Bolt rated 23rd best-paid athlete

Usain Bolt’s net worth has been estimated at between £24.5m and £45m, with the bulk of those earnings coming through endorsements rather than prize-winnings from athletics.

The chief endorsement Bolt has is with the German sportswear brand Puma and that link has seen him cross over into the world of football.

According to Forbes, the Jamaican was the 23rd best-paid athlete in the world in 2017, but he was still comfortably behind the likes of Neymar, Messi and Ronaldo. However, he was ahead of Gareth Bale and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Usain Bolt is one of the most successful athletes of all time and his exploits during his career have marked him out as the best sprinter in history.

An eight-time Olympic gold-medallist, Bolt set new records for the 100 metre and 200 metre sprint races, dominating the athletics scene for over a decade before retiring in 2017.

Throughout his career in athletics, Bolt often spoke of his desire to eventually make a transition into football and, while it raised a few laughs, it was no joke for the Jamaican.essi and Ronaldo. However, he was ahead of Gareth Bale and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.