Forbes ranked the most expensive sports brands in 2017

The list includes clothing manufacturers, TV channels and sports organizations.

The manufacturer of sportswear Nike in 2017 has headed a rating of brands of the sports companies. The estimation of the company's trademark was $ 29.6 billion.

In 2007, Forbes estimated Nike at $ 5.6 billion, by 2017 it has risen in price by almost 4 times taking into account inflation. For the year the company's value grew by 9.6%, in the period from January to August, the company's share in the US sneaker market was 37%.

The second place in the list was taken by the American television channel ESPN with an estimate of $ 15.8 billion, which is 80% owned by the Corporation Corporation Walt Disney. In third place was the brand of sportswear Adidas, whose value Forbes estimated at $ 7.9 billion.

Top-10 most expensive brands in the world of sports according to the Forbes version:
• Nike - $ 29.6 billion, brand of sportswear;
• ESPN - $ 15.8 billion, the channel;
• Adidas - $ 7.9 billion, brand of sportswear;
• Sky Sports - $ 5.5 billion, the channel;
• Under Armor - $ 4.4 billion, a brand of sportswear;
• MLB Advanced Media - $ 2.4 billion, a baseball brand;
• UFC - $ 2 billion, sports organization;
• YES Network - $ 1.4 billion, network;
• Reebok - $ 800 million, brand of sportswear;
• NESN - $ 650 million, the broadcaster.