Coco Gauff became just the third woman in sports history to surpass $30 million in annual income this year, and she topped Sportico's list of the highest-paid female athletes of 2024. The other two women to hit this milestone are Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka.

Alongside Guaff, Swiatek (£16.5m/$21m), Qinwen Zheng (£16m/ $20.6m) and world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka (£14m/ $18m) are among the highest-earning female tennis players this term. Elsewhere, golf had three entries into the top 15, with gymnastics (Simone Biles), skiing (Eileen Gu) and basketball (Clark) all having one apiece.

After a standout year as one of the most followed WNBA athletes, Caitlin Clark has joined the list of the highest-paid female athletes.

Caitlin Clark, the WNBA’s breakout rookie with the Indiana Fever, has made history by landing on the prestigious list of the highest-paid female athletes in the world, despite earning a modest league salary.

Caitlin Clark is already amongst the highest-paid female athletes in the world according to a newly released list, which is not due to her WNBA salary.