In 2022, the 32 teams of the National Football League (NFL) generated a total revenue of approximately 18.6 billion U.S. dollars, which was an increase of over one billion U.S. dollars from the previous year.
How does the NFL compare to other major sports leagues?
The NFL is the most profitable professional sports league in the United States. Between 2001 and 2019, the total revenue of all 32 NFL teams steadily increased, reaching 15 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. This figure dropped to approximately 12.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2020, due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, however, shot back up in 2021 to exceed pre-pandemic levels. In comparison, the revenue generated by Major League Baseball (MLB) teams amounted to around 9.56 billion U.S. dollars in 2021, while the revenue of the National Basketball Association (NBA) was over 10 billion U.S. dollars in 2022.
In 2022, the five-time Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys topped the rankings of NFL teams with the highest revenues. That year, the Cowboys were the only team to generate more than 1 billion U.S. dollars in revenue. The Las Vegas Raiders ranked second with approximately 729 million U.S. dollars in revenue. Meanwhile, the team with the most Super Bowl titles of the last 20 years- the New England Patriots- sat in fourth place with 684 million U.S. dollars in revenue.
Total revenue of all National Football League (NFL) teams from 2001 to 2022
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Forbes. (August 30, 2023). Total revenue of all National Football League (NFL) teams from 2001 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/193457/total-league-revenue-of-the-nfl-since-2005/
Forbes. "Total revenue of all National Football League (NFL) teams from 2001 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193457/total-league-revenue-of-the-nfl-since-2005/
Forbes. (2023). Total revenue of all National Football League (NFL) teams from 2001 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193457/total-league-revenue-of-the-nfl-since-2005/
Forbes. "Total Revenue of All National Football League (Nfl) Teams from 2001 to 2022 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193457/total-league-revenue-of-the-nfl-since-2005/
Forbes, Total revenue of all National Football League (NFL) teams from 2001 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193457/total-league-revenue-of-the-nfl-since-2005/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Total revenue of all National Football League (NFL) teams from 2001 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Forbes, August 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/193457/total-league-revenue-of-the-nfl-since-2005/