Global soccer stars dominated the list of athletes with the most value generated for sponsors on social media. Cristiano Ronaldo generated a sponsorship value of almost 124 million U.S. dollars in advertising to his estimated 800 million social media followers.
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Sportico. (April 18, 2023). Athletes with the highest sponsorship value on social media worldwide as of December 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/1380897/athletes-social-media-sponsorship-value/
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Athletes with the highest sponsorship value on social media worldwide as of December 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Sportico, April 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1380897/athletes-social-media-sponsorship-value/