According to the rankings published by Forbes, Lionel Messi has surpassed C.Ronaldo, LeBron James and Neymar to become the highest-earning athlete in 2022.
In 2022, the Argentine superstar’s income is 130 million USD between May 2021 and May 2022. Of which, 75 million USD comes from income from football and 55 million USD is income from other fields.
According to Forbes, Messi is the highest-paid athlete in the world in 2022, pocketing 130 million USD (Photo: AP).
Only with salary at Paris Saint-Germain, Messi earns 35 million USD/year, meaning he earns 673,000 USD/week, equivalent to 96,000 USD/day. In addition, the 35-year-old player pocketed 26 million USD when signing a contract with the French club in the summer of 2021.
The 35-year-old star has a $20 million/year partnership with the Socios platform (a phone application created specifically for football fans). The rest comes from advertising contracts with Adidas, Budweiser and PepsiCo. In June 2021, he also became the brand ambassador of Hard Rock International.
According to world media, the 35-year-old superstar’s total assets are currently more than 620 million USD. This is the dream number for soccer stars around the world. According to Forbes, the 8X player earned $1.15 billion throughout his career on and off the field.
Collecting luxury cars is one of Messi’s passions (Photo: Getty Images).
Messi ‘s great passion is luxury cars. According to Goal, Messi has an impressive car collection, including a Pagani Zonda Tricolore worth $2 million, Ferrari F430 Spyder, Dodge Charger SRT8 and Maserati Gran Turismo…
Messi’s most luxurious property is a villa worth $7 million in the suburb of Castelldefels, Barcelona (Spain). The villa has a swimming pool, indoor gym, tatami room and spa, as well as stunning views of the Catalan mountains and nearby beaches. In addition, the real estate also includes a soccer field so famous players can comfortably play with their dog and three sons. This real estate ensures absolute privacy for the owner.
According to Real Deal, Messi owns an ecological villa in his hometown of Rosario, Argentina, and a floor of a luxury apartment in Saint Isles Beach, Florida, USA, which he bought for 7.3 million USD in 2021.
In 2017, Messi invested money in the hotel business and also had a positive income. He owns the MiM Hotels hotel chain, operated by Majestic Hotel Group, which has resorts in Ibiza, Majorca, and Barcelona (all in Spain).
According to Forbes, this 4-star hotel has 141 rooms, a spa, indoor swimming pool, fitness center and climbing guide service. However, the resort purchased by Messi for $35 million in Barcelona (Spain) has now been demolished because it did not meet construction standards.
Messi and his wife own many valuable real estate in the US and Spain (Photo: Instagram).
In addition to football and luxury cars, Messi also uses money to nurture his passion for traveling around the world. He spent money to buy a private plane worth 15 million USD to serve the travel needs of himself and his family. The plane includes two kitchens and a bathroom, and can accommodate up to 16 passengers. The tail of the plane also had the number 10 printed on it – his shirt number from his time in Barcelona and the names of his wife, Antonella, and 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren on the steps.
This summer, Messi celebrated his 35th 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡day with his family at Ushuaia, a beachfront hotel in Ibiza. His former teammates Cesc Fabregas and Luis Suarez and their wives also participated.
According to the Miami Herald , Messi also chose to vacation in Miami Beach, South Florida, USA after Argentina won the 2021 Copa America. He rented a 4-story villa worth $10,000/night in the island town of Key Biscayne as his residence. in the vacation. The villa has 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, gym, terrace and infinity pool.
Messi also has a passion for taking his wife and 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren to travel around the world (Photo: Instagram).
Messi and his wife and 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren often travel by private plane (Photo: Instagram).
Messi celebrated his 35th 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡day in Ibiza (Photo: Instagram).
Not only does he know how to enjoy a luxurious life, Messi is also interested in charity activities. In 2007, he cooperated with Unicef (United Nations Children’s Fund) to establish the Leo Messi Foundation to help vulnerable 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren around the world.
In 2017, Messi donated a large sum of money to help the fund build classrooms for 1,600 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren orphaned by the war in Syria. In 2019, Messi’s personal fund contributed $218,000 to buy food and water for people in Kenya.
“I get excited every time I see a 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 smile, when they think there is hope, when they feel happy. That’s why we decided to create the Leo Messi Foundation. I will continue to fight I’m dedicated to bringing happiness to the 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren like the passion and strength I dedicate to football,” the 35-year-old player wrote on the foundation’s website.
Messi established the Leo Messi Foundation to pursue charitable plans (Photo: Insider).
The motivation for the 35-year-old famous player to pursue his passion for charity comes from his own life. Messi was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 into a middle-class family in Argentina where his father worked at a steel factory and his mother worked as a part-time cleaner. Little Messi once almost had to give up his football dream because of a growth hormone disorder.
With extraordinary energy and a burning passion for the king’s sport, Messi gradually overcame his illness and gradually asserted his position as the world’s greatest player. Recently, the 2022 World Cup championship title brought Messi a dream collection of awards, fully realizing the 35-year-old player’s World Cup dream.
With the 2022 World Cup championship with Argentina, Messi promises to have an even more explosive career in the near future.
Messi happily shared the first world championship of his career with his partner, three beautiful 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren and colleagues in Qatar, on the evening of December 18 (Photo: AP).
