The 55 athletes who make the most money per minute, ranked

Meredith CashAug 8, 2020, 02:10 IST

Some of the biggest names in sports make millions of dollars in mere minutes, and the very top earners can bring home seven figures in just a few seconds.Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

It's no secret that the world's most talented athletes earn unfathomable amounts of money each year.
Some of the biggest names in sports make millions of dollars in mere minutes, and the very top earners can bring home seven figures in just a few seconds.
OLBG analyzed the the earnings of the 100 highest-paid athletes of the past 12 months using Forbes' 2020 list to determine which superstars make the most per minute.
Check out rankings of the top 55 athletes who make the most money for each minute they spend competing.

1. Conor McGregor — $47,999,976 per minute

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2. Deontay Wilder — $1,095,238 per minute

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3. Canelo Álvarez — $1,060,606 per minute

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

4. Tyson Fury — $877,193 per minute

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5. Anthony Joshua — $631,579 per minute

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6. Kirk Cousins — $56,863 per minute

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7. Carson Wentz — $54,020 per minute

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8. Jared Goff — $48,958 per minute

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9. Julio Jones — $41,667 per minute

Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports

10. Drew Brees — $41,389 per minute

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11. Alexis Sánchez — $41,275 per minute

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12. Paul Pogba — $37,705 per minute

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13. Neymar — $36,988 per minute

AP Photo/Michel Spingler

14. Marcus Mariota — $34,833 per minute

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15. Grady Jarrett — $34,375 per minute

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

16. Andrus Peat — $34,242 per minute

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17. Tom Brady — $32,353 per minute

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18. Michael Thomas — $30,980 per minute

Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

19. Darius Slay — $30,714 per minute

Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports

20. Robert Quinn — $29,167 per minute

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21. Quinnen Williams — $28,462

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

22. Ryan Tannehill — $28,000 per minute

Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports

23. Shaq Thompson — $27,976 per minute

Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports

24. Lionel Messi — $27,273 per minute

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25. Matt Ryan — $26,667 per minute

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26. Trae Waynes — $25,104 per minute

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27. Dante Fowler Jr. — $25,000 per minute

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

28. Amari Cooper — $24,896 per minute

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29. Christian McCaffrey — $24,479 per minute

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30. Philip Rivers — $23,958 per minute

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31. Arik Armstead — $23,246 per minute

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32. Calais Campbell — $22,917 per minute

Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports

33. Bobby Wagner — $22,685 per minute

Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

34. Ezekiel Elliott — $22,188 per minute

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

35. D.J. Reader — $21,863 per minute

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

36. Paul Millsap — $21,209 per minute

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37. Cristiano Ronaldo — $21,149 per minute

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38. Mike Conley Jr. — $20,837 per minute

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39. Derek Carr — $20,833 per minute

Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports

40. Paul George — $20,295 per minute

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41. Nick Bosa — $20,088 per minute

Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

42. Aaron Rodgers — $19,537 per minute

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43. Karl-Anthony Towns — $17,270 per minute

Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports

44. Gareth Bale — $16,983 per minute

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45. Gordon Hayward — $16,389 per minute

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46. Joel Embiid — $15,576 per minute