Global sports empires estimated value 2024

Some of the biggest sports empires in the world own not only entire franchises, but also sports media and hospitality businesses. The most valuable global sports empire in 2024 was Liberty Media, worth an estimated 18.22 billion U.S. dollars. The mass media company owns Formula One, as well as having partial ownership of the Drone Racing League.

Most valuable sports empires worldwide in 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Value in billion U.S. dollars
Liberty Media	18.22
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment	15.59
Fenway Sports Group	12.95
Jerry Jones	12.8
Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment	11.86
Madison Square Garden Sports	10.25
The Kraft Group	9.13
Yankee Global Enterprises	9.07
Paul G. Allen Trust	9.06
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment	8.47
Shad Khan	8.25
Glazer Family	8.02
Benson Family	7.29
49ers Enterprises	7.21
AEG	7.2
Stephen Ross	6.91
City Football Group	6.85
Steve Ballmer	6.65
Haslam Sports Group	6.4
Monumental Sports & Entertainment	6.16
Hunt Family	5.8
Jacobs Family	5.65
AMB Sports and Entertainment	5.5
Tepper Sports & Entertainment	5.26
Wilf Family	4.95

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February 2024

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2024

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The source adds the following information: "Only people or entities with a majority interest in at least one team were eligible. Thus, Barcelona, the world’s most valuable soccer team at $4.76 billion, was excluded from our empires list because the Spanish soccer team is owned by more than 140,000 club members. Likewise, Michael Rubin and Fanatics are excluded from our list, despite his minority ownership in sports teams and the company’s dominance in sports apparel merchandise."

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