| Rank |
Empire |
Value |
Key operator(s) |
Notable sports properties (*owns 50% or less) |
| 1 |
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment |
$21.17B |
Stanley Kroenke (owner, chairman), Josh Kroenke (vice chairman) |
NFL’s Los Angeles Rams, NBA’s Denver Nuggets, NHL’s Colorado Avalanche, Premier League’s Arsenal |
| 2 |
The Jones family |
$15.53B |
Jerry Jones (owner, president, general manager of the Dallas Cowboys) |
NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, Legends, The Star in Frisco |
| 3 |
Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment |
$14.58B |
Josh Harris (co-founder, co-owner), David Blitzer (co-founder, co-owner) |
NFL’s Washington Commanders, NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, NHL’s New Jersey Devils, Premier League’s Crystal Palace* |
| 4 |
Fenway Sports Group |
$14.19B |
John Henry (co-founder, principal owner), Tom Werner (co-founder, chairman) |
MLB’s Boston Red Sox, Premier League’s Liverpool, NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, NESN, PGA Tour Enterprises* |
| 5 |
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. |
$12.69B |
James Dolan (executive chairman, CEO) |
NHL’s New York Rangers, NBA’s New York Knicks, AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack |
| 6 |
AEG Worldwide |
$11.99B |
Philip Anschutz (owner), Dan Beckerman (CEO) |
NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, MLS’ LA Galaxy, T-Mobile Arena,* Crypto.com Arena, AXS |
| 7 |
Paul G. Allen estate |
$11.45B |
Jody Allen (chair of the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers) |
NFL’s Seattle Seahawks, NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers, MLS’ Seattle Sounders* |
| 8 |
The Kraft Group |
$11B |
Robert Kraft (founder, owner, chairman), Jonathan Kraft (president) |
NFL’s New England Patriots, MLS’ New England Revolution, Kraft Analytics, Patriot Place |
| 9 |
Golden State |
$10.85B |
Joe Lacob (owner, co-executive chairman, CEO), Peter Guber (owner, co-executive chairman) |
NBA’s Golden State Warriors, WNBA’s Golden State Valkyries, Chase Center, Thrive City |
| 10 |
Yankee Global Enterprises |
$10.48B |
Hal Steinbrenner (owner, chairman, managing partner) |
MLB’s New York Yankees, MLS’ New York City FC,* YES,* Legends,* Serie A’s AC Milan* |
| 11 |
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment |
$10.23B |
Keith Pelley (president, CEO), Larry Tanenbaum (chairman) |
NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs, NBA’s Toronto Raptors, MLS’ Toronto FC, Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts |
| 12 |
The Glazer family |
$10B |
Bryan Glazer (co-owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; director of Manchester United), Joel Glazer (co-owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; co-chairman of Manchester United) |
NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Premier League’s Manchester United |
| 13 |
Shahid Khan |
$9.88B |
Shahid Khan (owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Fulham FC, All Elite Wrestling), Tony Khan (CEO, GM and head of creative of All Elite Wrestling) |
NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars, Premier League’s Fulham FC, All Elite Wrestling |
| 14 |
Gayle Benson |
$9.77B |
Gayle Benson (owner of the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans) |
NFL’s New Orleans Saints, NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans |
| 15 |
Stephen Ross |
$9.55B |
Stephen Ross (owner, chairman of the Miami Dolphins), Tom Garfinkel (CEO of the Miami Dolphins; managing partner of Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix) |
NFL’s Miami Dolphins, Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix, Miami Open Tennis* |
| 16 |
The York family |
$9.22B |
Denise DeBartolo York (owner and co-chairman of the San Francisco 49ers), John York (owner and co-chairman of the San Francisco 49ers) |
NFL’s San Francisco 49ers, Premier League’s Leeds United, Elevate Sports Ventures,* Scottish Premiership’s Glasgow Rangers* |
| 17 |
Haslam Sports Group |
$9.07B |
Jimmy Haslam (owner, co-chairman), Dee Haslam (owner, co-chairman) |
NFL’s Cleveland Browns, MLS’ Columbus Crew, NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks* |
| 18 |
The Hunt family |
$8.35B |
Clark Hunt (co-owner, chairman, CEO of the Kansas City Chiefs and FC Dallas), Dan Hunt (co-owner and president of FC Dallas; co-owner of the Kansas City Chiefs) |
NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs, MLS’ FC Dallas, NBA’s Chicago Bulls* |
| 19 |
Monumental Sports & Entertainment |
$7.84B |
Ted Leonsis (founder, owner, chairman, managing partner) |
NBA’s Washington Wizards, NHL’s Washington Capitals, Monumental Sports Network, WNBA’s Washington Mystics |
| 20 |
City Football Group |
$7.65B |
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan (owner), Khaldoon Al Mubarak (chairman) |
Premier League’s Manchester City, MLS’ New York City FC, A-League’s Melbourne City FC, Brazilian Serie A’s Esporte Clube Bahia, Sapphire Sport* |
