The most successful Russian stars under 40. Ovechkin earns the most

The most successful Russian stars under 40. Ovechkin earns the most

The rating of successful Russian stars is headed by Khabib Nurmagomedov. Leaders in terms of income are athletes who perform abroad.

Forbes presented the rating “40 most successful Russian stars under 40 years old”. The list took into account the income and popularity of Russian sports and show business stars under 40 years old. There are a lot of athletes in the rating. The most successful were sports stars who play abroad: Ovechkin, Nurmagomedov, Sharapova, Kucherov. We have selected 9 athletes who got into this rating.

The most successful sports stars under 40 years of age

Khabib Nurmagomedov

• Place in the rating: 1
• Type of sport: mixed martial arts (UFC)
• Age: 30 years old
• Earnings: $14.5 million

Alexander Ovechkin

• Ranking: 3
• Type of sport: ice hockey (Washington Capitals, NHL)
• Age: 33 years old
• Earnings: $11.5 mln

Artem Dzyuba

• Place in the rating: 9
• Type of sport: soccer (FC Zenit)
• Age: 30 years
• Income: $5.4 mln

Maria Sharapova

• Place in the rating: 11
• Type of sport: tennis
• Age: 32 years
• Income: $8.5 million

Igor Akinfeev

• Place in the rating: 15
• Type of sport: soccer (FC CSKA)
• Age: 33 years
• Income: $3.5 mln

Nikita Kucherov

• Ranking: 16
• Type of sport: hockey (Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL)
• Age: 26
• Income: $7.1 million

Karen Khachanov

• Ranking: 20
• Type of sport: tennis
• Age: 23 years
• Income: $4.1 mln

Alina Zagitova

• Ranking: 33
• Type of sport: figure skating
• Age: 17 years old
• Income: $0.8 mln

Evgenia Medvedeva

• Ranking: 40
• Type of sport: figure skating
• Age: 19 years old
• Income: $0.7 mln

Athletes in the overall ranking

Top 5 most successful stars

1. Khabib Nurmagomedov
2. Olga Buzova
3. Alexander Ovechkin
4. Yegor Creed
5. Basta

Top 5 stars with the highest income

1. Alexander Ovechkin
2. Khabib Nurmagomedov
3. Maria Sharapova
4. Nikita Kucherov
5. Basta

As we can see from the rating, showbiz stars outnumber athletes in the overall ranking, which was compiled based on income and popularity. However, athletes almost completely occupied the top five in terms of earnings. Moreover, all athletes from the top 5 perform in other countries, mainly in the USA.