Emmanuel Petit Highest-Paid Footballer in the World

By Carol Kearney
Paris
Last updated on March 18, 2025

Emmanuel Petit led People With Money’s annual list of the “100 highest paid footballers” released on Monday.

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It's been a rough year for the footballer, but at least he has his millions of dollars to ease the pain. 54-year-old Emmanuel Petit has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money’s top 10 highest-paid footballers for 2025 with an estimated $82 million in combined earnings.

UPDATE 18/03/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Emmanuel Petit tops annual list of highest-paid footballers

In 2022 it looked like the footballer’s spectacular career was winding down. Suddenly, he was back on top. People With Money reports on Monday (March 17) that Petit is the highest-paid footballer in the world, pulling in an astonishing $82 million between February 2024 and February 2025, a nearly $50 million lead over his closest competition.

People With Money’s factors

In compiling this yearly list, the magazine considers factors such as upfront pay, profit participation, residuals, endorsements and advertising work.

The French footballer has an estimated net worth of $245 million. He owes his fortune to smart stock investments, substantial property holdings, lucrative endorsement deals with CoverGirl cosmetics. He also owns several restaurants (the “Fat Petit Burger” chain) in Paris, a Football Team (the “Dieppe Angels”), has launched his own brand of Vodka (Pure Wonderpetit - France), and is tackling the juniors market with a top-selling perfume (With Love from Emmanuel) and a fashion line called “Emmanuel Petit Seduction”.

The ranking is significant for many Emmanuel fans, who have been waiting for his triumphant return to the glory days for what seems like a lifetime.