4LeBron James – Net worth: $270 million
Next on our top 5 list is LeBron Raymone James, an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association with a net worth of $270 million.
During his career, LeBron, who is also one of the world’s most poweful celebrities, has won 2 NBA championships, 4 NBA ‘Most Valuable Player’ awards, 2 NBA Finals MVP awards, 2 Olympic gold medals, a NBA scoring title and the NBA ‘Rookie of the Year’ award.
For the 2013 – 2014 season, the basketball player earned $19 million in salary from the Miami Heat and roughly $53 million from endorsements.
Currently, he has endorsement deals with multiple companies, including Beats by Dre (in addition to endorsing Beats by Dre, LeBron James also owned 1% of the company), Coca-Cola, Dunkin-Donuts, Baskin Robbins Samsung, Nike, McDonalds, Microsoft and State Farm.
LeBron James is also a celebrity who owns one of the most expensive watches in the world: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore.
