Is Daniel Ricciardo Australia's Richest Sportsman for 2020
Is it Daniel Ricciardo? In the list Forbes highest paid athlete for 2020 — Formula 1 star Daniel Ricciardo was the only Aussie to make the list, featuring at No. 48 with total earnings of more than $44 million. Aussie NBA star Ben Simmons is expected to make the list next year when his new contract kicks in.
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The Australian Financial Review publish annually Young Rich List, based on their combined wealth. This is different from the sporting earnings and endorsements which we usually used to work out the top earning athletes.
Here are the top Australian sportspeople (under 40) on the 2020 Rich List, based on their total wealth.
- Adam Scott - Rank 25 - $223m
- Andrew Bogut - Rank 46 - $102m
- Jason Day - Rank 51 - $83m
- Tim Cahill - Rank 68 - $52m
- Lleyton Hewitt - Rank 77 - $40m
- Chad Reed - Rank 90 - $35m
Related Pages
- Australia's Richest athletes for every year
- Compare to the international annual top earners list by ESPN, SI and Forbes
- 2020: The year in Australian Sport
- A summary of Sport in Australia
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