World’s Most Valuable Sports Team Rankings 2026

Snapshot 2026-09-15. The main table is Forbes’ World’s 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams, published 18 December 2025. The Dallas Cowboys stay first at $13 billion. The 50 clubs add up to more than $353 billion, $7.1 billion on average. A 2026 cross-league 50 is not out. NFL records sit in the NFL team rankings.

Forbes World’s 50 (18 Dec 2025)

The NFL takes 30 slots, the NBA 12, and La Liga, the Premier League, MLB and Formula 1 two each. Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain dropped off. Ferrari and Mercedes return after a year off; Forbes marks their year-on-year change as n/a. Bands follow USD billions: 10+ in S, 8–10 in A, 6.5–8 in B, 5.7–6.5 in C, the rest in D.

How this list is ranked

Snapshot 2026-09-15. The main table uses Forbes’ World’s 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams 2025 (18 Dec 2025), checked against the Wikipedia transcript. Figures are enterprise value in USD billions. Bands: 10+ S, 8–10 A, 6.5–8 B, 5.7–6.5 C, the rest D. The NFL 2026 league list sits below and does not rewrite the main table. Records: NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL. F1 points: constructors. Soccer brand value: club brands. Names: docs/glossaries/sports-franchises-2026-glossary.md.

League split

On this same 50, the Saints ($5.3 billion) and Bengals ($5.25 billion) are the NFL clubs left off.

League heads that missed the 50

Maple Leafs, LAFC and the Liberty figures come from their own league lists. They show the cut line; they do not change the ranks above.

NFL 2026 league list

Forbes NFL 2026 puts the Cowboys at $17 billion. The 32 clubs clear $300 billion together, $9.5 billion on average. The Falcons are up 59% and enter that top ten. The list is almost nine months newer than the cross-league 50, so it stays here.