Mukesh Ambani is richest among the sports team owners from across the world.
Asia’s richest person, Indian business magnate Mukesh Ambani is undisputed leader among the richest billionaires around the world to own a sports team.
The Reliance Industries chairman and managing director, Ambani’s business group subsidiaries own Indian Premier League (IPL) team Mumbai Indians and jointly own the premier football league in the country – Indian Super League (ISL) – with Star India.
There are a few among the business tycoons owning billion dollar empires who have invested part of their wealth in the business of sports. While some among them are die-hard sports enthusiasts, others find professional sports team a lucrative investment option with unimaginably high revenue streams.
However, being successful entrepreneurs they very well understand that professional sports teams are among the risky business models. The business of sport demands constant investment with long break even periods as the revenues depends to a major degree on external factors, beyond an entrepreneur’s control.
The combined net worth of the 62 billionaire team owners around the world stands at a whopping $375 billion (₹20,782.50 crores) and together they own 78 teams across various sports.
Mukesh Ambani tops the chart for being the wealthiest team owner and the only Indian in the top 10. Months ago, the 61-year-oldAmbani became Asia’s richest man leaving behind Chinese business magnate and Alibaba founder Jack Ma after his net worth rose to $44.3 million.
The brand value of Mumbai Indians, the three-time IPL champions, was estimated to be $106 million in 2017 by Duff & Phelps. A 36% jump since 2016 made it one of the most valuable IPL teams and also the first franchise to cross $100 million mark among theIPL teams.
Ambani in the top ten list of world’s richest sports business owners is followed by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who owns NBA side Los Angeles Clippers, having a net worth of $38.4 billion.
Jack Ma, the Chinese multinational conglomerate executive chairman and founder, though remains ahead of Ambani in overall investments in the business of sports, mainly through sponsorships and strategic partnerships
Four billionaires out of the top 10 list compiled by Insidesport.co own more than one sports teams with Stan Kroenke of US having the most number of teams (fours) followed by Austrian Dietrich Mateschitz, who owns three teams.
Here is the list of World’s 10 richest entrepreneurs who own stakes in the business of sports:
- Stanley Kroenke, United States
Net worth: $8.3 billion
Teams: Los Angeles Rams, Arsenal, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche
Source of wealth: Sports and real estate, self-made
- Mikhail Prokhorov, Russia
Net worth: $9.6 billion
Team: Brooklyn Nets
Source of wealth: Investments, self-made
- Micky Arison, United States
Net worth: $9.7 billion
Team: Miami Heat
Source of wealth: Carnival Cruises
- Roman Abramovich, Russia
Net worth: $10.8 billion
Team: Chelsea FC
Source of wealth: Steel and investments, self-made
- Hasso Plattner & family, Germany
Net worth: $12.7 billion
Team: San Jose Sharks
Source of wealth: Software, self-made
- Philip Anschutz, United States
Net worth: $13 billion
Teams: Los Angeles Kings, LA Galaxy
Source of wealth: Investments
- Paul Allen, United States
Net worth: $21.7 billion
Teams: Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle Seahawks
Source of wealth: Microsoft and investments, self-made
- Dietrich Mateschitz, Austria
Net worth: $23 billion
Teams: New York Red Bulls, Red Bull Racing, Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda
Source of wealth: Red Bull, self-made
- Steve Ballmer, United States
Net worth: $38.4 billion
Team: Los Angeles Clippers
Source of wealth: Microsoft, self-made
- Mukesh Ambani, India
Net worth: $40.1 billion
Team: Mumbai Indians
Source of wealth: Petrochemicals, oil/gas, telecom, energy,
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