IPL is not only the richest cricket league in the world but has become a life-changing platform for the players. The Indian Premier League, which started in 2008, has today become a business worth more than 20 billion US dollars. Global investment bank Houlihan Lokey has released a report, in which the total business value of IPL has been estimated at $ 20.6 billion, which is equivalent to approximately Rs 1.96 lakh crore.

Let us remind you that this year the owner of 2 franchises also changed, in which RCB franchise was jointly bought by Times of India Group, Blackstone and Aditya Birla Group for 1.78 billion dollars. On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals was jointly bought by Mittal family and Adar Poonawala for Rs 1.65 crore. Not only IPL but the brand value of the teams is also touching the sky.

IPL worth Rs 1.96 lakh crore

According to the report released by Houlihan Loki, this time the business value of IPL has increased by 11.4 percent. Talking about valuation per match, IPL is now behind only the American football league NFL. The brand value of IPL alone has increased by $4.3 billion.

RCB has the highest brand value

The most valuable team of the Indian Premier League is Royal Challengers Bangalore. RCB’s brand value has increased by 16 percent to US $ 312 million, and it is also the first team whose valuation has crossed $ 300 million. Whereas in 2025, the value of Bengaluru used to be 269 million dollars.

In terms of most valuable teams, Mumbai Indians is at second place, whose value has reached 264 million dollars. Kolkata Knight Riders is at third place with a value of $245 million. After that comes 5-time champion Chennai Super Kings.

Whose brand value is how much?

• RCB – $312 million
• MI – $264 million
• KKR – $245 million
• CSK – $244 million
• SRH – $168 million
• RR – 161 million dollars
• PBKS – $158 million
• GT – 157 million dollars
• DC – $156 million
• LSG – $122 million

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