Welcome to MasterTop5 and if you wonder what are the most valuable sports brands ever here is the answer: the Top 5 richest sports brands in the world.
In today’s article we are going to break down the Top 5 richest sports brands in the world, check it out!
5. Under Armour – $3.7 Billion
Under Armour is an American sportswear company, founded in 1996 became well known because of its first worldwide distributor Decathlon. The Under Armour company earns 12% of their overall revenue from footwear sales only and the rest from general sportswear and accessories. Under Armour breaks the Top 5 richest sports brands in the world at the position n.5 with a net worth of $3.7 Billion.
4. Sky Sports – $4.1 Billion
The sports channel of the bigger network British Sky Broadcasting cracks this special Top 5 at the 4th place. This channel was founded in 1991 and today is probably the biggest TV sports channel of the world. With a net worth of $4.1 billion Sky Sports bought the rights for the Champions league, F1 racing and plenty of other top sports.
3. Adidas – $7.1 Billion
Adidas foot and sportswear is part of the Adidas Group as well as Reebok, Rockport, TaylorMade and a share of Bayern Munich Football Club. Adidas is also the main sports provider of the Olympic Games and with its net worth of $7.1 billion is one of the biggest brands of the world.
2. ESPN – $15 Billion
ESPN is the biggest sports network of the world and ESPN stands for “Entertainment and Sports Programming Network” and it is self-claimed to be the worldwide leader in sports. What many people don’t know is that half ESPN is owned by Walt Disney Company.
ESPN is at No. 2 in the list of the top 5 richest sports brands in the world.
1. Nike – $17.3 Billion
Nike is the No. 1 richest sports brand in the world with a huge of $17.3 billion. Nike leads the market with almost 20% of the sports footwear sold in the world. Nike is the exclusive uniform provider of all NFL teams in USA since 2013.
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