LeBron James Patrimonio neto 2026
Actualizado July 24, 2026
As of 2026, LeBron James has an estimated net worth of $1.25 Billion, computed year by year from public earnings records and published rates. Every input, rate, and source behind the number is on this page.
Calculation
- Contratos, carteras y premios en metálico informados, cada uno con una cita
- Años sin una cifra publicada modelada a partir de informes de contrato para la misma etapa profesional
- Respaldos modelados a una tasa por marca, participaciones comerciales en valoraciones reportadas

Fast Facts
| Birthdate | December 30, 1984 |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Akron, Ohio |
| Breakthrough | NBA Draft 2003 |
| Best Known | Lakers / NBA all-time scoring |
Who Is LeBron James?
LeBron James was born December 30, 1984 in Akron, Ohio, best known for Lakers, NBA all-time scoring. The earnings behind LeBron's net worth come from NBA salary, endorsement deals, and the SpringHill / Uninterrupted equity and 1 other holding.
The model tracks LeBron's earning years from 2003 to 2026, with the biggest single year in 2025 at about $116.3 Million of gross income. After representation fees, taxes, and living costs, what stays invested compounds at market returns into an estimated $1.25 Billion today.
Data
Cada línea a continuación se calcula a partir de datos públicos y las tablas de tarifas publicadas en nuestro página de metodología. Confianza: Grado B. Las cifras documentadas representan una buena parte de esta cifra y las tasas publicadas modelan el resto (las calificaciones van desde A, en su mayoría documentada, hasta C, en su mayoría modelada).
The Calculation
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Revenue | |
| Respaldos, estimados (5 asociaciones de marca) primary signature $30.0M/yr x 24 yrs from this person's own reported signature deal, ramped in the early deal years; plus 4 secondary brand(s) at $8.4M/yr x 24 yrs (sport-tier secondary schedule) | $1,483,470,000 |
| NBA salary (public salary tables) Modeled from public contract and trade reporting; individual years are estimates, not wire transfers. (basketball-reference.com) | $645,267,885 |
| Rentabilidad de la inversión sobre los ahorros mixed portfolio: 55% actual 60/40 securities returns (taxed) + 45% US long-run home-price rate on the rest; slight equity tilt on the securities sleeve in brand-heavy years | $347,732,410 |
| Brentwood estate (2017 purchase) appreciation, estimated documented $23,000,000 purchase in 2017 (reported $23M purchase), 6.0%/yr US-CA appreciation, net 7% selling costs; the purchase itself is already counted in savings (realtor.com) | $13,137,955 |
| Beverly Hills compound land/home (2020) appreciation, estimated estimated $36,800,000 purchase in 2020 (reported ~$37M Beverly Hills acquisition), 6.0%/yr US-CA appreciation, net 7% selling costs; the purchase itself is already counted in savings (realtor.com) | $11,747,398 |
| SpringHill / Uninterrupted equity (modeled) equity, estimated Production and media companies co-founded with Maverick Carter; multi-year Hollywood and sports media deals support a mid-nine-figure personal equity estimate.; $500,000,000 x 100% stake; 12% liquidity discount on private majority stake (springhillcompany.com) | $440,000,000 |
| Fenway Sports Group minority stake (modeled) equity, estimated Reported stake in Liverpool/Fenway Sports Group ownership group; minority stake with marketability discount.; $150,000,000 x 2% stake; 25% marketability discount applied (fenwaysportsgroup.com) | $2,250,000 |
| Expenses | |
| Honorarios de representación NBA playing-agent 4% on salary/prize income + marketing-agent 12% on endorsements (athlete_rep_fees.csv) | -$203,827,115 |
| Taxes US-CA home 50%/road-blend jock tax (NBA) effective rates, year by year; US team-sport duty-day jock-tax blend on earned income | -$824,096,773 |
| Gastos personales athlete savings schedule (cap 40%, early-career haircut and peak-leakage; not household SCF alone) | -$660,488,398 |
| Brentwood estate (2015 purchase) sale result, documented documented $20,986,500 purchase in 2015, sold 2021 for a documented $19,600,000 (public records ~$21M; later sold for a reported $19.6M), actual sale price, net 7% selling costs; the purchase itself is already counted in savings (latimes.com) | -$2,758,500 |
| Patrimonio neto estimado | $1,252,434,861 |
Patrimonio neto Over Time
Saldo modelado al final de cada año, que coincide con la tabla año por año a continuación.
