It must be nice to be a billionaire. You could literally have anything you want. For several billionaires, that means a professional sports franchise. What would you buy? An NFL team? An NBA team? An NHL or MLB team? What about a major league soccer team? Overall, there are 62 billionaire team owners around the world with a collective net worth of about $375 billion. Some of them own more than one team. The 62 billionaire team owners own 78 teams. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen owns both the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers and the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz and Walton husband Stanley Kroenke own the most teams of all billionaire team owners. Mateschitz owns three and Kroenke owns four. There is only one woman on the list, Little Caesar's co-founder Marian Illitch, and she owns two professional teams.
From football to soccer to basketball and beyond, the following 20 billionaires are the richest major league sports team owners.
#20. Daniel Gilbert
Country: United States
Team: Cleveland Cavaliers
Source of wealth: Quicken Loans
Net worth: $3.6 billion
Country: Thailand
Team: Leicester City
Source of wealth: Duty-free
Net worth: $5 billion
#18. Jerry Jones
Country: United States
Team: Dallas Cowboys
Source of wealth: Oil and gas exploration
Net worth: $5.6 billion
#17. Joe Lewis
Country: United Kingdom
Team: Tottenham Hotspur
Source of wealth: Investments
Net worth: $5.7 billion
#16. (tie) Micky Arison
Country: United States
Team: Miami Heat
Source of wealth: Carnival Cruises
Net worth: $6.2 billion
#16. (tie) Robert Kraft
Country: United States
Teams: New England Patriots, New England Revolution
Source of wealth: The Kraft Group
Net worth: $6.2 billion
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#14. Marian Ilitch
Country: United States
Teams: Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers
Source of wealth: Little Caesars Pizza
Net worth: $6.6 billion
#13. Charles Johnson
Country: United States
Team: San Francisco Giants
Source of wealth: Money management
Net worth: $6.7 billion
#12. Richard DeVos & family
Country: United States
Team: Orlando Magic
Source of wealth: Amway
Net worth: $7.3 billion
#11. Shahid Khan
Country: United States
Team: Jacksonville Jaguars
Source of wealth: Auto parts
Net worth: $7.5 billion
#10. Stephen Ross
Country: United States
Team: Miami Dolphins
Source of wealth: Real estate
Net worth: $7.6 billion
#9. Stanley Kroenke
Country: United States
Teams: Los Angeles Rams, Arsenal, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche
Source of wealth: Sports and real estate
Net worth: $7.7 billion
#8. Roman Abramovich
Country: Russia
Team: Chelsea FC
Source of wealth: Steel and investments
Net worth: $10 billion
Country: Russia
Team: Brooklyn Nets
Source of wealth: Investment
Net worth: $11 billion
#6. Hasso Plattner & family
Country: Germany
Team: San Jose Sharks
Source of wealth: Software
Net worth: $11.4 billion
#5. Dietrich Mateschitz
Country: Austria
Teams: New York Red Bulls, Red Bull Racing, Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda
Source of wealth: Red Bull
Net worth: $12 billion
#4. Philip Anschutz
Country: United States
Teams: Los Angeles Kings, LA Galaxy
Source of wealth: Investments
Net worth: $13 billion
#3. Paul Allen
Country: United States
Teams: Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle Seahawks
Source of wealth: Microsoft and investments
Net worth: $19 billion
#2. Steve Ballmer
Country: United States
Team: Los Angeles Clippers
Source of wealth: Microsoft
Net worth: $28 billion
#1. Mukesh Ambani
Country: India
Team: Mumbai Indians
Source of wealth: Petrochemicals and oil/gas
Net worth: $47.7 billion
