How much is Yao Ming worth? Yao Ming is one of the most successful athletes in the history of China. Naturally, it is full of money, and it is earned with injuries. He has won numerous honors for his country, and it is natural for him to earn more. However, in general people's cognition, no matter how high an athlete's worth is, he can't compare with an entrepreneur. As we all know, in the Hurun Report, Yao Ming ranked1880th with a value of 2.2 billion yuan. This is the data as of August. According to the latest news from the media, Yao Ming is worth 3 billion yuan.
In 2002, Yao Ming was selected by the Rockets as the No.1 pick in the NBA. Being the top pick in the NBA means that you are already a millionaire with an annual income of several million dollars. Subsequently, Yao Ming quickly became the pillar of the Rockets and the first center in the league, with an annual salary of tens of millions of dollars, with the highest of 654.38+037,600 dollars. In the nine seasons of NBA, Yao Ming's salary was as high as 700 million yuan.
And this 700 million yuan could have been more, because the Houston Rockets are located in Texas and don't have to pay personal income tax, so Yao Ming can earn every penny of his salary. However, 30% of Yao Ming's annual salary must be turned over to chinese basketball association, 10% to the then Shanghai Oriental Club, and 10% to the Shanghai Sports Department, leaving only half. Fortunately, it was discovered by the NBA Players' Union, and it just gave chinese basketball association a slap in the face. Robbery? In many ways, the wage payment ratio in Yao Ming has been reduced to 5%.
Besides salary, Yao Ming's great popularity and influence in China and the United States have also brought him numerous advertising endorsements, such as Tomson Bianjian, Kraft, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Reebok, China Life, McDonald's, Swiss famous watches TAG Heuer and Jiaming. The amount of this part is unknown, but the advertising income of top athletes will never be lower than their wages. So before retiring, Yao Ming's worth was as high as 2 billion yuan. After retiring, the main factor of Yao Ming's worth growth became investment.
Yao Ming started to invest when he was still playing ball, but at that time, he was mainly interested, losing money to earn money and shouting, which had little influence on Yao Ming's worth. After retiring, Yao Ming established his own business map. In 2009, Yao Ming bought the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team for 20 million yuan. Because he became the president of the Basketball Association, he sold the team. According to industry media, he sold it for 500 million yuan.
In addition, Yao Ming is a shareholder of Shanghai Fengyuzhu Exhibition Co., Ltd., Shanghai Hong Ying Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd., He Zhong stronghold and other companies. Mr. and Mrs. Yao Ming have invested in more than ten investment companies or equity funds, many of which have been listed. After retiring, Yao Ming will not only continue to contribute to China basketball, but also establish his own empire in business.