RCB Net Worth (IPL Valuation)
Houlihan Lokey’s 2025 IPL valuation study put Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s brand value at about ₹2,313 crore, ranking first among the ten IPL franchises. The same study valued the whole IPL business at about ₹1.59 lakh crore.
Brand value is not the same as the price a buyer would pay for the whole franchise, which is usually much higher.
How RCB Makes Money From IPL
- Central media rights: the BCCI sold IPL media rights for 2023–2027 for ₹48,390 crore, and a large share of this pool is distributed among the ten franchises.
- Sponsorship: RCB sells its own shirt, kit and partner deals, and also receives a share of league-wide sponsorship.
- Ticket sales: the franchise keeps most of the gate revenue from home matches at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
- Merchandise and fan engagement: jerseys, licensed products and digital content.
- Prize money: the IPL champion receives ₹20 crore and the runner-up ₹12.5 crore. Royal Challengers Bengaluru won its first IPL title in 2025 and retained it in 2026, after finishing as runners-up three times (2009, 2011 and 2016).
RCB Squad Strategy for IPL 2026
Royal Challengers Bengaluru finished IPL 2026 with 26 players, 9 of them overseas, at a combined contract cost of about ₹126.35 crore. Virat Kohli is the highest-paid player at ₹21 crore. The franchise retained 17 players and signed 8 at the 2026 auction, led by Venkatesh Iyer for ₹7 crore.