Chicago – August 23, 2025
Tennis icon Roger Federer has become the seventh billionaire athlete in history, according to estimates published by Forbes on Friday.
The Swiss star, who retired from the sport in 2022, is now believed to have a net worth of $1.1 billion, boosted by his minority stake in Swiss shoe and apparel brand On.
Having collected around $1 billion in off-court endeavors during his playing career, Federer was tennis’ highest-paid player for 16 straight years despite earning less in prize money than rivals Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.
In 2020, he earned $106.3 million before tax, more than any other athlete in the world.
Federer becomes tennis’ second billionaire, following Romanian player Ion Țiriac, who won the 1970 French Open men’s doubles championship and began investing after the fall of communism.
Also on the list are basketball stars Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and LeBron James, as well as Milwaukee Bucks sixth man Junior Bridgeman. Tiger Woods rounds out the list and joins James as the only players to have become billionaires while still competing in their sports.
