The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have passed but brought excitement to fans because of the athletes’ superior ability to “print money”. According to statistics from Forbes magazine (USA), athlete Kevin Durant ranked first among the 5 athletes at the 2020 Olympics with the highest income that year.

Athletes on the US men’s basketball team competing at the 2020 Olympics have pocketed $75 million in the past year. In addition to the generous salary from the Brooklyn Nets Club in the NBA, Durant’s income also increased rapidly from the revenue of the media company Boardroom, which Durant took ownership of.
Not only is he a media mogul, Durant also has a stake in the American professional football club, Philadelphia Union. When talking about Durant, it is impossible to ignore this athlete who made a fortune from the activities of the venture capital company 35 Venture, which he and a number of partners established and operated for many years.

Second place is Japanese female tennis player Naomi Osaka. The total income of the 23-year-old female athlete last year was up to 60 million USD. In addition to $5 million in prize money from tournaments, Osaka earned $55 million from advertising for big brands like Google, Louis Vuitton and Levi’s.
Following closely behind is American basketball player Damian Lillard with an income of 40.5 million USD. Along with lucrative remuneration for promoting famous brands such as Adidas, Gatorade, Hulu, including a 10-year contract with Adidas worth 100 million USD, Damian has a significant additional income from the record label. Front Page Music was founded by me.

Sharing 4th and 5th place are Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic (34.5 million USD) and Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy with income of 32 million USD.

Kevin Durant (Basketball): 75 million USD

Naomi Osaka (Tennis): 60

Novak Djokovic (Tennis): 34.5

Rory McIlroy (Golf): 32