Published: 2023-09-11
Fashion Brand Deals
When we wrote about the history of the world's biggest fashion companies, we were surprised to find that almost all of today's very successful fashion houses have collaborated with celebrities, mostly athletes. Nike started this trend in the 80s with Michael Jordan. The fashion industry and super athletes seem to be a perfect marketing match. The strategy has been so successful that it has been replicated throughout the industry.
So we did some research to see how many mega deals actually exist. This is our list. That doesn't mean there aren't many more out there. We will add them over time. So check back often.
Note that most of these numbers are estimates, since we do not have access to the original contracts. But you can verify and read about them yourself, as each claim has one or more source links in the table.
Sports person | Sport | Brand | Sum | yearly | additionally | Currency | Start | Years | Sources | Info |
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Cristiano Ronaldo | Soccer | Nike | 1,000,000,000 | 24,000,000 | - | USD | 2003 | lifetime | ๐ | |
Cristiano Ronaldo | Soccer | Emporio Armani | 4,000,000 | 1,000,000 | - | GBP | 2010 | 4 | ๐ | |
Cristiano Ronaldo | Soccer | Louis Vuitton | 2,000,000 | - | - | USD | 2022 | - | ๐ | |
Lionel Messi | Soccer | Adidas | 1,000,000,000 | - | - | USD | 2017 | lifetime | ๐ | |
Lionel Messi | Soccer | Adidas | - | 19,200,000 | - | - | 2017 | lifetime | ๐ | |
Lionel Messi | Soccer | Louis Vuitton | 1,700,000 | - | - | USD | 2022 | - | ๐ | |
Neymar | Soccer | Nike | 105,000,000 | - | - | USD | 2011 | 11 | ๐ | |
Neymar | Soccer | Puma | 27,500,000 | - | - | EUR | 2020 | - | ๐ ๐ | |
Zlatan Ibrahimoviฤ | Soccer | Nike | 2,500,000 | - | - | EUR | 2023 | 4 | ๐ | |
David Beckham | Soccer | Adidas | 160,800,000 | - | - | USD | 2003 | lifetime | ๐ | |
David Beckham | Soccer | Calvin Klein | 500,000 | - | - | GBP | 2005 | 2 | ๐ | |
David Beckham | Soccer | Armani | 20,000,000 | - | - | USD | 2012 | - | ๐ | |
Wayne Rooney | Soccer | Nike | 1,000,000 | - | - | GBP | - | - | ๐ | |
Roger Federer | Tennis | Uniqlo | 300,000,000 | 30,000,000 | - | USD | 2018 | 10 | ๐ | |
Roger Federer | Tennis | Rolex | 15,000,000 | 1,500,000 | - | USD | 2006 | 10 | ๐ | |
Roger Federer | Tennis | Rolex | - | 8,000,000 | - | USD | 2016 | - | ๐ | |
Roger Federer | Tennis | Nike | - | 10,000,000 | - | USD | 1994 | 24 | ๐ | |
Novak Djokovic | Tennis | Lacoste | - | 9,400,000 | - | USD | 2017 | 8 | ๐ ๐ | |
Rafael Nadal | Tennis | Nike | - | 10,000,000 | - | USD | 2013 | - | ๐ | |
Serena Williams | Tennis | Puma | 12,000,000 | - | - | USD | 1997 | 5 | ๐ | |
Serena Williams | Tennis | Nike | 55,000,000 | - | - | USD | 2003 | 8 | ๐ | |
Maria Sharapova | Tennis | Nike | 70,000,000 | - | - | USD | 2010 | 8 | ๐ | |
Michael Jordan | Basketball | Nike | 500,000 | - | - | USD | 1984 | 5 | ๐ | |
Michael Jordan | Basketball | Nike | - | - | 130,000,000 | USD | 1984 | lifetime | ๐ | |
Michael Jordan | Basketball | Hanes | 14,000,000 | - | - | USD | 1989 | 32 | ๐ | |
Michael Jordan | Basketball | XEL (Perfume) | 10,600,000 | - | - | USD | 1989 | 32 | ๐ | |
Shaquille O'Neal | Basketball | Reebok | - | 15,000,000 | - | USD | 1992 | 7 | ๐ ๐ | |
