Most Valuable Sports Franchises in the World 2025
About This Dataset
Most Valuable Sports Franchises in the World 2025
The most valuable sports teams globally in 2025 ranked by estimated franchise value in billions of USD, according to Forbes. The Dallas Cowboys became the first sports franchise to be valued at over $10 billion, cementing American football's position as the world's most financially powerful sports league. AI-assisted data.
Analysis
Dallas Cowboys (10.1), Golden State Warriors (7.70) and New York Yankees (7.60) take the top three in Franchise Value (Billion USD) in 2025. No single entity dominates: the leader, Dallas Cowboys, holds 17.1% of the combined total of all 8. Below the top two the field is tightly packed: the remaining 6 run from 7.60 down to 6.40.
Source:
Wikipedia
Key Findings
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Dallas Cowboys leads in Franchise Value (Billion USD) with 10.10 in 2025.
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Average Franchise Value (Billion USD) in 2025: 7 · median: 7.
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Gap in 2025: Dallas Cowboys is 1.6× larger than Los Angeles Lakers.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 2025 · 8 observations
- Measure
- Franchise Value (Billion USD)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2025.
Data Sources & References
All external sources cited in this dataset
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