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The 15 richest major sports club owners in the world, and how they made their fortunes

Barnaby LaneApr 19, 2020, 18:04 IST

Steve Ballmer.Mike Segar/Reuters

A number of the world's billionaires have chosen to spend their money on buying sports teams.
Below, Insider has ranked the 15 richest of them for you, according to Forbes, as well as explaining how they each made their fortune.
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There are over 2,100 billionaires in the world today.

Some splash their cash on luxurious houses, others on pricey private jets. Some however, choose to put their money into sports teams.

From the NBA to the English Premier League, and from the NHL to the NFL, some of the world's richest have stakes in the biggest teams across the globe.

Insider has ranked the 15 richest of them for you below, according to Forbes, as well as explaining how they each made their fortune.

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1. Steve Ballmer — $52.7 billion

2. David Thomson — $31.6 billion

3. Sheikh Mansour — $30 billion

4. Hasso Plattner — $12.4 billion

5. David Tepper — $12 billion

6. Roman Abramovich — $11.3 billion

7. Philip Anschutz — $11 billion

T8. Stan Kroenke — $10 billion

T8. Joseph Tsai — $10 billion

10. Shahid Khan — $9.5 billion

11. Robert Pera — $8.4 billion

12. Jerry Jones — $8.3 billion

13. Ann Kroenke — $8.2 billion

14. Stephen Ross — $7.6 billion

15. Dan Gilbert — $7.1 billion

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