ESPN's Top 100 Most Famous Athletes In The World - Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina in ESPN’s list of top 100 athletes

Heading the list is top Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo while NBA great Lebron James, another football star Lionel Messi and tennis ace Roger Federer are the top four athletes, in that order.

The others in the top ten are: Phil Mickelson, Neymar, Usain Bolt, Kevin Durant, Rafael Nadal and Tiger Woods.

Virat Kohli is placed in the 13th spot in this year’s ESPN World Fame 100 list. MS Dhoni is 15th, while Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina have been ranked 90th and 95th respectively

The ranking is based on a formula devised by ESPN director of sports analytics Ben Alamar, which combines endorsements, social media reach and other data to create a comparative ranking system

1. Cristiano Ronaldo 
2. LeBron James
3. Lionel Messi
4. Roger Federer
5. Phil Mickelson
6. Neymar
7. Usain Bolt
8. Kevin Durant
9. Rafael Nadal
10. Tiger Woods
11. Stephen Curry
12. Novak Djokovic
13. Virat Kohli
14. Rory McIlroy
15. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
16. Ronda Rousey
17. Jordan Speith
18. Kaka
19. Serena Williams
20. Kei Nishikori
21. Tom Brady
22. Gareth Bale
23. Maria Sharapova
24. Dwyane Wade
25. Conor McGregor
26. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
27. James Rodriguez
28. James Harden
29. Alexis Sanchez
30. Mesut Ozil
31. Wayne Rooney
32. Andy Murray
33. Derrick Rose
34. Kyrie Irving
35. Russell Westbrook
36. Antoine Griezmann
37. Andres Iniesta
38. Luis Suarez
39. Anderson Silva
40. Paul Pogba
41. Carmelo Anthony
42. Stan Wawrinka
43. Dustin Johnson
44. Karim Benzema
45. Marcelo Vieira
46. Radamel Falcao
47. Cam Newton
48. Simone Biles
49. Sergio Aguero
50. Ivan Rakitic 
51. Chris Paul
52. Drew Brees
53. David Luiz
54. Cesc Fabregas
55. Russell Wilson
56. Aaron Rodgers
57. Dani Alves
58. Sergio Garcia
59. Manny Pacquiao
60. Eli Manning
61. Damian Lillard
62. Rickie Fowler
63. Blake Griffin
64. Odell Beckham Jr
65. Dwight Howard
66. Ning Zetao
67. Ryan Lochte
68. Bastian Schweinsteiger
69. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
70. Javier Hernandez
71. Ma Long
72. Toni Kroos
73. Justin Rose
74. J.J Watt
75. Hope Solo
76. Thiago Silva
77. Raheem Sterling
78. Eden Hazard
79. Theo Walcott
80. Didier Drogba
81. Mario Gotze
82. Robert Lewandowski
83. Marco Reus
84. Lewis Hamilton
85. Jason Day
86. Jimmie Johnson
87. Caroline Wozniacki
88. Lin Dan
89. Saul Alvarez
90. Yuvraj Singh

91. Thomas Muller
92. Felipe Massa
93. Genie Bouchard
94. Bubba Watson
95. Suresh Raina
96. Gabriel Jesus
97. Manuel Neuer
98. Adam Scott
99. Aly Raisman
100. Mohamed Salah