re: who is the most popular athlete in the world right now (besides messi/ronaldo)

The Top 11 Most popular athletes (non soccer) in the world- as of 12/2017

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14. Rory McIlroy

Sport: Golf Country: Northern Ireland Salary: $2.4 million Endorsements: $35 million Facebook likes:1.2 million Twitter followers:3.2 million Instagram followers:1.4 million

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13. Virat Kohli

Sport: Cricket Country: India Salary: $3.1 million Endorsements: $17.4 million Facebook likes:36.7 million Twitter followers:21.7 million Instagram followers:18 million

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12. Novak Djokovic

Sport: Tennis Country: Serbia Salary: $2.1 million Endorsements: $34 million Facebook likes: 7.2 million Twitter followers:8.1 million Instagram followers:3.6 milliont

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11. Stephen Curry

Sport: Basketball Country: USA Salary: $34.7 million Endorsements: $35 million Facebook likes:8 million Twitter followers:11.4 million Instagram followers:18.4 million

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10. Tiger Woods

Sport: Golf Country: USA Salary: $122,500 Endorsements: $45 million Facebook likes:3.1 million Twitter followers:6.3 million Instagram followers:972,000

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9. Rafael Nadal

Sport: Tennis Country: Spain Salary: $15.9 million Endorsements: $32 million Facebook likes:14.7 million Twitter followers:15.1 million Instagram followers:4.1 million

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8. Kevin Durant

Sport: Basketball Country: USA Salary: $25 million Endorsements: $36 million Facebook likes:10.5 million Twitter followers:17.4 million Instagram followers:9.1 million

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7. Usain Bolt

Sport: Track Country: Jamaica Salary: N/A Endorsements: $30 million Facebook likes:19.3 million Twitter followers:5 million Instagram followers:7.9 million

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5. Phil Mickelson

Sport: Golf Country: USA Salary: $2.1 million Endorsements: $50 million Facebook likes: N/A Twitter followers: N/A Instagram followers: N/A

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4. Roger Federer

Sport: Tennis Country: Switzerland Salary: $13.1 million Endorsements: $60 million Facebook likes:14.9 million Twitter followers:10.8 million Instagram followers:4.1 million

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2. LeBron James

Sport: Basketball Country: USA Salary: $33.3 million Endorsements: $55 million Facebook likes:23.2 million Twitter followers:40 million Instagram followers:34.3 million

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Also the first woman- 16. Ronda Rousey
the first NFL player- 21. Tom Brady