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How IPL Teams Make Money: The 18th season of the Indian Premier League has been won by Royal Challengers Bangalore. RCB won its first IPL Trophy to Punjab Kings by 6 runs in the final. To win this title, he got a prize money of Rs 20 crore, while the runner -up Punjab team also got Rs 13 crore. Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans have also received a lot of money to finish third and fourth. Has the remaining 6 teams also received any money? Know here how the IPL team earns bumper without winning the title.
Media rights earns big money
BCCI sold media rights (TV and digital rights) for 48,390 crores for the 2023-27 season. The owners of the IPL team are also investors because when they buy the team and the players, the teams also earn from the sale of sponsor, merchandise to the branding in the stadium. According to a report published in the Economic Times, 40-50 percent of this amount is divided into all 10 franchisees of the Indian Premier League. According to the report, in the year 2023, every team received an average of Rs 467 crore.
Sponsors are also a source of earnings
The owner of the IPL team also earn a lot of money from the sponsorship deal. Crores of IPL teams get crores of rupees for all companies whose people are raided on the team’s jersey and kits. According to reports, very popular teams like CSK and RCB can go up to 100 crores from sponsors.
Apart from this, whenever a team is playing on their homeground, the franchise has 80 percent stake in the revenue revenue. According to the news, RCB and Punjab Kings reached the finals of IPL 2025, which can increase their tickets to more than 50 crores. To become the champion, RCB got a prize money of 20 crores, while the runner -up Punjab got Rs 13 crore.
Sales of merchandise
The very popular teams like Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians make a big money from the sale of merchandise. For example, if a fan buys the jersey, hat or someone else of the team, it is the earnings of the franchise. According to media reports, the sale of merchandise in 2025 can reach $ 30 billion. This also increases the brand value of teams.
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