There are 106 sports teams all over the world who are worth at least $1billion (£753million).
However, not all of these clubs’ owners can be classed as billionaires as such, with debt and minority ownership knocking the numbers down.
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Roman Abrahomich, who has been in charge at Stamford Bridge since June 2003, is the fifth richest sports team owner
In the latest findings released by Forbes up into this year, five of the top 20 richest clubs owners in the world come from the Premier League.
They hold court with wealthy backers of NHL, NFL, NBA, MLS, Formula 1 and cricket, but who are the English top-flight’s men with money?
talkSPORT.com presents the findings below.
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20. Ted Lerner – Net worth: $4.9 billion (£3.69billion)
Source of wealth: real estate
Team: Washington Nationals
18= Joe Lewis – Net worth: $5 billion (£3.77billion)
Source of wealth: Investments
Team: Tottenham Hotspur
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18= Charles Johnson – Net worth: $5 billion (£3.77billion)
Source of wealth: Money management
Team: San Francisco Giants
17. Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha & family – Net worth: $5.9 billion (£4.45billion)
Source of wealth: Duty-free
Team: Leicester City
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16. Robert Kraft – Net worth: $6.5 billion (£4.90billion)
Source of wealth: New England Patriots
Teams: Patriots, New England Revolution
15. Daniel Gilbert – Net worth: $6.7 billion (£5.05billion)
Source of wealth: Quicken Loans
Team: Cleveland Cavaliers
13= Shahid Khan – Net worth: $6.8 billion (£5.13billion)
Source of wealth: Auto parts
Team: Jacksonville Jaguars
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13= Jerry Jones – Net worth: $6.8 billion (£5.13billion)
Source of wealth: Dallas Cowboys
Team: Dallas Cowboys
12. Robert Pera – Net worth: $6.9 billion (£5.20billion)
Source of wealth: wireless networking gear
Team: Memphis Grizzlies
11. Stephen Ross – Net worth: $7.6 billion (£5.73billion)
Source of wealth: Real estate
Team: Miami Dolphins
10. Stanley Kroenke – Net worth: $8.7 billion (£6.56billion)
Sources of wealth: Sports, real estate
Teams: Los Angeles Rams, Arsenal, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rapids
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9. Micky Arison – Net worth: $8.9 billion (£6.71billion)
Source of wealth: Carnival Cruises
Team: Miami Heat
8. Mikhail Prokhorov – Net worth: $9.8 billion (£7.39billion)
Source of wealth: Investments
Team: Brooklyn Nets
7. Philip Anschutz – Net worth: $10.9 billion (£8.22billion)
Source of wealth: Investments
Teams: Los Angeles Kings, LA Galaxy
6. David Tepper – Net worth: $11.6 billion (£8.75billion)
Sources of wealth: hedge funds
Team: Carolina Panthers
5. Roman Abramovich – Net worth: $12.4 billion (£9.35billion)
Sources of wealth: Steel, investments
Team: Chelsea
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4. Hasso Plattner & family – Net worth: $13.5 billion (£10.18billion)
Source of wealth: Software
Team: San Jose Sharks
3. Dietrich Mateschitz – Net worth: $18.9 billion (£14.25billion)
Source of wealth: Red Bull
Teams: New York Red Bulls, Red Bull Racing, Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda
2. Steve Ballmer – Net worth: $41.2 billion (£31.07billion)
Source of wealth: Microsoft
Team: Los Angeles Clippers
1. Mukesh Ambani – Net worth: $50 billion (£37.7billion)
Sources of wealth: Petrochemicals, oil & gas
Team: Mumbai Indians
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Ambani is the 13th richest person in the world
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