The authoritative publication Forbes has published its latest ranking of the most expensive football clubs in the world. With new data, Real Madrid has now confirmed its status as a financial hegemon. The royal club's wealth soared to an astronomical 9.5 billion dollars (up from 6.75 billion last year), securing its first place.
At another meeting, Barcelona rose, its value was estimated at 7.5 billion dollars. The Catalans managed to beat Manchester United in third place (7.2 billion dollars). Tsikavo, despite a disastrous season in the Premier League (only 15th place in the 2024/2025 campaign) and a defeat in the Europa League final, the income of the Red Devils was 865.
The English Premier League is losing the most financially demanding championship in the world: six Premier League clubs have risen to the top ten, and the top 30 have as many as 11. The fourth position is retained by the champion of England for the 2024/2025 season - Liverpool (6.2 billion dollars).
And from Manchester City, having lost positions, dropping from fifth to seventh place (5.5 billion dollars). Natomist European champion 2025 Paris Saint-Germain rose to fifth place (5.8 billion dollars), putting Bayern Munich in sixth place (5.7 billion dollars).
Three London clubs round out the top ten leaders: 8th place: Arsenal (5.4 billion dollars) 9th place: Chelsea (4.2 billion dollars) 10th place: Tottenham (3 billion dollars) Experts say that. The Gunners have won the Premier League for the first time in 22 matches, and this Saturday they will face PSG in the Champions League final.
While there are other championships, the Spanish La Liga is represented in the top 30 by only three clubs.
Surrounded by Real Madrid and Barsi, Atletico Madrid rose in 11th place. Also, 7 teams from MLS, 4 teams from the Italian Serie A, 3 from the German Bundesliga and one each from the French Ligue 1 and the Portuguese Premier League made it to the prestigious list..
The football business continues to grow rapidly. The average output of the 30 highest-cost teams in the world is expected to reach 2.9 billion dollars, which is 21% higher than the record figure for 2025 (2.4 billion dollars).