ESPN World Fame 100 explained

ESPN World Fame 100 is an annual list compiled and published by ESPN magazine since 2016. The rankings were made based on salary and endorsements with their social media following Facebook, Twitter and Instagram along with Google search popularity to create a comparative ranking system.[1]

The Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo topped the list each year since its inception. The last update was published in 2019.

World Fame 100 lists

Below is the top 10 for each year since the list's inception.

2016[2]

Rank Athlete Sport
1 Cristiano Ronaldo[3] [4] Association football
2 LeBron James[5] Basketball
3 Association football
4 Association football
5 Roger Federer[6] [7] [8] Tennis
6 Basketball
7 Golf
8 Virat Kohli[9] Cricket
9 Association football
10 Rafael Nadal[10] Tennis

2017[11]

Rank Athlete Sport
1 Cristiano Ronaldo[12] [13] [14] [15] Association football
2 Basketball
3 Association football
4 Roger Federer[16] Tennis
5 Phil Mickelson[17] Golf
6 Association football
7 Usain Bolt[18]
8 Basketball
9 Tennis
10 Golf

2018[19] [20]

Rank Athlete Sport
1 Cristiano Ronaldo[21] Association football
2 Basketball
3 Association football
4 Association football
5 Tennis
6 Tiger Woods[22] Golf
7 Basketball
8 Tennis
9 Basketball
10 Golf

2019[23]

Rank Athlete Sport
1 Cristiano Ronaldo[24] [25] Association football
2 LeBron James[26] Basketball
3 Lionel Messi[27] [28] Association football
4 Association football
5 Conor McGregor[29] [30] [31] MMA
6 Roger Federer[32] Tennis
7 Virat Kohli[33] [34] Cricket
8 Tennis
9 Basketball
10 Golf

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ESPN World Fame 100 methodology: How the list was created. ESPN. 1 June 2016.
  2. Web site: 2016: ESPN World Fame 100. . May 31, 2016.
  3. Web site: ESPN World Fame 100: Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James, Lionel Messi Top Rankings. NESN. 1 June 2016.
  4. Web site: Espn World Fame 100: al top Cristiano Ronaldo, ma comandano USA(Italiano). Calcioefinanza. 7 June 2016. 7 June 2016.
  5. Web site: LeBron, Durant among world's most famous athletes in new list. The Score. 1 June 2016.
  6. Web site: Federer Ranked Fifth Most Famous Athlete By ESPN. ATP Tour. 1 June 2016.
  7. Web site: Federer leads tennis stars in ESPN's World Fame 100 list. Tennis.
  8. Web site: Roger Federer Tops All Tennis Players in ESPN's Fame Rankings. Tennis Now.
  9. Web site: Kohli, Dhoni the only cricketers in ESPN's World Fame 100. ESPNcricinfo. 2 June 2016.
  10. Web site: Nadal amongst world's most famous athletes. Marca. 1 June 2016.
  11. Web site: 2017: ESPN World Fame 100. . May 30, 2017.
  12. Web site: Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi included in world’s 100 most famous athletes. Fox Sports. 31 May 2017.
  13. Web site: Cristiano Ronaldo Tops ESPN's 2017 "World Fame 100" List. Hypebeast. 30 May 2017.
  14. Web site: Ronaldo reigns on ESPN's World Fame 100. TSN. 30 May 2017.
  15. Web site: Ronaldo tops ESPN's World Fame 100 for the 2nd straight year. KFM. 31 May 2017.
  16. Web site: Federer, Nadal In Top 10 Of ESPN's World Fame List. ATP Tour. 30 May 2017.
  17. Web site: Phil Mickelson more famous than Neymar, Brady and Bolt, ESPN claims. The Guardian. 30 May 2017.
  18. Web site: Usain Bolt No. 7 On ESPN's List Of World's Most Famous Athletes. iamjamaican. 30 May 2017.
  19. Web site: 2018: ESPN World Fame 100. ESPN.
  20. Web site: 5 surprises from ESPN's ranking of the 100 most famous athletes. USA Today. 22 May 2018.
  21. Web site: Cristiano Ronaldo retains top spot in ESPN World Fame 100 list for third straight year. WION.
  22. Web site: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson crack top 10 in ESPN 'World Fame 100'. USA Today. 22 May 2018.
  23. Web site: 2019: ESPN World Fame 100. ESPN.
  24. Web site: Cristiano Ronaldo tops athletes World Fame 100 list. Sportsnet. 13 March 2019.
  25. Web site: Cristiano Ronaldo tops ESPN's annual World Fame 100 for fourth straight year. The New Zealand Herald.
  26. Web site: Lakers star LeBron James second on ESPN's list of world's most famous athletes. ClutchPoints. 15 March 2019.
  27. Web site: ESPN announce top 20 most famous athletes of 2019, including Lionel Messi, Paul Pogba, Mesut Ozil and Cristiano Ronaldo. Talksport. 15 March 2019.
  28. Web site: Ronaldo, Messi, McGregor: ESPN announce 2019's top 20 most famous athletes. Fox Sports. 17 March 2017.
  29. Web site: Conor McGregor hits number 5 in ESPN's "World Fame 100" list of most famous athletes. The Maclife. 12 March 2019.
  30. Web site: Conor McGregor na liście ESPN World Fame 100(Polish). mma.pl. 22 May 2018. pl.
  31. Web site: Conor McGregor Beats Virat Kohli To Claim 5th Spot On The List Of World's 100 Famous Athletes. Mensxp. 13 March 2019.
  32. Web site: Roger Federer Leads Tennis Players in ESPN World Fame 100 issue. Tennis World USA. 18 March 2019.
  33. Web site: Led by Virat Kohli, nine Indians make ESPN World Fame 100 2019 list. The Indian Express. 20 March 2019.
  34. Web site: World Fame 100: Virat Kohli only Indian in top 10, beats Rafael Nadal; MS Dhoni number 13. Hindustan Times. 14 March 2019.

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