List of professional sports leagues by revenue - wikipedia List of professional sports leagues by revenue This list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. The following is a list of sports competitions by revenue. In this table, the `` Season '' column refers to the league season for which financial data is available and referenced, which is usually not the most recently completed season of competition. Revenues are listed in millions of euros. League Sport Country ( ies ) Season Teams Revenue ( € mil ) Rev. / team ( € mil ) Ref. National Football League American football United States 2016 32 7004107000000000000 ♠ 10,700 7002333100000000000 ♠ 333.1 Major League Baseball Baseball United States Canada 2017 30 7003768300000000000 ♠ 7,683 7002256100000000000 ♠ 256.1 National Basketball Association Basketball United States Canada 2016 -- 17 30 7003594000000000000 ♠ 5,940 7002198000000000000 ♠ 198 Premier League Association football England Wales 2016 - 17 20 7003521100000000000 ♠ 5,211 7002260500000000000 ♠ 260.5 National Hockey League Ice hockey United States Canada 2016 -- 17 30 7003370000000000000 ♠ 3,700 7002123300000000000 ♠ 123.3 Bundesliga Association football Germany 2016 -- 17 18 7003337500000000000 ♠ 3,375 7002187500000000000 ♠ 187.5 La Liga Association football Spain 2016 -- 17 20 7003336300000000000 ♠ 3,363 7002168200000000000 ♠ 168.2 Serie A Association football Italy 2016 -- 17 20 7003226700000000000 ♠ 2,267 7002113400000000000 ♠ 113.4 Formula One Auto racing World 2017 10 7003183000000000000 ♠ 1,830 7002166400000000000 ♠ 166.4 Ligue 1 Association football France Monaco 2016 -- 17 20 7003164400000000000 ♠ 1,644 7001822000000000000 ♠ 82.2 Campeonato Brasileiro Association football Brazil 2016 20 7003129800000000000 ♠ 1,298 7001649000000000000 ♠ 64.9 Nippon Professional Baseball Baseball Japan 2012 12 7003125300000000000 ♠ 1,253 7002104000000000000 ♠ 104 Chinese Super League Association football China 2016 16 7002945000000000000 ♠ 945 7001590000000000000 ♠ 59 Major League Soccer Association football United States Canada 2017 23 851 37 Kontinental Hockey League Ice hockey Russia See also 2016 -- 17 29 7002820000000000000 ♠ 820 7001283000000000000 ♠ 28.3 Australian Football League Australian rules football Australia 2017 18 754 41.9 Süper Lig Association football Turkey 2015 -- 16 18 7002734000000000000 ♠ 734 7001408009999900000 ♠ 40.8 EFL Championship Association football England Wales 2015 -- 16 24 7002723000000000000 ♠ 723 7001301000000000000 ♠ 30.1 Russian Premier League Association football Russia 2015 -- 16 16 7002701000000000000 ♠ 701 7001438000000000000 ♠ 43.8 NASCAR Auto racing United States 2017 20 7002660800000000000 ♠ 660.8 7001330000000000000 ♠ 33.0 2. Bundesliga Association football Germany 2016 -- 17 18 7002635000000000000 ♠ 635 7001353009999900000 ♠ 35.3 Korea Professional Baseball Baseball South Korea 2014 10 7002563000000000000 ♠ 563 7001560000000000000 ♠ 56 J1 League Association football Japan 2015 18 7002532000000000000 ♠ 532 7001300000000000000 ♠ 30 K League Association football South Korea 2014 12 7002509000000000000 ♠ 509 7001260000000000000 ♠ 26 Liga MX Association football Mexico -- 18 7002509000000000000 ♠ 509 7001280000000000000 ♠ 28 Eredivisie Association football Netherlands 2015 -- 16 18 7002481000000000000 ♠ 481 7001267000000000000 ♠ 26.7 Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket India 2016 8 7002480000000000000 ♠ 480 7001426000000000000 ♠ 42.6 Primeira Liga Association football Portugal 2015 -- 16 18 7002366000000000000 ♠ 366 7001203000000000000 ♠ 20.3 Belgian Pro League Association football Belgium 2015 -- 16 16 7002359000000000000 ♠ 359 7001224000000000000 ♠ 22.4 Top 14 Rugby union football France 2016 -- 17 14 7002339700000000000 ♠ 339.7 7001243000000000000 ♠ 24.3 Primera División Argentina Association football Argentina -- 20 7002338000000000000 ♠ 338 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 Segunda División Association football Spain 2016 -- 17 22 7002299700000000000 ♠ 299.7 7001136000000000000 ♠ 13.6 Serie B Association football Italy 2011 -- 12 22 7002276000000000000 ♠ 276 7001125000000000000 ♠ 12.5 J2 League Association football Japan 2015 22 7002262000000000000 ♠ 262 7001119000000000000 ♠ 11.9 Saudi Professional League Association football Saudi Arabia 2016 -- 17 14 7002254610000000000 ♠ 254.61 7001182000000000000 ♠ 18.2 English Premiership Rugby union football England 2015 -- 16 12 7002245000000000000 ♠ 245 7001204009999900000 ♠ 20.4 National Rugby League Rugby league football Australia New Zealand 2015 16 7002241000000000000 ♠ 241 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14.0 Swiss Super League Association football Switzerland Liechtenstein 2015 -- 16 10 7002227000000000000 ♠ 227 7001227000000000000 ♠ 22.7 Ligue 2 Association football France 2016 -- 17 20 7002219000000000000 ♠ 219 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11.0 Danish Superliga Association football Denmark 2015 -- 16 12 7002203000000000000 ♠ 203 7001169009999900000 ♠ 16.9 Canadian Football League Canadian football Canada 2015 9 7002200000000000000 ♠ 200 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 Swedish Hockey League Ice hockey Sweden 2016 -- 17 14 7002186000000000000 ♠ 186 7001133000000000000 ♠ 13.3 EFL League One Association football England 2015 -- 16 24 7002177000000000000 ♠ 177 7000740000000000000 ♠ 7.4 Categoria Primera A Association football Colombia -- 18 7002176000000000000 ♠ 176 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 National League Ice hockey Switzerland 2013 -- 14 12 7002167000000000000 ♠ 167 7001139000000000000 ♠ 13.9 Austrian Football Bundesliga Association football Austria 2015 -- 16 10 7002163000000000000 ♠ 163 7001163000000000000 ♠ 16.3 3. Liga Association football Germany 2016 -- 17 20 7002155000000000000 ♠ 155 7000860000000000000 ♠ 8.6 Allsvenskan Association football Sweden 2016 16 7002150000000000000 ♠ 150 7000940000000000000 ♠ 9.4 Scottish Premiership Association football Scotland 2015 -- 16 12 7002148000000000000 ♠ 148 7001123000000000000 ♠ 12.3 Tippeligaen Association football Norway 2016 16 7002146000000000000 ♠ 146 7000910000000000000 ♠ 9.1 Superleague Greece Association football Greece 2015 -- 16 16 7002142000000000000 ♠ 142 7000890000000000000 ♠ 8.9 Ekstraklasa Association football Poland 2015 -- 16 16 7002125000000000000 ♠ 125 7000780000000000000 ♠ 7.8 Deutsche Eishockey Liga Ice hockey Germany 2016 -- 17 14 7002117000000000000 ♠ 117 7000840000000000000 ♠ 8.4 Chilean Primera Division Association football Chile -- 18 7002113000000000000 ♠ 113 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 EFL League Two Association football England Wales 2015 -- 16 24 7002112000000000000 ♠ 112 7000470000000000000 ♠ 4.7 South African Premier Division Association football South Africa -- 16 7002111000000000000 ♠ 111 7000690000000000000 ♠ 6.9 Basketball Bundesliga Basketball Germany 2016 -- 17 18 7002110000000000000 ♠ 110 7000610000000000000 ♠ 6.1 Kazakhstan Premier League Association football Kazakhstan 2016 12 7002105000000000000 ♠ 105 7000870000000099999 ♠ 8.7 Handball - Bundesliga Handball Germany 2016 -- 17 18 7002103000000000000 ♠ 103 7000570000000000000 ♠ 5.7 Rugby Pro D2 Rugby union football France 2016 -- 17 16 7001997000000000000 ♠ 99.7 7000620000000000000 ♠ 6.2 Egyptian Premier League Association football Egypt -- 20 7001950000000000000 ♠ 95 7000470000000000000 ♠ 4.7 Ukrainian Premier League Association football Ukraine 2015 -- 16 14 7001940000000000000 ♠ 94 