Cristiano Ronaldo's 2025 Net Worth: Billionaire or Myth?

Not a TV show, but it sure plays like one: Cristiano Ronaldo just leveled up his real-life franchise. The Portuguese superstar is officially a billionaire as of June 2025, with an estimated net worth of $1.2 billion. The final push came from a new Al Nassr extension that reads less like a sports contract and more like a studio deal for a tentpole franchise — salary, equity, bonuses, perks, the works.

The short version

Per Celebrity Net Worth, Ronaldo did not cross the billionaire line until June 2025, despite earlier headlines that jumped the gun. The extension he signed with Al Nassr — on top of the money he already pulls from endorsements and his CR7 empire — is what tipped him over.

Quick timing check

In late 2022, he left Manchester United and joined Al Nassr on a monster 2.5-year deal widely cited at around €500 million, with Celebrity Net Worth pegging it at roughly $210 million per season — often rounded up in headlines to a $600 million package. When that initial term ran out, he renewed through June 2027 for even more. That extension is the one that pushed the net worth to 10 digits.

Piers Morgan: "You became a billionaire last week, right?"
Cristiano Ronaldo: "No, that's not true. I became a billionaire several years ago (laughs)."

Fun moment, but the math people disagree: the 'billionaire' tag landed in June 2025, not before.

How we got here: the Saudi chapter (and the escalation)

First, the setup. Ronaldo signed with Al Nassr in December 2022 after his United exit. That 2.5-year agreement was described as the richest per-season deal in sports at the time. Then came the sequel: a two-year extension running to June 2027, reported at approximately £492 million (about $620 million). It folds in a rare mix of salary, bonuses, equity, and lifestyle perks — and it effectively keeps him as the face of Saudi football through age 42.

What is actually in the Al Nassr extension

• Base salary: About £178 million per year (roughly $205 million) guaranteed.
• Signing bonus: £24.5 million (about $28.2 million), rising to £38 million (about $43.7 million) if he completes the full term.
• Equity: A 15% ownership stake in Al Nassr, estimated at £33 million (around $38 million).
• Travel and staff: £4 million (about $4.6 million) in private jet usage plus a 16-person full-time household staff (chefs, drivers, security, housekeepers).
• Commercial upside: Additional brand deals and endorsements tied to the contract projected up to £60 million (around $69 million).
• Performance incentives: £80,000 per goal (about $92,127); £40,000 per assist (about $46,064); £8 million for a league title (about $9.2 million); £4 million for a Golden Boot (about $4.6 million); £6.5 million for an Asian Champions League title (about $7.4 million).
• Total potential: Base value near $620 million, with some projections pushing the full freight to about $936 million if every box gets checked — roughly $468 million per year.
• Taxes: Saudi Arabia does not levy personal income tax on wages, bonuses, or endorsement income earned in the kingdom, which is a very different world from European tax rates that can skim up to 45%.

The resume (because it matters at this level)

Ronaldo is the all-time leading scorer for both Real Madrid and Portugal. He has 5 Ballon d'Or awards, 5 UEFA Champions League titles, and over 30 major trophies across Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, and Al Nassr. This is the kind of CV that makes nine-figure seasons feel, frankly, inevitable.

The off-field money machine

Before the extension, Ronaldo's base salary was already hovering around $200 million per season, and he typically hauls in another $150 million annually in endorsements. The brand side is stacked: Nike (including a 2016 lifetime deal reportedly worth $1 billion and a $100 million signing bonus), Herbalife, Clear Shampoo, Binance, TAG Heuer, and more.

He also keeps adding new lanes. On May 13, 2024, Whoop founder Will Ahmed announced Ronaldo as an investor and global ambassador after CR7 had already been using the device for two years to tweak performance.

The yearly paydays tell the story: roughly $108 million between June 2017–2018; $110 million the next year; $120 million the year after; then $136 million in 2023, which made him the highest-paid athlete on the planet that year.

Then there is the CR7 brand: fragrances, denim, underwear, footwear, eyewear, plus CR7 Fitness gyms and a co-owned chain of CR7 Pestana hotels with the Pestana Group. He has built a business that lives well beyond matchdays.

Real estate, because of course he has it

Portugal: A custom megamansion in Quinta da Marinha reportedly pegged around $21.6 million, with indoor and outdoor pools, a full spa, huge gardens, a state-of-the-art gym, and a 30-car garage. It has been framed as a future retirement base.

Spain: A sleek La Finca villa near Madrid (estimated around $6 million) that he sold after moving on from Real Madrid. Think ultra-modern lines, bulletproof windows, and serious private security.

Italy: A secluded two-villa compound in Turin with panoramic views, private gardens, a dedicated gym setup, and custom security.

England: A seven-bedroom mansion in the Manchester area listed after his 2022 departure, around $6.6 million, with a media room, a glass-walled fitness studio, and a 23-acre spread.

Saudi Arabia: He initially took over a Four Seasons penthouse suite in Riyadh at roughly $300,000 per month, then moved to a private residence for security reasons.

Hotels: In addition to owning stakes in the CR7 Pestana properties (Lisbon, Funchal, Madrid, Marrakech, New York, and more), those projects blend personal and commercial investment into a clean hospitality brand play.

Big picture

Stack the Saudi extension on top of the endorsements and the CR7 businesses, and you land exactly where he is now: roughly $1.2 billion net worth as of June 2025. Per Celebrity Net Worth, no other footballer had crossed that line before him. Between the guaranteed money, the incentives, the equity, and the tax environment, the numbers are not just huge — they are engineered for maximum take-home. And yes, the man is still scoring goals through 42. Of course he is.