Australia's Richest Sportsman for 2019
Here are the richest Australian sportspeople for the year 2019, as published by the Australian Financial Review's annual Sports Rich List. Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo topped the list, thanks to a 2-year $50 million contract with Formula 1 team Renault at the end of 2018.
Basketball players made up six of the top ten positions. Compare this to the Forbes highest paid athlete for 2019. Tennis player Ashleigh Barty was the only female in the top 10. Other females in the list of 30 were Minjee Lee at 24, and Stephanie Gilmore at 30.
| Rank | Name | Sport | Earnings ($AUD millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Ricciardo | Formula 1 | 29.1 |
| 2 | Joe Ingles | Basketball | 18.1 |
| 3 | Patty Mills | Basketball | 16.7 |
| 4 | Jason Day | Golf | 15.7 |
| 5 | Ben Simmons | Basketball | 15.1 |
| 6 | Matthew Dellavedova | Basketball | 14.8 |
| 7 | Dante Exu | Basketball | 14.1 |
| 8 | Ashleigh Barty | Tennis | 9.5 |
| 9 | Adam Scott | Golf | 8.4 |
| 10 | Aron Baynes | Basketball | 7.5 |
Source: Australian Finiancial Review, as published in online on 26 July 2019.
The AFR also publish annually Young Rich List, based on their combined wealth. This is different from the sporting earnings which account for the rankings above. Here are the Australian athletes on the 2019 rich list, and their rank among other young Australians.
20. Adam Scott
32.
Andrew Bogut
50.
Jason Day
53.
Daniel Ricciardo
71. Michael Clarke
72. Tim Cahill
77. Lleyton Hewitt
81. Chad Reed
88. Joe Ingles
89. Patty Mills
90. James Spithill
92. Matthew Dellavedova
93. Ben Simmons
95. Steve Smith
97.Dante Exum
100. Marc Leishman
Related Pages
- Australia's Richest athletes for every year
- Compare to the international annual top earners list by ESPN, SI and Forbes
- 2019: The year in Australian Sport
- A summary of Sport in Australia
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