil Mickelson Golf
2019 Source: Rank Athlete Sport 1 Cristiano Ronaldo Association football 2 LeBron James Basketball 3 Lionel Messi Association football 4 Neymar Association football 5 Conor McGregor MMA 6 Roger Federer Tennis 7 Virat Kohli Cricket 8 Rafael Nadal Tennis 9 Stephen Curry Basketball 10 Tiger Woods Golf
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