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IPL Business Value Hits $20.6 Billion as Investor Interest Grows<\/strong><\/p>\n The Indian Premier League (IPL), known as the richest Twenty20 cricket league in the world, saw its business value rise by over 11% this year, reaching an impressive $20.6 billion, as reported by the U.S.-based investment bank Houlihan Lokey. This translates to about \u20b91.97 lakh crore.<\/p>\n Since its inception in 2008, the IPL has attracted top cricket talent and developed a strong commercial framework that includes income from broadcasting, sponsorships, merchandise sales, and franchise investments.<\/p>\n Recent ownership changes within the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals highlighted the league’s strong appeal to high-profile investors. Earlier this year, a consortium including Blackstone, Bolt Ventures, Aditya Birla Group, and Times of India Group announced they would acquire the Bengaluru franchise for a record-setting $1.78 billion. In a separate deal, the Mittal family and Adar Poonawalla confirmed their purchase of Rajasthan for $1.65 billion in May.<\/p>\n According to the “2026 IPL Brand Valuation Study,” this marks the second consecutive year of double-digit growth in the IPL’s value. Harsh Talikoti, a director at Houlihan Lokey, indicated that franchise valuations are reaching new heights, private investments are surging, and the league’s commercial environment is diversifying.<\/p>\n \u201cThe IPL is a unique blend of sports, media, and consumer engagement, supported by strong revenue forecasts and efficient cost structures,” Talikoti stated. He emphasized that recent transactions show continued investor confidence in long-term value opportunities within the league.<\/p>\n Furthermore, the IPL’s standalone brand value increased by 10.3% over the past year, bringing it to $4.3 billion. The reigning champions, Bengaluru, continue to lead as the most valuable franchise with a brand worth $312 million.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" IPL Business Value Hits $20.6 Billion as Investor Interest Grows The Indian Premier League (IPL), known as the richest Twenty20 cricket league in the world, saw its business value rise by over 11% this year, reaching an impressive $20.6 billion, as reported by the U.S.-based investment bank Houlihan Lokey. This translates to about \u20b91.97 lakh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-business-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38812\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}