RCB first cricket team to cross USD 300 mn brand value

RCB’s two time WPL-winning skipper Smriti Mandhana. Pic/Mandhana’s Instagram

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have become the world's first cricket team with a brand value of over $300 million (Rs 871.23 crore) while IPL's business enterprise value has climbed to a whopping $20.6 billion, according to study released by global investment bank Houlihan Lokey (HL).

The HL's 2026 Brand Valuation Report said the IPL's value as a business grew 11.4 per cent year-on-year to $20.6 billion, marking a second successive year of double-digit growth.

RCB retained the No. 1 spot among IPL franchises with a value of $312 million, a 16 per cent jump from $269 million in 2025.

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