Michael Jordan’s Astonishing Net Worth Compared to Tiger Woods and LeBron James
Jordan is considered the greatest basketball player of all time, winning six NBA championships and being named NBA Finals MVP six times.
He spent most of his NBA career with the infamous Chicago Bulls dynasty in two stints, before being brought out of retirement between 2001 and 2003 for a brief stint with the Washington Wizards. Jordan signed a huge contract with Nike after his rookie season in the NBA and broke all four clauses contained within it in order to keep the contract, only needing to complete one of them. In 1984, he came up with the idea of producing Air Jordan sneakers with Nike, which remain incredibly popular today.
Jordan has been a spokesperson for several major brands, including Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, and Gatorade, and also starred in the 1996 hit live-action/animated film, Space Jam. According to Forbes, the legend of basketball earn $ 40 million from every year, and since 2008.
He also made important profits from the Charlotte Hornets NBA team. He spent $175 million to buy the team in 2010 and sold it for $3 billion in 2023.
Overall, the 61-year-old is worth an estimated $3.2 billion, ranking him third on Forbes magazine’s 2024 celebrity billionaires list. Golf legend Woods, meanwhile, is the first active athlete to become a billionaire.
The 48-year-old has amassed an astounding 82 career PGA Tour major wins, tying him with Sam Snead for the most career wins. Woods dominated the sport from the late 1900s through much of the 2010s, but his biggest major win may be more recent.
In 2019, the 43-year-old, whose career had been marred by multiple back injuries and surgeries in the past few years, reached the final round of the 2019 Masters with a two-stroke lead, but finished one stroke behind Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka and Xander Schauffele. It was an emotional win, marking his first major victory in 11 years. Play
According to Forbes, Woods’ net worth is $1.4 billion.
That leaves only NBA icon James, who has a net worth of $1.2 billion. In addition to his basketball career, James has had a lot of success with investments in the business and entertainment industry.
He owns his own company called SpringHill. In recent years, that has meant the 39-year-old has taken up the sport, owning a stake in Fenway Sports Group, which owns Liverpool and the Boston Red Sox.
James, of course, is still an active player, and was part of the U.S. team that won a record seventh consecutive gold medal at the men’s Olympic tournament.