7000670000000000000 ♠ 6.7 SM - liiga Ice hockey Finland 2016 -- 17 15 7001940000000000000 ♠ 94 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 Israeli Premier League Association football Israel 2015 -- 16 14 7001910000000000000 ♠ 91 7000650000000000000 ♠ 6.5 Mexican Pacific League Baseball Mexico 2012 -- 13 8 7001720000000000000 ♠ 72 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 Czech First League Association football Czech Republic 2015 -- 16 16 7001710000000000000 ♠ 71 7000440000000000000 ♠ 4.4 A-League Association football Australia New Zealand 2012 -- 13 10 7001630000000000000 ♠ 63 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 Indian Super League Association football India 2017 10 7001620000000000000 ♠ 62 7000620000000000000 ♠ 6.2 Eerste Divisie Association football Netherlands 2014 -- 15 20 7001610000000000000 ♠ 61 7000310000000000000 ♠ 3.1 Hungary First League Association football Hungary 2015 -- 16 12 7001600000000000000 ♠ 60 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 Super League Rugby league football England France 2015 12 7001600000000000000 ♠ 60 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5.0 Liga I Association football Romania 2015 -- 16 14 7001580000000000000 ♠ 58 7000410009999999999 ♠ 4.1 Chinese Basketball Association Basketball China 2012 -- 13 17 7001530000000000000 ♠ 53 7000310000000000000 ♠ 3.1 Croatian First Football League Association football Croatia 2015 -- 16 10 7001470000000000000 ♠ 47 7000470000000000000 ♠ 4.7 Cypriot First Division Association football Cyprus 2015 -- 16 14 7001460000000000000 ♠ 46 7000330000000000000 ♠ 3.3 A Group Association football Bulgaria 2015 -- 16 10 7001410000000000000 ♠ 41 7000410009999999999 ♠ 4.1 J3 League Association football Japan 2015 12 7001350000000000000 ♠ 35 7000290000000000000 ♠ 2.9 Belarusian Premier League Association football Belarus 2016 16 7001350000000000000 ♠ 35 7000220000000000000 ♠ 2.2 Azerbaijan Premier League Association football Azerbaijan 2015 -- 16 10 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 7000320000000000000 ♠ 3.2 Liga ACB Basketball Spain Andorra 2016 -- 17 18 7001300000000000000 ♠ 30 7000170000000000000 ♠ 1.7 Slovak Super Liga Association football Slovakia 2015 -- 16 12 7001300000000000000 ♠ 30 7000250000000000000 ♠ 2.5 Veikkausliiga Association football Finland 2016 12 7001240000000000000 ♠ 24 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2.0 Mexican League Baseball Mexico 2016 16 7001230000000000000 ♠ 23 7000150000000000000 ♠ 1.5 Serbian SuperLiga Association football Serbia 2015 -- 16 16 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 7000130000000000000 ♠ 1.3 Notes Jump up ^ Number of teams in the season referenced in this table. Due to league expansion and contraction, does not necessarily match the number of current teams. Jump up ^ The NHL expanded to 31 teams starting with the 2017 -- 18 season. Jump up ^ MLS expanded to 23 teams starting with the 2018 season. Jump up ^ Cited revenue was £ 556 million ; approximate average exchange rate of € 1.3 per £ 1 for 2015 -- 16 season used here. Jump up ^ Cited revenue was USD 378.78 million ; approximate average exchange rate of USD 0.9 per EUR 1 for 2016 season used here. Jump up ^ Renamed as Belgian First Division A effective with the 2016 -- 17 season. Jump up ^ Cited revenue was £ 187.9 million ; approximate average exchange rate of € 1.3 per £ 1 for 2015 -- 16 season used here. Jump up ^ During the 2015 -- 16 season cited in this table, the Super League included FC Vaduz, based in Liechtenstein ( whose football clubs all play in the Swiss league system ). 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Question: who makes the most money in the sports industry
Answer: National Football League