One may ask, “Which sports channel is best?” And you can answer easily from your perspective, but what if someone questions, “Which sports channel earns the most?” Here we will answer such a highly thought but unique question. Let’s find out the Top 10 Highest Earning Sports Channels in the world right now. In fact, the list is longer, including the top 20.
Sports TV Revenue Per Year (Top List)
| TV Network & Rank | Country of Origin | Yearly Revenue/Profit (app.) |
| SEC Network (11th) | United States of America | 560 Million US Dollars |
| TSN (12th) | Canada | 400 Million US Dollars |
| beIN SPORTS (13th) | Qatar | 350 Million US Dollars |
| Golf Channel (14th) | United States of America | 330 Million US Dollars |
| NBC Sports Network (15th) | United States of America | 300 Million US Dollars |
| Big Ten Network (16th) | United States of America | 290 Million US Dollars |
| MLB Network (17th) | United States of America | 230 Million US Dollars |
| NBA TV (18th) | United States of America | 200 Million US Dollars |
| CBS Sports Network (19th) | United States of America | 190 Million US Dollars |
| WWE Network (20th) | United States of America | 156 Million US Dollars |
These are the TV channel networks that stand between numbers 11 to 20, in terms of earnings. Now let’s find out the top 10.
Top 10 Highest Earning Sports Channels
| TV Network & Rank | Country or Origin | Yearly Profit/Revenue |
| ESPN | United States of America | 10.3Â Billion US Dollars |
| Fox Sports | United States of America | 3.8Â Billion US Dollars |
| Sky Sports | United Kingdom | 2.9Â Billion US Dollars |
| TNT | United States of America | 1.7Â Billion US Dollars |
| TNT Sports | United Kingdom | 1.4Â Billion US Dollars |
| NFL Network | United States of America | 1.2 Billion US Dollars |
| Star Sports | India | 1.2 Billion US Dollars |
| Sony Pictures Network | India | 830 Million US Dollars |
| Nine Entertainment Co. | Australia | 750 Million US Dollars |
| Fox Sports Australia | Australia | 680 Million US Dollars |
How much do Sports Channels make?
According to the chart of the Sports TV Revenue Per Year, you can see, at least 7 different sports TV networks make a yearly profit of more than a billion dollars. Other top earners also make more than half a billion dollars per year. However, these numbers are generalized and might differ from year to year. The top 10 list shows sports channels from 4 different countries. The US-based channels make the most earnings and are followed by the UK channels. India and Australia also have some representatives in this list. The USA has the most number of channels in the top 20, which is more than 50% of the total number.
Which Sports Channel has the Highest Income?
USA’s sports broadcasting giant ESPN takes the pole position. The network, which shows different sports on its various channels and online platforms, makes a massive yearly revenue of US$10.3 billion. The 2nd top-earner doesn’t even make half of what ESPN generates per year.
