Honourable mentions
Mathieu Flamini kept the secret of his business venture a secret, but a biochemical company he founded along with his partner Granata, GF Biochemicals seem to have found an alternative fuel source to Petrol. Flamini’s company is the only company which produces industrial-level standards of the wood fuel and his value could soon rise up to an unbelievable $20 billion making him one of the richest people in the world.
Let us now take a look at footballers ranked from 11th to 15th in terms of net worth
#11 Philipp Lahm – $100 million
#12 Raul Gonzalez – $100 million
#13 Samuel Eto’o – $95 million
#14 Andres Iniesta – $90 million
#15 Didier Drogba – $90 million
Comparing these footballers to the world’s richest people, we see that only Flamini has a realistic chance of competing with them in the future.
These are the 5 richest people in the world:
#1 Bill Gates – $76 billion
#2 Carlos Slim – $72 billion
#3 Amancio Ortega – $67 billion
#4 Warren Buffet – $60 billion
#5 Jeff Bezos – $47 billion
The world’s highest worth footballer David Beckham is nowhere near them, but there is no denying the fact that footballer are some of the best-paid people in the world.