ESPN World Fame 100 is an annual list compiled and published by ESPN magazine since 2016. The rankings were made based on salary and endorsements with their social media following Facebook, Twitter and Instagram along with Google search popularity to create a comparative ranking system.[1]

The Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo topped the list each year since its inception. The last update was published in 2019.

World Fame 100 lists

Below is the top 10 for each year since the list's inception.

2016[2]

Rank Athlete Sport
1Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo[3][4]Association football
2United States LeBron James[5]Basketball
3Argentina Lionel MessiAssociation football
4Brazil NeymarAssociation football
5Switzerland Roger Federer[6][7][8]Tennis
6United States Kevin DurantBasketball
7United States Tiger WoodsGolf
8India Virat Kohli[9]Cricket
9Colombia James RodriguezAssociation football
10Spain Rafael Nadal[10]Tennis

2017[11]

Rank Athlete Sport
1Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo[12][13][14][15]Association football
2United States LeBron JamesBasketball
3Argentina Lionel MessiAssociation football
4Switzerland Roger Federer[16]Tennis
5United States Phil Mickelson[17]Golf
6Brazil NeymarAssociation football
7Jamaica Usain Bolt[18]Track and Field
8United States Kevin DurantBasketball
9Spain Rafael NadalTennis
10United States Tiger WoodsGolf

2018[19][20]

Rank Athlete Sport
1Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo[21]Association football
2United States LeBron JamesBasketball
3Argentina Lionel MessiAssociation football
4Brazil NeymarAssociation football
5Switzerland Roger FedererTennis
6United States Tiger Woods[22]Golf
7United States Kevin DurantBasketball
8Spain Rafael NadalTennis
9United States Stephen CurryBasketball
10United States Phil MickelsonGolf

2019[23]

Rank Athlete Sport
1Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo[24][25]Association football
2United States LeBron James[26]Basketball
3Argentina Lionel Messi[27][28]Association football
4Brazil NeymarAssociation football
5Republic of Ireland Conor McGregor[29][30][31]MMA
6Switzerland Roger Federer[32]Tennis
7India Virat Kohli[33][34]Cricket
8Spain Rafael NadalTennis
9United States Stephen CurryBasketball
10United States Tiger WoodsGolf

References

  1. ↑ "ESPN World Fame 100 methodology: How the list was created". ESPN. 1 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016: ESPN World Fame 100". ESPN. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  3. ↑ "ESPN World Fame 100: Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James, Lionel Messi Top Rankings". NESN. 1 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Espn World Fame 100: al top Cristiano Ronaldo, ma comandano USA(Italiano)". Calcioefinanza. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "LeBron, Durant among world's most famous athletes in new list". The Score. 1 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Federer Ranked Fifth Most Famous Athlete By ESPN". ATP Tour. 1 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Federer leads tennis stars in ESPN's World Fame 100 list". Tennis.
  8. ↑ "Roger Federer Tops All Tennis Players in ESPN's Fame Rankings". Tennis Now.
  9. ↑ "Kohli, Dhoni the only cricketers in ESPN's World Fame 100". ESPNcricinfo. 2 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Nadal amongst world's most famous athletes". Marca. 1 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "2017: ESPN World Fame 100". ESPN. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi included in world's 100 most famous athletes". Fox Sports. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo Tops ESPN's 2017 "World Fame 100" List". Hypebeast. 30 May 2017.
  14. ↑ "Ronaldo reigns on ESPN's World Fame 100". TSN. 30 May 2017.
  15. ↑ "Ronaldo tops ESPN's World Fame 100 for the 2nd straight year". KFM. 31 May 2017.
  16. ↑ "Federer, Nadal In Top 10 Of ESPN's World Fame List". ATP Tour. 30 May 2017.
  17. ↑ "Phil Mickelson more famous than Neymar, Brady and Bolt, ESPN claims". The Guardian. 30 May 2017.
  18. ↑ "Usain Bolt No. 7 On ESPN's List Of World's Most Famous Athletes". iamjamaican. 30 May 2017.
  19. ↑ "2018: ESPN World Fame 100". ESPN.
  20. ↑ "5 surprises from ESPN's ranking of the 100 most famous athletes". USA Today. 22 May 2018.
  21. ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo retains top spot in ESPN World Fame 100 list for third straight year". WION.
  22. ↑ "Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson crack top 10 in ESPN 'World Fame 100'". USA Today. 22 May 2018.
  23. ↑ "2019: ESPN World Fame 100". ESPN.
  24. ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo tops athletes World Fame 100 list". Sportsnet. 13 March 2019.
  25. ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo tops ESPN's annual World Fame 100 for fourth straight year". The New Zealand Herald.
  26. ↑ "Lakers star LeBron James second on ESPN's list of world's most famous athletes". ClutchPoints. 15 March 2019.
  27. ↑ "ESPN announce top 20 most famous athletes of 2019, including Lionel Messi, Paul Pogba, Mesut Ozil and Cristiano Ronaldo". Talksport. 15 March 2019.
  28. ↑ "Ronaldo, Messi, McGregor: ESPN announce 2019's top 20 most famous athletes". Fox Sports. 17 March 2017.
  29. ↑ "Conor McGregor hits number 5 in ESPN's "World Fame 100" list of most famous athletes". The Maclife. 12 March 2019.
  30. ↑ "Conor McGregor na liście ESPN World Fame 100(Polish)". mma.pl (in Polish). 22 May 2018.
  31. ↑ "Conor McGregor Beats Virat Kohli To Claim 5th Spot On The List Of World's 100 Famous Athletes". Mensxp. 13 March 2019.
  32. ↑ "Roger Federer Leads Tennis Players in ESPN World Fame 100 issue". Tennis World USA. 18 March 2019.
  33. ↑ "Led by Virat Kohli, nine Indians make ESPN World Fame 100 2019 list". The Indian Express. 20 March 2019.
  34. ↑ "World Fame 100: Virat Kohli only Indian in top 10, beats Rafael Nadal; MS Dhoni number 13". Hindustan Times. 14 March 2019.
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