The world's most valuable sports teams, as ranked annually by the American magazine Forbes , include teams from association football, American football, baseball, and basketball.
In 2016, the National Football League (NFL)'s Dallas Cowboys simultaneously became both the first team to surpass $4 billion in value and the first non–association football team to top the ranking since its inception in 2010. Manchester United (2010–12) and Real Madrid (2013–15) have previously each been named the most valuable team three times.
The current ranking came out on April 24, 2024. [1]
| Year | Team | Sport | League | Value (USD billion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  Dallas Cowboys | American football | NFL | $9.00 |
| 2023 | $9.00 | |||
| 2022 | $8.00 | |||
| 2021 | $5.70 | |||
| 2020 | $5.50 | |||
| 2019 | $5.00 | |||
| 2018 | $4.80 | |||
| 2017 | $4.20 | |||
| 2016 | $4.00 | |||
| 2015 |  Real Madrid | Association football | La Liga | $3.26 |
| 2014 | $3.44 | |||
| 2013 | $3.30 | |||
| 2012 |  Manchester United | Association football | Premier League | $2.23 |
| 2011 | $1.86 | |||
| 2010 | $1.83 |
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| Rank | Team | Sport | League | Value (USD billion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas Cowboys | American football | NFL | 4.00 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | Association football | La Liga | 3.65 |
| 3 | FC Barcelona | Association football | La Liga | 3.55 |
| 4 | New York Yankees | Baseball | MLB | 3.40 |
| 5 | Manchester United | Association football | Premier League | 3.32 |
| 6 | New England Patriots | American football | NFL | 3.20 |
| 7 | New York Knicks | Basketball | NBA | 3.00 |
| 8 | Washington Redskins | American football | NFL | 2.85 |
| 9 | New York Giants | American football | NFL | 2.80 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Lakers | Basketball | NBA | 2.70 |
| San Francisco 49ers | American football | NFL | ||
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| Rank | Team | Sport | Country | Value (USD billion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | Association football | Spain | 3.26 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | American football | United States | 3.2 |
| New York Yankees | Baseball | United States | ||
| 4 | FC Barcelona | Association football | Spain | 3.16 |
| 5 | Manchester United | Association football | England | 3.1 |
| 6 | Los Angeles Lakers | Basketball | United States | 2.6 |
| New England Patriots | American football | United States | ||
| 8 | New York Knicks | Basketball | United States | 2.5 |
| 9 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Baseball | United States | 2.4 |
| Washington Redskins | American football | United States |
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| Rank | Team | Sport | Country | Value (USD billion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | Association football | Spain | 3.44 |
| 2 | FC Barcelona | Association football | Spain | 3.2 |
| 3 | Manchester United | Association football | England | 2.81 |
| 4 | New York Yankees | Baseball | United States | 2.5 |
| 5 | Dallas Cowboys | American football | United States | 2.3 |
| 6 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Baseball | United States | 2 |
| 7 | Bayern Munich | Association football |  Germany | 1.85 |
| 8 | New England Patriots | American football | United States | 1.8 |
| 9 | Washington Redskins | American football | United States | 1.7 |
| 10 | New York Giants | American football | United States | 1.55 |
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| Rank | Team | Sport | Country | Value (USD billion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | Association football | Spain | 3.3 |
| 2 | Manchester United | Association football | England | 3.165 |
| 3 | FC Barcelona | Association football | Spain | 2.6 |
| 4 | New York Yankees | Baseball | United States | 2.3 |
| 5 | Dallas Cowboys | American football | United States | 2.1 |
| 6 | New England Patriots | American football | United States | 1.635 |
| 7 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Baseball | United States | 1.615 |
| 8 | Washington Redskins | American football | United States | 1.6 |
| 9 | New York Giants | American football | United States | 1.468 |
| 10 | Arsenal | Association football | England | 1.326 |
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| Rank | Team | Sport | Country | Value (USD billion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | Association football | England | 2.23 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | Association football | Spain | 1.88 |
| 3 | New York Yankees | Baseball | United States | 1.85 |
| Dallas Cowboys | American football | United States | ||
| 5 | Washington Redskins | American football | United States | 1.56 |
| 6 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Baseball | United States | 1.4 |
| New England Patriots | American football | United States | ||
| 8 | FC Barcelona | Association football | Spain | 1.31 |
| 9 | New York Giants | American football | United States | 1.3 |
| 10 | Arsenal | Association football | England | 1.29 |
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| Rank | Team | Sport | Country | Value (USD billion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | Association football | England | 1.86 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | American football | United States | 1.81 |
| 3 | New York Yankees | Baseball | United States | 1.7 |
| 4 | Washington Redskins | American football | United States | 1.55 |
| 5 | Real Madrid | Association football | Spain | 1.45 |
| 6 | New England Patriots | American football | United States | 1.37 |
| 7 | Arsenal | Association football | England | 1.19 |
| 8 | New York Giants | American football | United States | 1.18 |
| 9 | Houston Texans | American football | United States | 1.17 |
| 10 | New York Jets | American football | United States | 1.14 |
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| Rank | Team | Sport | Country | Value (USD billion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | Association football | England | 1.83 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | American football | United States | 1.65 |
| 3 | New York Yankees | Baseball | United States | 1.6 |
| 4 | Washington Redskins | American football | United States | 1.55 |
| 5 | New England Patriots | American football | United States | 1.36 |
| 6 | Real Madrid | Association football | Spain | 1.32 |
| 7 | New York Giants | American football | United States | 1.18 |
| 8 | Arsenal | Association football | England | 1.18 |
| 9 | New York Jets | American football | United States | 1.17 |
| 10 | Houston Texans | American football | United States | 1.15 |
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