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Most Valuable Professional Leagues by Revenue
This list features the sports leagues with the highest revenue in the world of sport.
RANK | LEAGUE | SPORT | COUNTRY | REVENUE |
1 | National Football League (NFL) | American Football | United States | $19.3 billion |
2 | National Basketball Association (NBA) | Basketball | United States, Canada | $12.0 billion |
3 | Major League Baseball (MLB) | Baseball | United States | $11.8 billion |
4 | Premier League (PL) | Association Football | England | $7.74 billion |
5 | National Hockey League (NHL) | Ice Hockey | United States, Canada | $6.00 billion |
6 | La Liga (Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División) | Association Football | Spain | $5.24 billion |
7 | Bundesliga (Fußball-Bundesliga) | Association Football | Germany | $4.45 billion |
8 | Serie A (Lega Nazionale Professionisti) | Association Football | Italy | $3.62 billion |
9 | Ligue 1 (Championnat de France de football) | Association Football | France, Monaco | $2.38 billion |
10 | Major League Soccer (MLS) | Association Football | United States, Canada | $2.23 billion |
11 | Brasileirão (Campeonato Brasileiro Série A) | Association Football | Brazil | $1.87 billion |
12 | Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) | Baseball | Japan | $1.51 billion |
13 | Indian Premier League (IPL) | Twenty20 Cricket | India | $1.32 billion |
14 | English Football League Championship (EFL Championship) | Association Football | England | $1.06 billion |
15 | Russian Premier League (RPL) | Association Football | Russia | $1.05 billion |
16 | Australian Football League (AFL) | Australian Rules Football | Australia | $837 million |
17 | 2. Bundesliga (2. Fußball-Bundesliga) | Association Football | Germany | $786 million |
18 | Minor League Baseball (MiLB) | Baseball | United States, Canada | $760 million |
19 | EuroLeague | Basketball | Europe | $665 million |
20 | Eredivisie | Association Football | Netherlands | $629 million |
21 | Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) | Basketball | China | $576 million |
22 | J1 League | Association Football | Japan | $565 million |
23 | Primeira Liga | Association Football | Portugal | $557 million |
24 | Liga MX | Association Football | Mexico | $555 million |
25 | Turkish Süper Lig | Association Football | Turkey | $533 million |
26 | Belgian Pro League | Association Football | Belgium | $494 million |
27 | Liga Profesional de Fútbol | Association Football | Argentina | $491 million |
28 | La Liga 2 (Segunda División) | Association Football | Spain, Andorra | $458 million |
29 | Serie B (Lega Nazionale Professionisti B) | Association Football | Italy | $457 million |
30 | KBO League (Korea Baseball Organization) | Baseball | South Korea | $430 million |
31 | National Rugby League (NRL) | Rugby League Football | Australia, New Zealand | $427 million |
32 | Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) | Ice Hockey | Russia, Belarus, China, Kazakhstan | $425 million |
33 | Ligue 2 (Championnat de France de football) | Association Football | France | $423 million |
34 | Top 14 (Championnat de France de rugby à XV) | Rugby Union Football | France | $371 million |
35 | Scottish Premiership (SPFL) | Association Football | Scotland | $313 million |
36 | J2 League | Association Football | Japan | $295 million |
37 | Danish Superliga | Association Football | Denmark | $287 million |
38 | K League 1 | Association Football | South Korea | $287 million |
39 | Austrian Football Bundesliga | Association Football | Austria | $267 million |
40 | EFL League One | Association Football | England | $260 million |
41 | Swiss Super League | Association Football | Switzerland | $248 million |
42 | 3. Liga (3. Fußball-Liga) | Association Football | Germany | $235 million |
43 | B1 League | Basketball | Japan | $228 million |
44 | Premiership Rugby | Rugby Union Football | England | $218 million |
45 | Serie C (Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico) | Association Football | Italy | $216 million |
46 | Allsvenskan | Association Football | Sweden | $210 million |
47 | Ekstraklasa | Association Football | Poland | $207 million |
48 | National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) | Association Football | United States | $193 million |
49 | Big Bash League (BBL) | Twenty20 Cricket | Australia | $173 million |
50 | EFL League Two | Association Football | England | $170 million |
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