Kobe Bryant was a professional and widely known basketballer. His net worth was $600 million at the time that he died.
While he was playing with the Los Angeles Lakers, he earned $328 million in salary. In 2010, he signed a contract worth $90 million, and in 2013 he signed a two years contract extension worth $48.5 million.
Kobe's career in NBA earned him $350 million from the endorsement, amounting to $680 million. In his final year in NBA, he earned $25 million.
His endorsement includes Sprite, Nike, Turkish Airlines, McDonald’s, Panini, and Hublot. He also signed some Chinese endorsement deals due to his popularity in China. These deals include companies such as Alibaba, Mercedes Benz, and Sina.com. Adidas was his first endorsement, which was worth $48 million over six years.