CNBC's Most Valuable Sports Empires 2025: Here's how the top 20 empires in the world stack up

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*