Mayweather Earns The Most Money But Ronaldo Is The World's Biggest Social Sports Star [INFOGRAPHIC]

Mayweather Earns The Most Money But Ronaldo Is The World's Biggest Social Sports Star [INFOGRAPHIC]

Forbes have published their annual look at the world’s 100 highest-paid athletes, with boxer Floyd Mayweather once again finishing top of the list with an eye-opening $105 million in earnings in 2013.

And in second place? Football star Cristiano Ronaldo, with $80 million. But Ronaldo has Mayweather and every other athlete’s number in one increasingly important metric in global branding: social media followers.

Collectively across Facebook and Twitter, Ronaldo has 110 million fans, ten times Mayweather’s total.

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