Jim Irsay
Net worth: $2.7 billion
Owns: Indianapolis Colts (NFL)

Jim Irsay’s father bought the NFL team the Indianapolis Colts when Jim was just 12 years old. He later signed up for the team in 1982 after his college graduation and dabbled with every aspect of the team’s management that included ticket sales and PR. He soon became the team’s vice president and general manager in 1984, but when his father passed away in 1997, he took over the team as its owner at only 37 years old, making him the youngest NFL sports team owner ever.
The Colts performed better with the young Irsay, claiming 14 season victories and winning the 2006 Super Bowl. He also made several well-known music and memorabilia investments that included Jack Kerouac’s original “On the Road” manuscript, John Lennon’s piano from “Sgt. Pepper, and some guitars that had once been in the hands of Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia, and Prince.

Mikhail Prokhorov
Net worth: $9.8 billion
Owns: Brooklyn Nets

Russian billionaire and activist Mikhail Prokhorov shares ownership of the Brooklyn Nets. Born in Moscow in 1965 right in the center of the Soviet Union supremacy, Prokhorov was once a student of the Moscow Finance Institute and was a leading entrepreneur in his home country because of his many investments in gold, silver, and several precious metals.
He was an employee of the holdings company Interros, which he then used to buy and manage Norilsk Nickel, the world’s biggest producer of palladium and nickel, with a share worth over $7 billion.

Philip Anschutz
Net worth: $10.3 billion
Owns: LA Lakers, LA Kings

Philanthropist and entrepreneur Philip Anschutz earns much of his wealth from his many investments, raising his net worth to nearly $11 billion. He has made investments in railroads, energy, real estate, newspapers, sports, movies, arenas, theaters, music, and several others. He has also made many sizable donations to some educational institutions.
Anschutz’s father owned the Circle A drilling company, but Philip would later purchase his father’s share of the company in the ‘60s, investing the money from the company’s total profit in stocks, railroads, and land. He managed to stretch his portfolio over to sports and entertainment, claiming ownership of all sports teams based in Los Angeles.

Hasso Plattner
Net worth; $15.4 billion
Owns: San Jose Sharks

German-born billionaire and philanthropist Hasso Plattner started the prominent SAP SE software company based in Germany, serving as a supervisory chair of the board since 2003. He is also the owner of the NFL team the San Jose Sharks. His humanitarian activities have earned him several awards, and he likes to focus much of his charitable work to South Africa.
He made donations to South Africa to help combat the country’s AIDS crisis. He showed support to the Cape Town and KwaZulu Natal universities by giving them over $6 million worth of aid.

Dietrich Mateschitz
Net worth: $20.2 billion
Owns: Red Bull Racing, New York Red Bulls

Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz started the pro racing group Red Bull Racing which hosts many competitions for racers globally. He got his start working as a detergent marketer at Unilever before moving on to Blendax as a toothpaste marketer. He came up with Red Bull after visiting Thailand.
He started Red Bull with Thai business partner Chaleo and Chalern Yoovidhya and thought of it after comping upon the unlicensed Thai energy drink Krating Daeng. He has also made several prominent donations to the Wings for Life spinal cord research foundation.

Mukesh Ambani
Net worth: $52.8 billion
Owns: Mumbai Indians

Born in what is now known as Yemen, Institute of Chemical Technology alumnus Mukesh Ambani started the holding firm Reliance Industries Limited which is now the most valuable group in India in terms of market value, making him Asia’s wealthiest man and the world’s thirteenth richest. He had a simpler upbringing, growing up in a small apartment with his family in India.
RLI has made investments in chemicals, energy, infrastructure, communications, and other industries. Ambani used the profits from his company to buy the cricket team The Mumbai Indians.

Richard Devos
Net worth: $5.1 billion
Owns: Orlando Magic

Michigan-born billionaire Richard Devos was once a student of Calvin College. He and Jay Van Andel helped start the MLM (Multi-Level Marketing) group Amway which markets many goods in health, beauty, and more. Together they reorganized the firm in 2000 and renamed it Alticor.
Devos’s net worth of over $5 billion makes him the sixth richest person in the U.S. and one of the top 300 richest people globally. He is the owner of the NBA team the Orland Magic and has four children with his wife Helen.

Sheikh Mansour
Net worth: $30 billion
Owns: Manchester City F.C.

U.A.E.-born Sheikh Mansour owns the beloved Manchester City F.C. which has attracted legions of fans all over the world every year. Mansour once served as his country’s deputy Prime Minister and is also a member of the Dubai Royal Family since he is the half-brother of his country’s President Khalifa Al Nahyan.
He has invested in several groups like the space travel firm Virgin Galactic handled by Richard Branson, and the Middle Eastern media conglomerate Sky News Arabia. He is the owner of the investment group ADUG which bought Manchester City F.C.

Micky Arison
Net worth: $8.5 billion
Owns: Miami Heat (NBA)

Micky Arison, who was born in Israel, quit university to start his career as a sales representative for Carnival Cruise Corporation after his father started the group in 1972 with one ship. Micky later ruled over the group as its CEO, expanding its fleet from two ships to a staggering hundred which marked it as the world’s biggest cruise ship operator. His ownership of the NBA team the Miami Heat helped made the team a legend that would mold players like Pat Riley, Dwyane Wade, Shaquille O’Neal, Lebron James, and Chris Bosh into athletes worthy of the NBA Hall of Fame and would claim 3 NBA championship victories.
His charity foundation the Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation promised in 2018 to provide $5 million worth of relief services to areas damaged by Hurricane Florence in the U.S.A., Super Typhoon Mangkhut in the Philippines, and earthquakes and tsunamis in Indonesia.

Bill Bidwill
Net worth: $1.4 billion
Owns: Arizona Cardinals

Chicago-born Bill Bidwill was once a student at Georgetown University. He now primarily owns the NFL team the Arizona Cardinals after briefly sharing ownership with his brother with whom he signed up for the U.S. Navy prior to starting college.
He was awarded the NFL Alumni Order of the Leather Helmet in the ‘80s. He was bequeathed the Cardinals by his parents and is known for his meticulous handling of the team, maintaining a low stipend for his players. He holds the longest tenure of any NFL team owner so far.