In a June 2009 article, Forbes listed Tiger Woods as the world's highest paid athlete. From 2008 to 2009, he made $110 million and is the first athlete ever to earn $1 billion in his 13-year career....
As far as i know, Tiger Woods is the highest paid athlete this year, hes on course to earning $110, he is also set to become the first athlete to earn $1 billion.I Hope this answered your question :)