Prize fund of major sports events 2025| Statista

In the 2023/24 season, the combined sum of central payments to English Premier League clubs totaled ******* million British pounds, or over *** billion U.S. dollars. This made the league one of the most financially lucrative sports competitions in the world. Meanwhile, Formula One paid out over *** billion U.S. dollars to participating teams in 2024.

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Release date

May 2025

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2023 to 2025

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Supplementary notes

Figures were compiled by Statista using the following sources:

Formula One (page F-16)

Figure represents the total sum paid to teams throughout the year and also includes additional bonuses.

UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Conference League (page 2)

Figure for the UEFA Champions League includes play-offs and the UEFA Super Cup.
Figures were converted to U.S. dollars and rounded to the nearest whole number, using the exchange rate from the source's date of release (March 22, 2024).
Figures prior to conversion: 2,467 million euros (UEFA Champions League), 565 million euros (UEFA Europa League), 285 million euros (UEFA Conference League).

English Premier League

Figure represents the total sum of central broadcasting and commercial payments made to Premier League clubs.
Figure was converted to U.S. dollars and rounded to the nearest whole number, using the exchange rate from the source's date of release (June 17, 2024).
Figure prior to conversion: 2,848.4 million British pounds.

UEFA European Championship

Figure represents the total prize fund for the tournament.
Figure was converted to U.S. dollars and rounded to the nearest whole number, using the exchange rate from the source's date of release (July 8, 2024).
Figure prior to conversion: 331 million euros.

UEFA European Women's Championship

Figure represents the total prize fund for the tournament.
Figure was converted to U.S. dollars and rounded to the nearest whole number, using the exchange rate from the source's date of release (December 16, 2024).
Figure prior to conversion: 41 million euros.

Players Championship, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open (golf), PGA Championship, and British Open

Figures represent the total prize fund for each respective tournament.

Wimbledon

Figure represents the total prize fund for the tournament (all events).
Figure was converted to U.S. dollars and rounded to the nearest whole number, using the exchange rate from the first day of the tournament (July 1, 2024).
Figure prior to conversion: 50 million British pounds.

U.S. Open (tennis)