Jordan topped a list in which he is followed by three golfers: Tiger Woods ($2.1 billion), Arnold Palmer ($1.5 billion) and Jack Nicklaus ($1.38 billion). Current NBA superstar LeBron James ranks seventh on the list at $1.17 billion. 

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Here’s a look at the full top-25 list: 

Here’s a look at other statistics from Jordan’s net worth, NBA salary and career endorsements. 

What is Michael Jordan’s net worth? 

Jordan’s net worth is $1.6 billion, according to a story in March from the Chicago Sun-Times. 

That total is down $500 million from last year, according to the same story, which is perhaps related to the GameStop stocks that rose considerably earlier this year. 

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Per the Sun-Times, Jordan was worth $1 billion in March 2015, a total that rose to $1.8 billion by March 2019, per Forbes. He continued trending up to his high of $2.1 billion in April 2020 before taking losses in the past year. 

What was Michael Jordan’s NBA salary? 

According to HoopsHype, Jordan earned $86,760,000 during his playing career ($144,638,640 in current dollars). 

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Jordan’s highest-paid year was during his final season with the Chicago Bulls in 1997-98, when he earned $33,140,000 (equivalent to $53,296,273 today). It was significantly more than what he earned earlier in his career and even surpassed the NBA salary cap at the time. 

Which current endorsements does Michael Jordan have? 

The story from Sportico evealed only 6 percent of Jordan’s total earnings are from his playing days with the Bulls and Washington Wizards. His estimated total is based on salaries, endorsements, licensing and memorabilia earnings since he entered the NBA in 1984 and includes ongoing endorsements with Nike, Gatorade, Hanes and Upper Deck. 

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Per the story, Jordan will earn an estimated $150 million through his seminal Nike partnership in royalties in 2021, which is nearly two decades after he retired from the sport following the 2002-03 season.