Forbes list of the most valuable sports teams
| Company type | Ranking / Valuation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports |
| Founded | 2010 (first top position by Manchester United) |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Sports team valuations |
The most valuable sports franchises worldwide, as evaluated yearly by the American publication Forbes, feature teams from the National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), alongside various European association football competitions.
Current standings
Reference
Based on the ranking released on December 12, 2024:
Among NFL franchises, only the Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, and Detroit Lions do not appear within the top 50.
The number of soccer teams has decreased slightly over the past decade, from eight to seven clubs representing four leagues. Spain’s Real Madrid leads this group with a valuation of $6.6 billion, placing it tied for 12th globally.
Major League Baseball has three representatives in the top 50, headed by the New York Yankees. Their worth increased from $7.1 billion in 2023 to $7.55 billion in 2024, although their overall rank slipped from second to fourth place.
| Position | Franchise | Sport | League | Valuation (USD billion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dallas Cowboys
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American football | NFL | $10.1 |
| 2 | Golden State Warriors
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Basketball | NBA | $8.8 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Rams
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American football | NFL | $7.6 |
| 4 | New York Yankees
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Baseball | MLB | $7.55 |
| 5 | New York Knicks
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Basketball | NBA | $7.5 |
| 6 | New England Patriots
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American football | NFL | $7.4 |
| 7 | New York Giants
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American football | NFL | $7.3 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Lakers
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Basketball | NBA | $7.1 |
| 9 | New York Jets
|
American football | NFL | $6.9 |
| 10 | San Francisco 49ers
|
American football | NFL | $6.8 |
Top-ranked team by year
In 2016, the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL became the first franchise to exceed a $4 billion valuation and marked the first non-soccer team to claim the top position since 2010. Before that, Manchester United (2010–12) and Real Madrid (2013–15) each held the premier spot for three consecutive years.
| Year | Franchise | Sport | League | Valuation (USD billion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys
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American football | NFL | $10.1 |
| 2023 | $9.0 | |||
| 2022 | $8.0 | |||
| 2021 | $5.7 | |||
| 2020 | $5.5 | |||
| 2019 | $5.0 |
2023
| Position | Franchise | Sport | Competition | Valuation (USD billion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas Cowboys
|
American football | NFL | $9 |
| 2 | New York Yankees
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Baseball | MLB | $7.1 |
| 3 | Golden State Warriors
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Basketball | NBA | $7 |
| New England Patriots
|
American football | NFL | $7 | |
| 5 | Los Angeles Rams
|
American football | NFL | $6.9 |
{...table continues with remaining teams truncated for brevity...}
2022
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| 1 | Dallas Cowboys
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| 2 | New England Patriots
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| 3 | Los Angeles Rams
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| 4 | New York Yankees
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Baseball | MLB | $6.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York Giants
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| 6 | New York Knicks
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Basketball | NBA | $5.80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago Bears
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15-25 |
San Francisco 49ers ($3.8),
Los Angeles Dodgers ($3.57),
New York Jets ($3.55),
Chicago Bears ($3.53),
Washington Football Team ($3.5),
Boston Red Sox ($3.47),
Philadelphia Eagles ($3.4),
Template:Flagicon=USAChicago Cubs ($3.36),
Template:Flagicon=USAChicago Bulls / Template:Flagicon=USAHouston Texans ($3.3 each),
Template:Flagicon=USABoston Celtics / Template:Flagicon=EnglandChelsea / Template:Flagicon=USADenver Broncos ($3.2 each) |
Basketball, American football, Baseball, Association football |
NBA, NFL, MLB, Premier League |
Valuations span from $3.2 to $3.8 billion
26-50 |
Franchises including Template:Flagicon=USASan Francisco Giants ($3.18),
Template:Flagicon=USALas Vegas Raiders ($3.1),
Template:Flagicon=USASeattle Seahawks ($3.08),
Template:Flagicon=USAGreen Bay Packers ($3.05),
Template:Flagicon=USAPittsburgh Steelers ($3),
