The 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams in the World According to Forbes

Global sport is going through a historic escalation of values. according to the forbes 2025 Ranking,the 50 most valuable teams in the world total more than US$353 billion,with an average of US$7.1 billion per team, an increase of 22% compared to 2024 and more than double the figure recorded just four years ago. Growth is so rapid that values considered to be recent records are now behind us.

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At the top of the ranking for the tenth year in a row are the Dallas Cowboys, from the NFL, the largest American football league in the world, valued at US$13 billion, the equivalent of R$71 billion. six years ago,a US$5 billion team led the market; today,this value would not be enough to enter the top 50. The so-called “US$10 billion club” gained new members in 2025, with the Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants, also from the NFL, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks and Golden State Warriors, from San Francisco, from the NBA, reinforcing the concentration of value in sports markets in large urban centers around the world.

The main impetus for this thankfulness comes from media rights contracts, especially in the United States, according to the magazine. The NBA signed long-term agreements valued at around US$76 billion, while the NFL guaranteed minimum revenues of US$125.5 billion until 2033. As a result, the average revenues of the NBA and NFL franchises grew 141% and 91% in the last decade, respectively, directly increasing the valuations, wich are usually calculated as revenue multiples.

Despite the widespread increase, growth is uneven across leagues and sports. the NFL dominates the ranking, with 30 of the 50 teams, while football lost space and appears with just four clubs, all from Europe.