Año tras año
| Year | Income | Honorarios de representante | Tasa impositiva | Spent | Saved | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $116,227,466 | $9,737,099 | 43% | $36,643,335 | $24,428,890 | $1,252,434,861 |
| 2025 | $116,342,786 | $9,741,711 | 43% | $36,681,430 | $24,454,287 | $747,318,883 |
| 2024 | $112,328,845 | $9,581,154 | 43% | $35,355,481 | $23,570,320 | $672,797,684 |
| 2023 | $111,207,350 | $9,536,294 | 43% | $34,985,010 | $23,323,340 | $600,281,325 |
| 2022 | $108,074,988 | $9,411,000 | 43% | $34,009,477 | $22,672,985 | $528,792,158 |
| 2021 | $104,780,544 | $9,279,222 | 43% | $32,919,306 | $21,946,204 | $541,816,772 |
| 2020 | $102,819,565 | $9,200,783 | 43% | $32,256,351 | $21,504,234 | $478,802,041 |
| 2019 | $101,036,858 | $9,129,474 | 43% | $31,666,689 | $21,111,126 | $425,045,759 |
| 2018 | $99,254,150 | $9,058,166 | 43% | $31,077,026 | $20,718,018 | $364,565,892 |
| 2017 | $96,885,709 | $8,963,428 | 45% | $28,887,745 | $19,258,496 | $341,088,469 |
| 2016 | $94,563,450 | $8,870,538 | 45% | $28,175,829 | $18,783,886 | $298,629,866 |
| 2015 | $86,570,500 | $8,550,820 | 45% | $25,652,871 | $17,101,914 | $265,622,178 |
| 2014 | $84,244,400 | $8,457,776 | 45% | $24,900,453 | $16,600,302 | $242,253,764 |
| 2013 | $82,667,500 | $8,394,700 | 45% | $24,403,071 | $16,268,714 | $212,352,748 |
| 2012 | $81,145,000 | $8,333,800 | 42% | $25,495,570 | $16,997,047 | $179,309,537 |
| 2011 | $79,604,450 | $8,272,178 | 42% | $24,977,708 | $16,651,806 | $151,911,491 |
| 2010 | $78,100,000 | $8,212,000 | 42% | $24,505,528 | $16,337,019 | $130,046,448 |
| 2009 | $79,379,912 | $8,263,196 | 42% | $24,936,365 | $16,624,243 | $106,271,115 |
| 2008 | $78,010,581 | $8,208,423 | 42% | $24,475,429 | $16,316,952 | $81,703,737 |
| 2007 | $78,010,581 | $8,208,423 | 42% | $24,475,429 | $16,316,952 | $71,699,966 |
| 2006 | $76,641,250 | $8,153,650 | 42% | $24,014,492 | $16,009,661 | $52,895,977 |
| 2005 | $68,229,250 | $7,817,170 | 42% | $21,182,892 | $14,121,928 | $34,531,969 |
| 2004 | $53,614,000 | $6,087,760 | 42% | $16,664,601 | $11,109,734 | $19,660,817 |
| 2003 | $38,998,750 | $4,358,350 | 42% | $12,146,310 | $8,097,540 | $8,097,540 |
Model Notes
- RESIDENCE PROXY: Los Angeles area during the Lakers years; Ohio/Florida earlier eras collapsed to CA high-tax proxy where the timeline is incomplete.