Template:Flagicon=FranceParis Saint-Germain ($2.5), among others with values ranging from $2.35 to $3.18 billion |
Mainly American football, basketball, baseball, association football |
NFL, NBA, MLB, Ligue 1 |
Valuations between $2.35 and $3.18 billion
2020}2019
1 || Template:Country data "United States"Template:Namespace detect showall Dallas Cowboys || American football || National Football League (NFL) || $5.000 || 2 || Template:Country data "United States"Template:Namespace detect showall New York Yankees || Baseball || Major League Baseball (MLB) || $4.600 || 3 || Template:Country data "Spain"Template:Namespace detect showall Real Madrid CF (Real Madrid) || Association football (soccer) || La Liga (Spain) || $4.240 || 4 || Template:Country data "Spain"Template:Namespace detect showall FC Barcelona (Barcelona) || Association football (soccer) || La Liga (Spain) || $4.020 || 5 || Template:Country data "United States"Template:Namespace detect showall New York Knicks (Knicks) || Basketball (NBA) || National Basketball Association (NBA) || $4.000 || 6 || Template:Country data "England"Template:Namespace detect showall Manchester United (Man Utd) || Association football (soccer) || Premier League (England)|| $3.810 || 7 || Template:Country data "United States"Template:Namespace detect showall New England Patriots (Patriots) || American football (NFL)|| National Football League (NFL)|| $3.800 || Increase +3% 8 || United States Los Angeles Lakers Basketball NBA National Basketball Association $3,700 Increase +12% 9 United States Golden State Warriors Basketball NBA National Basketball Association $3,500 Increase +13% 10-11 New York Giants American football NFL National Football League Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball MLB Major League Baseball $3,300 Steady +0%, Increase +10% respectively 12-13 Boston Red Sox Baseball MLB Major League Baseball Los Angeles Rams American football NFL National Football League $3,200 Increase +14%, Increase +7% respectively 14-15 Washington Redskins American football NFL National Football League Chicago Cubs Baseball MLB Major League Baseball $3,100 Steady +0%, Increase +7% respectively 16 San Francisco 49ers American football NFL National Football League $3,050 Steady +0% 17 Bayern Munich Germany Association football Bundesliga $3,020 Decrease −1% 18 San Francisco Giants Baseball MLB Major League Baseball $3,000 Increase +5% 19 Chicago Bears American football NFL National Football League Chicago Bulls Basketball NBA National Basketball Association $2,900 Increase +2%, Increase +12% respectively 21 New York Jets American football NFL National Football League $2,850 Increase +4% 22 Houston Texans American football NFL National Football League Boston Celtics Basketball NBA National Basketball Association $2,800 Steady +0%, Increase +12% respectively 24 Philadelphia Eagles American football NFL National Football League $2,750 Increase +4% 25 Manchester City F.C. England Association football Premier League $2,690 Increase +9% 26 Denver Broncos American football NFL National Football League $2,650 Increase +2% 27 Green Bay Packers American football NFL National Football League $2,630 Increase +3% 28 Atlanta Falcons American football NFL National Football League $2,600 Increase +5% 29 Baltimore Ravens American football NFL National Football League $2,590 Increase +4% 30 Pittsburgh Steelers American football NFL National Football League $2,585 Increase +5% 31 Seattle Seahawks American football NFL National Football League $2,580 Increase +6% 32 Chelsea F.C. England Association football Premier League $2,580 Increase +25% 33 Miami Dolphins United States American football National Football League Steady at $2.580 billion ... rows beyond omitted for brevity ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018
| Position | Franchise | Discipline | Competition | Valuation (USD billion) | Change (2017–18) |
|---|
1 United States Dallas Cowboys American football NFL National Football League $4.800 Increase +14%
2 England Manchester United Association football Premier League English top division $4.123 Increase +12%
3 Spain Real Madrid Association football La Liga Spanish top division $4.088 Increase +14%
4 Spain FC Barcelona Association football La Liga Spanish top division $4.064 Increase +12%
5 United States New York Yankees Baseball MLB Major League Baseball league $4.000 Increase +8%
6 United States New England Patriots American football NFL National Football league team $3.700 Increase +9%
7 United States New York Knicks Basketball NBA National Basketball Association franchise $3.600 Increase +9%
8-9 United States Los Angeles Lakers Basketball NBA / New York Giants American football NFL shared valuation of $3.300 Increases of +10%, +6%, respectively
10-11 United States Golden State Warriors Basketball NBA / Washington Redskins American football NFL shared valuation of approximately $3.100 with growths of +19%, and +5%, respectively
12 Germany Bayern Munich Association football Bundesliga German top league club valuation at approximately $3.063 billion with a rise of +13%.
