Global sports empires estimated value 2023

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 2023 was Liberty Media, worth an estimated 20.8 billion U.S. dollars. The mass media company owns Formula One and the MLB team the Atlanta Braves, as well as having partial ownership of the Drone Racing League.

Most valuable sports empires worldwide in 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Value in billion U.S. dollars
Liberty Media	20.8
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment	12.75
Jerry Jones	11.32
Fenway Sports Group	10.4
Madison Square Garden Sports	9.17
Kraft Family	7.94
Yankee Global Enterprises	7.64
Glazer Family	7.53
Paul G Allen Trust	7.41
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment	6.42
49ers Enterprises	5.97
City Football Group	5.96
Shad Khan	5.95
Benson Family	5.69
Guggenheim Baseball Management	4.92
Haslam Sports Group	4.83
AMB Sports and Entertainment	4.77
Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment	4.65
Tepper Sports & Entertainment	4.55
Monumental Sports & Entertainment	4.51
Pegula Sports & Entertainment	4.46
Wilf Family	4.36
Joe Tsai	3.99
Ricketts Family	3.73
RedBird Capital Partners	3.6

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Release date

January 2023

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2023

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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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