According to Forbes, in 2015 the Dallas Cowboys became the first sports team to be valued at $4 billion.
The world’s most valuable sports teams in 2024 are worth over $5 billion, found in baseball, basketball, and football, but American football’s NFL still reigns supreme.
The NFL’s Dallas Cowboys are the world’s most valuable sports team with a valuation of $9.0 billion. The team was purchased by Jerry Jones in 1989 for $150 million. Its growth in value was initially slower, but over the past five years, the Cowboys’ valuation has increased by 80%.
An American professional football team, based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Dallas Cowboys joined the NFL in 1960, and are the only team in the NFL to win 20 consecutive championships (1966–1985).
In 2015, the Dallas Cowboys became the first sports team to be valued at $4 billion, making them the most valuable team in the world, according to Forbes. In 2014, the team also made a profit of $620 million, a record for a sports team in the United States.
Other NFL teams include the New England Patriots at $7.0 billion and the Los Angeles Rams at $6.9 billion, which are among the top five most valuable sports teams in the world. In fact, NFL teams account for nine of the top 15 most valuable sports teams today.
MLB’s New York Yankees are the second most valuable sports team at $7.1 billion, but are the only Major League Baseball team on the list. Meanwhile, the NBA has three teams in the top 15, with the Golden State Warriors ranking highest at $7.0 billion.
Only two teams outside the United States feature in the top 15 sports teams by value, and both are internationally renowned: Spain’s Real Madrid, valued at $6.1 billion, is one of three founding members of La Liga that has never been relegated since its inception in 1929, and Manchester United, nicknamed the Red Devils, is a professional soccer club based in Old Trafford, England, valued at $6 billion.
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