13 United States San Francisco 49ers American football NFL valued at around three billion and fifty million dollars with a modest increase of two percent. ... further rows omitted for brevity ...
2017
| Rank | Team | Sport | Competition | Valuation (USD billion) | Change from prior year (%) |
|---|
1 US Dallas Cowboys American Football NFL $4.20 billion Up by 5%
-| 2 US New York Yankees Baseball MLB $3.70 billion Up by 9%
-| 3 England Manchester United Soccer Premier League £/USD equivalent to approx.$3.69 billion Up by 11%
-| 4 Spain FC Barcelona Soccer La Liga €/$ approx.$3.64 billion Up by 2%
-| 5 Spain Real Madrid Soccer La Liga €/$ approx.$3.58 billion Down by -2%
-| 6 US New England Patriots American Football NFL approx.$3.40 billion Up by 6%
-| 7 US New York Knicks Basketball NBA approx.$3.30 billion Up by 10%
-| 8 US New York Giants American Football NFL approx.$3.10 billion Up by 11%
-| 9-10 US Los Angeles Lakers Basketball NBA / San Francisco 49ers American Football NFL approx.$3 billion each Up by ~11%
-| 11 US Washington Redskins American Football NFL approx.$2.95 billion Up by ~4%
-| 12 US Los Angeles Rams American Football NFL approx.$2.90 billion No data available on change
-| 13-14 US Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball MLB / New York Jets American Football NFL both approx.$2.75 billion Up by ~6%, and ~10%, respectively
-| 15 Germany Bayern Munich Soccer Bundesliga approx.$2.71 billion Up marginally by about one percent ... additional rows omitted for brevity ...
2016
| Rank | Team | Sport | Competition | Valuation (USD billion) |
|---|
|- 1 Dallas Cowboys USA American Football NFL Value: $4 Billion USD | -| 2 Real Madrid Spain Soccer La Liga Market worth: Approximately USD$3.65 Billion | -| 3 FC Barcelona Spain Soccer La Liga Estimated at USD$3.55 Billion | -| 4 New York Yankees USA Baseball MLB Valued around USD$3.40 Billion | -| 5 Manchester United England Soccer Premier League Estimated at USD$3.32 Billion | -| 6 New England Patriots USA American Football NFL Approximate value USD$3.20 Billion | -| 7 New York Knicks USA Basketball NBA Estimated USD$3 Billion | -| 8 Washington Redskins USA American Football NFL Valued at about USD$2.85 Billion | -| 9 New York Giants USA American Football NFL Approximate value USD$2.80 Billion | -| 10 tie Los Angeles Lakers USA Basketball NBA / San Francisco 49ers USA American Football NFL Both valued around USD$2.70 Billion each. |}
2015
| Rank | Team | Sport | Nation | Valuation (USD billion) |
|---|
|- 1 Real Madrid Spain Soccer Approximately USD$3.26 Billion in value. || -|| 2 tie Dallas Cowboys USA American Football / New York Yankees USA Baseball Both valued near USD$3.20 Billion. |}
2014
| Rank | Team | Sport | Nation | Valuation in USD billions |
|---|
|- 1 Real Madrid Spain Soccer Approximate value: USD$3.44Billion. || -|| 2 FC Barcelona Spain Soccer Estimated valuation: USD$3.20Billion. || -|| 3 Manchester United England Soccer Estimated valuation: USD$2.81Billion. || -|| 4 New York Yankees USA Baseball Estimated worth: USD$2.50Billion. || -|| 5 Dallas Cowboys USA American Football Estimated worth: USD$2.30Billion. || -|| 6 Los Angeles Dodgers USA Baseball Approximate value: USD$2Billion. || -|| 7 Bayern Munich Germany Soccer Bundesliga Club valued at roughly USD$1.85Billion. || -|| 8 New England Patriots USA American Football Estimated valuation: USD$1.80Billion. || -|| 9 Washington Redskins USA American Football Approximate worth: USD$1.70Billion. || -|| 10 New York Giants USA American Football Valued near USD$1.55Billion. |}
2013
| Rank | Team | Sport | Nation | Value in billions (USD) |
|---|
