📊 IPL 2025: Profit Breakdown, Sponsorships & Team Financials

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1. 🏟️ Total League Profit & Sponsorship Boom

Total sponsorship revenue: Approximately ₹1,300 crore in IPL 2025—up 15–20% from 2024 .

This includes earnings from central sponsors and team-specific deals, such as Dream11, Jio, BKT , Spinner, Coca‑Cola, Adidas, Amul, and newer platforms like Nothing Mobile .

2. 🎯 Dream11 & Fantasy-Betting Revenue

Although Dream11 lost central title sponsorship to My11Circle (₹625 cr for five years), it pivoted to team-level deals with 5 franchises, driving strong brand recall through campaigns and matches .

Exact fantasy/gaming revenue isn’t public, but Dream11’s strategy shows substantial investment in franchise-level sponsorships this season .

3. 🎁 Team Sponsorship Earnings (Top Franchise Examples)

Franchise-level sponsorship income rounded estimates for 2025:

Mumbai Indians & Chennai Super Kings: ₹100–150 cr each from sponsors like Jio, BKT, etc. .

MI made a record front-jersey deal: ₹40 cr annually .


Other teams borrowed a slice of the ₹1,000 cr+ total, proportionate to fan base and brand value.

4. 💰 Total Turnover & Franchise Profits/Losses

Detailed figures from 2025 survey:

Team Revenue (₹cr) Profit/Loss (₹cr)

Gujarat Titans 776 –57 (loss)        
Mumbai Indians 737 +109              
Punjab Kings 664 +252              
CSK 676 +229              
RCB 650 +221              
Delhi Capitals 580 +195              
KKR 698 +175              
Rajasthan Royals 662 +142              
Lucknow Super Giants 695 +59               
Sunrisers Hyderabad 659 NA                


Total central pool/rights: INR 48,390 crore for 2023–27; high streaming (Jio Hotstar’s final got 578 million views) contributed to league growth .


5. 🎖️ Prize Money Distribution

Champions (RCB): ₹20 crore

Runners-up (Punjab Kings): ₹12.5 crore .

6. 📉 Betting & Gaming Apps Influence

While unregulated betting remains underground, regulated fantasy platforms like Dream11 heavily funded team sponsorships instead of central branding .

Smaller betting apps surfaced in marketing campaigns but lacked central league partnerships.

7. 💡 Other Income Streams

Merchandise & Ticket Revenue: Boosted by sold-out matches and sharp digital-to-physical merchandising.

Digital Content & Licensing: Platforms like MI, KKR capitalized with exclusive content, NFTs, and AR.

8. 💼 Team Owners & Brand Valuations

Brand values (USD millions): CSK 122, MI 119, RCB 117, KKR 109, others range from 85 to 60 .

Owners benefit through franchise profits, central revenue share, brand leverage, and rising valuations.

9. 🌟 Summary

IPL 2025 delivered stellar commercial performance—₹1,300 crore from sponsorships, record team revenues, and healthy profits for 9 of 10 franchises (Gujarat saw loss due to setup costs).

RCB clinched ₹20 crore as winners, while Dream11 leveraged franchise deals to stay visible in the earnings ecosystem.

⚠️ Disclaimer

Figures are based on industry sources and credible news published as of June 7, 2025. Some numbers are estimates and may be refined with official releases.

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