Lebron James | Basketball | Nike | 87,000,000 | - | - | USD | 2003 | 7 | ๐ | |
Lebron James | Basketball | Nike | 1,000,000,000 | - | - | USD | 2015 | lifetime | ๐ ๐ | |
Steph Curry | Basketball | Under Armour | 20,000,000 | - | - | USD | upto 2024 | - | ๐ | |
Steph Curry | Basketball | Under Armour | 40,000,000 | 4,000,000 | - | USD | 2013 | 10 | ๐ | |
Steph Curry | Basketball | Under Armour | 215,000,000 | - | - | USD | 2023 | - | ๐ | |
Kevin Durant | Basketball | Nike | 300,000,000 | - | 50,000,000 | USD | 2014 | 10 | ๐ | |
Kevin Durant | Basketball | Nike | - | - | - | USD | 2023 | lifetime | ๐ | |
Giannis Antetokounmpo | Basketball | Nike | - | 10,000,000 | - | USD | 2017 | 2 | ๐ | |
Giannis Antetokounmpo | Basketball | Nike | 100,000,000 | - | - | USD | 2017 | 5 | ๐ ๐ | |
Russel Westbrook | Basketball | Nike | 60,000,000 | - | - | USD | 2017 | 10 | ๐ | |
Klay Thompson | Basketball | Anta | 80,000,000 | - | - | USD | 2016 | 10 | ๐ | |
Damian Lillard | Basketball | Adidas | 100,000,000 | - | - | USD | 2014 | 10 | ๐ | |
James Harden | Basketball | Adidas | 200,000,000 | - | - | USD | 2015 | 13 | ๐ | |
Paul George | Basketball | Nike | - | 5,500,000 | - | USD | 2017 | - | ๐ | |
Kawhi Leonard | Basketball | Nike | - | 500,000 | - | USD | 2011 | 7 | ๐ | |
Kawhi Leonard | Basketball | New Balance | - | 5,000,000 | - | USD | 2018 | - | ๐ | |
Anthony Davis | Basketball | Nike | - | 5,000,000 | - | USD | 2017 | 10 | ๐ | |
Jimmy Butler | Basketball | Nike | - | 5,000,000 | - | USD | 2014 | 6 | ๐ | |
Jimmy Butler | Basketball | Li Ning | - | 3,000,000 | - | USD | 2020 | - | ๐ | |
John Wall | Basketball | Reebok | 25,000,000 | - | - | USD | 2010 | 5 | ๐ | |
John Wall | Basketball | Adidas | - | 4,000,000 | - | USD | 2018 | 5 | ๐ | |
Dwyane Wade | Basketball | Converse | - | - | 2,400,000 | USD | 2003 | 6 | ๐ | |
Dwyane Wade | Basketball | Li Ning | 60,000,000 | - | - | USD | 2012 | 10 | ๐ | |
Tiger Woods | Golf | Nike | 40,000,000 | - | - | USD | 1996 | 5 | ๐ | |
Tiger Woods | Golf | Nike | 100,000,000 | - | - | USD | 2001 | 5 | ๐ | |
Tiger Woods | Golf | Nike | 200,000,000 | - | - | USD | 2006 | 7 | ๐ | |
Tiger Woods | Golf | Tag Heuer | 10,000,000 | - | - | USD | 2002 | 10 | ๐ | |
Tiger Woods | Golf | Rolex | 7,000,000 | - | - | USD | 1997 | 5 | ๐ | |
Tiger Woods | Golf | Rolex | - | - | - | USD | 2011 | - | ๐ | |
Rory McIlroy | Golf | Nike | 250,000,000 | - | - | USD | 2013 | 5 | ๐ | |
Rory McIlroy | Golf | Nike | 200,000,000 | - | - | USD | 2017 | 10 | ๐ | |
Jordan Spieth | Golf | Under Armour | - | 20,000,000 | USD | 2015 | 10 | ๐ | ||
Lewis Hamilton | Formula 1 | Tommy Hilfiger | 5,200,000 | - | - | USD | 2018 | - | ๐ | |
Lewis Hamilton | Formula 1 | Puma | - | 2,610,000 | - | USD | 2019 | - | ๐ | |
Lewis Hamilton | Formula 1 | IWC | - | 2,000,000 | - | USD | 2019 | - | ๐ | |
Virat Kohli | Cricket | Puma | 13,000,000 | - | - | USD | 2017 | 8 | ๐ | |
Russel Wilson | American Football | Nike | - | 5,000,000 | - | USD | 2016 | - | ๐ | |
Odell Beckham Jr. | American Football | Nike | 29,000,000 | - | - | USD | 2017 | 5 | ๐ | |
Tom Brady | American Football | Under Armour | - | 10,000,000 | - | USD | 2010 | 11 | ๐ | |
Tom Brady | American Football | Christopher Cloos | - | - | - | EUR | 2020 | - | ๐ |