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NFL Generates $14.5B in 2025, Surpassing NBA, MLB, NHL

7/22/2026

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The NFL earned roughly $14.5 billion in gross national revenue for the 2025 season, per Sportico analyst Kurt Badenhausen.
That total exceeds the combined central revenue of all NBA, MLB and NHL teams.
Each of the 32 NFL teams posted gross revenue above $450 million in 2025.
Regular-season games drew an average TV audience of 18.7 million viewers per game, the second-highest on record, with attendance averaging 69,055 fans.

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The NFL earned roughly $14.5 billion in gross national revenue for the 2025 season, per Sportico analyst Kurt Badenhausen.
That total exceeds the combined central revenue of all NBA, MLB and NHL teams.
Each of the 32 NFL teams posted gross revenue above $450 million in 2025.
Regular-season games drew an average TV audience of 18.7 million viewers per game, the second-highest on record, with attendance averaging 69,055 fans.