- salary comps: 2 disclosed lead fee(s) flagged as non-market outliers (scale / far-below-quote) and excluded from era medians
- Crédito de la imagen: Wikimedia Commons via Wikipedia (LeBron James)
Metodología
We rebuild LeBron’s career as a yearly time series. Reported salaries, purses, and prize money enter as published, with citations. Years with no published figure are modeled from what the public record shows for the same career stage. Representation fees come out at sourced rates, taxes follow the eras actually lived through, spending follows measured household savings behavior unless court documents say otherwise, and what remains compounds at real market returns. Endorsements enter at a modeled per-brand rate, with a reported figure used where a deal is public. Business stakes are carried at reported valuations, or a low revenue multiple where none exists.
El modelo completo, cada tabla de tarifas y cómo nuestras estimaciones se han comparado con ofertas reales están en el sitio. página de metodología.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is LeBron James's net worth in 2026?
As of 2026, LeBron James's net worth is an estimated $1.25 Billion. The estimate is built from reported contracts and career earnings, then year by year: income, minus representation fees and taxes, minus spending, compounded at real market returns.
How does LeBron James make money?
The calculation above counts NBA salary, an endorsement estimate, and the SpringHill / Uninterrupted equity and 1 other holding. Each enters as its own line, with the basis and source next to it.
How is LeBron James's net worth calculated?
Reported contracts and purses enter as published, with citations. Years with no public figure are modeled from what the record shows for the same career stage. We subtract sourced representation fees, taxes for the years LeBron actually earned, and spending from measured savings behavior, then compound at real market returns. Endorsements enter at a modeled per-brand rate, with a reported figure used where a deal is public. Business stakes are carried at reported valuations, or a low revenue multiple where none exists. Every rate and source is published.
How much does LeBron James earn a year?
Varía según la temporada y el contrato, y la tabla anterior año por año enumera los ingresos contados para cada año. Los contratos y carteras reportados ingresan tal como se publican. Los años sin figura pública se modelan a partir de lo que muestra el historial para la misma etapa de la carrera.
¿Por qué el tipo impositivo es tan alto y los deportistas no lo evitan recurriendo a una empresa de préstamos?
Tax comes out at the effective rate for where LeBron lived each year, which is the rate shown in the year-by-year table. In a high-tax state like California, combined federal and state income tax reaches close to half of a top earner's income, so those years run in the mid-40s percent. A loan-out company, the corporation many top earners run their income through, does not lower the tax on the money they take home. Its real advantage is deducting business costs such as agent, manager, and attorney fees, and the model already subtracts those as a separate line before any tax is applied. High earners also fall outside the pass-through business deduction that other company owners can claim, so it buys them no rate cut.
¿Por qué esta cifra es diferente a la de otros sitios de patrimonio neto?
Most sites publish a single number with no way to check it. This estimate is built in the open: every salary, rate, and assumption is on the page, and the página de metodología lists every source.
¿Qué tan precisa es esta estimación?
Ninguna estimación del patrimonio neto de un particular es exacta; éste es un modelo construido a partir de datos públicos. La diferencia es que puedes ver cómo se construyó y comprobar cada paso. El grado de confianza cerca de la parte superior del cálculo muestra qué parte de la cifra se basa en números revelados, y la página indica dónde se apoya un número en una suposición.
Is LeBron James rich compared to the average person?
Yes. A net worth of $1.25 Billion is far above the median American household, which sits near $193,000 according to Federal Reserve data.
What is LeBron James's biggest source of wealth?
On this page it is endorsements, the largest line in the calculation at $1.48 Billion. The full breakdown, with every other line and its source, is above.
How much does LeBron James make from endorsements?
The model counts $1.48 Billion in career endorsement income for LeBron: primary signature $30.0M/yr x 24 yrs from this person's own reported signature deal, ramped in the early deal years; plus 4 secondary brand(s) at $8.4M/yr x 24 yrs (sport-tier secondary schedule). It is an estimate, since the individual deal values are not all public, and it sits as its own line in the calculation above.
What businesses does LeBron James own?
The stakes counted on this page are SpringHill / Uninterrupted equity and Fenway Sports Group minority stake. Each is valued from a reported transaction or a revenue multiple, and shown as its own line in the calculation above with the basis next to it.
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