Futures
Access hundreds of perpetual contracts
CFD
Gold
One platform for global traditional assets
Options
Hot
Trade European-style vanilla options
Unified Account
Maximize your capital efficiency
Demo Trading
Introduction to Futures Trading
Learn the basics of futures trading
Futures Events
Join events to earn rewards
Demo Trading
Use virtual funds to practice risk-free trading
Launch
CandyDrop
Collect candies to earn airdrops
Launchpool
Quick staking, earn potential new tokens
HODLer Airdrop
Hold GT and get massive airdrops for free
Pre-IPOs
Unlock full access to global stock IPOs
Alpha Points
Trade on-chain assets and earn airdrops
Futures Points
Earn futures points and claim airdrop rewards
Promotions
AI
Gate AI
Your all-in-one conversational AI partner
Gate AI Bot
Use Gate AI directly in your social App
GateClaw
Gate Blue Lobster, ready to go
Gate for AI Agent
AI infrastructure, Gate MCP, Skills, and CLI
Gate Skills Hub
10K+ Skills
From office tasks to trading, the all-in-one skill hub makes AI even more useful.
GateRouter
Smartly choose from 40+ AI models, with 0% extra fees
I just came across interesting statistics about Lionel Messi's financial situation over the past decade. The guy started with 280 million in 2016, and by 2026, his net worth reached 900 million. That's just huge growth.
It turns out, Lionel Messi's wealth didn't grow just by chance. Over the years, he accumulated elite contracts, mega deals with sponsors, and serious commercial partnerships in Europe and the USA. Plus, earnings from wins in global tournaments and major transfer deals. In 2021, there was a particularly big jump — from 400 to 600 million.
Interestingly, the athlete's financial trajectory shows how well-structured contracts and sponsorship agreements work in the long term. The data is taken from Forbes and Bloomberg — quite reliable sources. That's the financial success story in sports.