Lindsey Vonn
- Net worth $20 million
- Birthday October 18, 1984
- Status -
- Country United States
- Source(-s) of wealth Athlete, Skier
How much is Lindsey Vonn Worth? Lindsey Vonn Net Worth in 2026
Lindsey Vonn’s net worth is estimated at $20 million as of November 2026. Forbes estimated she earned $8 million in the 12 months before the Milano Cortina Games, while coverage of her whole racing career puts competitive earnings near $2 million. One recent year of income paid about four times what her whole racing career did in competition.
| Net worth | $20 million (our estimate, range $13 million to $31 million) |
|---|---|
| Estimated annual income | About $8 million before tax, Forbes’s figure for the 12 months to February 2026 |
| Born | 18 October 1984, Saint Paul, Minnesota (age 42) |
| Country | United States |
| Known for | 84 World Cup wins, 2010 Olympic downhill gold, four overall World Cup titles |
| Main income sources | Brand partnerships, prize money, media, property, a stake in Angel City FC |
How Lindsey Vonn built it
- Turned wins into brand deals. More than a dozen partners helped her earn $8 million in a year, four times her reported career prize money.
- Came back after five years. She ended her retirement in November 2024 and won a World Cup downhill at 41 in December 2025.
- Bought into women's soccer early. She joined Angel City FC's owners in 2020, four years before the club was valued at $250 million.
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We put Lindsey Vonn at about $20 million, and that figure is an estimate built mostly on assumptions. Only two pieces of her pay have numbers attached: the $8 million Forbes estimate published on 6 February 2026, and a roughly $2 million career total for competitive earnings reported by Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, which names no source for it. We found no public value for any of her sponsor contracts. Public estimates disagree because the low ones lean on prize money and old sponsor rosters, while the high ones treat gross brand pay as money in the bank. Forbes says plainly that its figure is before tax and agents’ fees.
How we got to $20 million
| Source | Our estimate | What it rests on |
|---|---|---|
| Prize money, after tax | $1.0 million | About $2 million reported for her career. We assume she kept half. |
| Sponsors in the racing years, 2008 to 2019 | $19.8 million | Our assumption: 12 years at $3 million a year, $36 million gross, 55 percent kept after tax and agents. No contract value is public, so we set the rate well under half of her 2026 figure. |
| Sponsors and media in retirement, 2020 to 2024 | $5.5 million | Our assumption: five years at $2 million a year, $10 million gross, 55 percent kept. She left racing in February 2019 and published a memoir, Rise, in this stretch. |
| Comeback years, 2025 and 2026 | $8.8 million | Forbes’s $8 million covers one 12-month stretch. We assume the same for a second year: $16 million gross, 55 percent kept. |
| Living costs and training | Minus $18.0 million | Our assumption: $1 million a year for the 18 years from 2008 to 2026, including staff and travel between races. |
| Returns, property and Angel City FC | $3.0 million | Our assumption: savings averaged $10 million over 15 years and earned 2 percent a year after property losses. Her Angel City stake is undisclosed and sits inside this row. |
| Total | $20.1 million | Sum of the rows above. We round to $20 million. |
Her homes aren’t a separate row because they were bought with money already counted above. Cut the racing-year sponsors to $2 million a year and the total falls to about $13.5 million. Raise them to $4 million and trim living costs to $750,000 a year, and it reaches about $31 million. That is our range.
Four careers of prize money in 12 months
Here is our calculation. The reported $2 million in competitive earnings, spread over 84 World Cup wins, works out at about $23,800 per win, and that is generous, because the same total also covers every race she didn’t win. Then compare it with the $8 million: 8 divided by 2 is 4. In a single year she out-earned her reported racing career four times over.
The explanation is in the sponsor list. Forbes counted more than a dozen brand partners, naming Delta Air Lines, Land Rover and Rolex. On 26 January 2026, medical apparel company FIGS added itself to the roster, with terms undisclosed.
What the comeback did to the numbers
She retired in February 2019 and announced her return in November 2024, more than five years later. By December 2025 she had won a World Cup downhill in St. Moritz at 41, the oldest downhill winner the World Cup has seen. Her win count went from 82 to 84 between December 2025 and January 2026, and FIGS signed that same January. The $8 million was earned during this run, so we can’t separate how much of it the return added: no figure for her retirement years exists to compare it with.
Selling houses below the asking price
Local reporting shows a run of homes that didn’t fetch what she hoped. Her East Vail house went on sale at $6 million in 2019 and sold for $4.8 million in 2020, the Vail Daily reported. A Beverly Hills house she co-owned listed at $7.175 million and sold for $6.9 million in 2021. Together: $13.175 million asked, $11.7 million received, a gap of about $1.5 million or 11 percent by our math.
Miami Beach has been similar. The Miami Herald reported a $4.4 million purchase in May 2022 and a $5.25 million asking price on what appears to be the same South Shore Drive house in September 2023. By August 2025 the ask was $3.7 million, and we couldn’t confirm a sale. The same 2023 report had her and a partner buying a waterfront house on Flamingo Drive for $10.5 million. We treat that one as shared.
What would move the figure
On 8 October 2026, the U.S. federation listed her among the skiers entered for the 2026-27 World Cup season. The report doesn’t say she will race. Whether she does, and how many of those dozen-plus sponsors renew once she stops, is the biggest swing in this estimate: every year at $8 million adds about $4.4 million after tax. The undisclosed Angel City stake is the other unknown. She joined the ownership group in 2020, and the club was valued at $250 million in its July 2024 sale, but nobody has published her share.
Lindsey Vonn net worth FAQ
What is Lindsey Vonn’s net worth?
Our estimate is $20 million as of November 2026, with a range of $13 million to $31 million. Most of that rests on assumptions, because her sponsor contracts are private.
How much did Lindsey Vonn make from skiing prize money?
Reporting puts her competitive earnings at about $2 million, which is roughly $23,800 per World Cup win by our calculation. That figure has no named source, so treat it as approximate.
How much does Lindsey Vonn make a year?
Forbes estimated $8 million for the 12 months to February 2026, before tax and agents’ fees. It covers prize money, endorsements, licensing and appearances.
Who sponsors Lindsey Vonn?
Forbes named Delta Air Lines, Land Rover and Rolex among more than a dozen partners. FIGS, a medical apparel company, joined in January 2026.
Does Lindsey Vonn own part of a sports team?
Yes. She joined the ownership group of Angel City FC in October 2020. The club was valued at $250 million in 2024, and her share has not been disclosed.
How old is Lindsey Vonn?
She is 42, born on 18 October 1984 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She won a World Cup downhill at 41 in December 2025.
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How we estimate net worth
Our estimates are based on public reporting, company valuations, and deal and earnings figures all compiled in an internal valuation model. They are approximate, and figures change over time as new information emerges.
Last updated: November 2026.