The dream of getting rich and getting a sports team is one of the ambitions of business people around the world. Successful people who have made a fortune by starting a business or investing will spend a huge amount of money to acquire the team they longed for. Money hasn't stopped even in the corona wreck, and last year, hedge fund tycoon Steve Cohen bought the Major League Baseball team, which Daisuke Matsuzaka was also enrolled in, and ranked in 7th place.
- 1: Owned team (competition name)
- 2: Funding source
- 3: Net assets (year-on-year increase rate)
1. Mukesh Ambani
- Mumbai Indians (cricket)
- Conglomerate
- $ 84.5B (+ 130%) India's largest The chairman and president of Reliance Industries, a private company in India, is the country's richest man. Own a professional cricket team.
2. Steve Ballmer
- 1: Los Angeles Clippers (NBA)
- 2: Microsoft
- 3: $ 68.7B (+ 30%)
In 2014, after retiring as Microsoft CEO, he became the owner of the NBA team for $ 2 billion. Although it dropped from 1st place last year, assets increased by 30%.
3. Daniel Gilbert
- 1: Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA)
- 2: Mortgage Company
- 3: $ 51.9B (+ 699%)
Chairman of Quicken Loans, the largest mortgage company in the United States. Due to the soaring stock prices held, the amount of assets has jumped to nearly 700 times that of last year.
4. Francois Pinault & Family
- 1: Stade Rennais FC (soccer)
- 2: Luxury brand
- 3: $ 42.3B (+ 57%)
Founder of French Kering with high brands such as Yves Saint Laurent and Gucci in 1998 Acquired Rennais and owned by the family.
5. Dietrich Mateschitz
- 1: New York Red Bulls (soccer), Red Bull Racing (F1)
- 2: Red Bull
- 3: $ 26. 9B (+ 63%)
Austrian Mateschitz is co-founder and CEO of energy drink maker Red Bull. Participated in F1 since 2005.
6. Robert Pera
- 1: Golden State Warriors (NBA)
- 2: Wireless communication equipment
- 3 $ 18.3B (+ 161%)
Former Apple engineer founded Ubiquity Networks, wireless equipment. Realize your dream of becoming an NBA team owner at the age of 34.
7. Steve Cohen
- 1: New York Mets (baseball)
- 2: Hedge fund
- 3: $ 16B (+ 15%)
Hedge fund king Cohen bought the Mets last year for about 250 billion yen. With assets of over 1 trillion yen, MLB owners are by far the richest.
8. Roman Abramovich
- 1: Chelsea FC (soccer)
- 2: Steel industry, investment
- 3: $ 14.5B (+ 28%)
Russian billionaire, who became the owner in 2003, poured a lot of money into the transfer market and was excellent Acquired players one after another, and now it is a strong club.
9. David Tepper
- 1: Carolina Panthers (NFL)
- 2: Hedge fund
- 3: $ 14.5B (+ 21%)
A prominent investor who founded hedge fund Appalusa Management has about to expel team founders in 2018. Acquired for 250 billion yen.
10. Joseph Tsai
- 1: Brooklyn Nets (NBA)
- 2: E-Commerce
- 3: $ 11.6B (+ 16%)
In 2019, Alibaba co-founder and former CFO of China will become the sole owner for about 250 billion yen. The highest acquisition price ever for a US sports team.
Calculation method Sports team owners are extracted from the world billionaires announced by Forbes. Assets are calculated based on the stock price and exchange rate on March 5, 2021 (converted at 1 dollar = 110 yen). 3B (+ 161%) Former Apple engineer founds Ubiquity Networks, a wireless device.
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