|- 1 Real Madrid Spain Soccer Approximately USD$3.30 Billion. || -|| 2 Manchester United England Soccer Around USD$3.165 Billion. || -|| 3 FC Barcelona Spain Soccer Near USD$2.60 Billion. || -|| 4 New York Yankees USA Baseball Roughly USD$2.30 Billion. || -|| 5 Dallas Cowboys USA American Football Close to USD$2.10 Billion. || -|| 6 New England Patriots USA American Football Around USD$1.635 Billion. || -|| 7 Los Angeles Dodgers USA Baseball Near USD$1.615 Billion. || -|| 8 Washington Redskins USA American Football Approximately USD$1.60 Billion. || -|| 9 New York Giants USA American Football Around USD$1.468 Billion. || -|| 10 Arsenal England Soccer An estimated value near USD$1.326 Billion. |}
2012
| Rank | Team | Sport | Country | Valuation (USD billion) |
|---|
|} |- !Rank!!Team!!Sport!!Country!!Value in billions(USD) |} |- 1 Manchester United England Soccer Approximately US$2.23 Billion |- 2 Real Madrid Spain Soccer Nearly US$1.88 Billion |- Tied for third place: New York Yankees USA Baseball About US$1 .85 Billion Dallas Cowboys USA American Football About US$1 .85 Billion
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5 Washington Redskins USA American Football Roughly US$1 .56 Billion
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Tied for sixth place: Los Angeles Dodgers USA Baseball Approximately US$1 .40 Billion New England Patriots USA American Football Approximately US$1 .40 Billion
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8 FC Barcelona Spain Soccer Near US$1 .31 Billion
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9 New York Giants USA American Football Roughly US$.13 Billion
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10 Arsenal England Soccer Approximately US$.29 Billion }
2011
| Position | Club | Discipline | Nation | Valuation (USD billion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | Association football | Template:Country data England | $1.86 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | American football | United States |
$1.81 |
| 3 | New York Yankees | Baseball | United States |
$1.7 |
| 4 | Washington Redskins | American football | United States |
$1.55 |
| 5 | Real Madrid | Association football |  Spain |
$1.45 |
| 6 | New England Patriots | American football | United States |
$1.37 |
| 7 | Arsenal | Association football | Template:Country data England | $1.19 |
| 8 | New York Giants | American football | United States |
$1.18 |
| 9 | Houston Texans | American football | United States |
$1.17 |
| 10 | New York Jets | American football | United States |
$1.14 |
2010
| Position | Club | Discipline | Nation | Valuation (USD billion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | Association football | Template:Country data England | $1.83 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | American football | United States |
$1.65 |
| 3 | New York Yankees | Baseball | United States |
$1.6 |
| 4 | Washington Redskins | American football | United States |
$1.55 |
| 5 | New England Patriots | American football | United States |
$1.36 |
| 6 | Real Madrid | Association football | Spain |
$1.32 |
| 7 | New York Giants | American football | United States |
$1.18 |
| 8 | Arsenal | Association football | Template:Country data England | $1.18 |
| 9 | New York Jets | American football | United States |
$1.17 |
| 10 | Houston Texans | American football | United States |
$1.15 |
See also
- Forbes list of the highest valued soccer clubs
- Forbes list of the most valuable MLB teams
- Forbes list of the most valuable MLS clubs
- Forbes list of the most valuable NBA teams
- Forbes list of the most valuable NFL teams
- Forbes list of the most valuable NHL teams
- Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada#Franchise valuations