Saina Nehwal – $24 Million
Saina Nehwal is a superstar in India and well known globally in. The badminton world. Saina Nehwal has pioneered badminton for women and as a whole in India, as she has shown how far they can go and achieve. Saina Nehwal has various accolades to her names such as winning bronze in 2012 Olympics, and has won over 24 international titles. Saina Nehwal hasn’t made this through her prize money in badminton as they havent been huge in women’s badminton. Instead she has accumulated this sort of money through her endorsements and prize winnings in international competitions. Saina Nehwal has huge respect in the India community as she is a cultural icon, further adding to that she released an autobiography if herself in 2018.