Stan Kroenke officially has it all.
The man is living every sports fan's dream.
Stan Kroenke
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Kroenke is one of the most successful owners in all of sportsCredit: AFP
Kroenke is the owner and chairman of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment which is the world's most valuable and richest sports empire.
He is worth a cool $26.8 billion, according to Bloomberg.
Kroenke has plenty of money to spread about and has a passion for buying huge tracts of land.
The Colorado real-estate magnate -- once dubbed 'Silent Stan' -- prefers to let his bank balance do the talking and has jumped from No. 4 in 2025 to the top of the rankings, according to The Land Report.
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Kroenke reportedly owns 2.7 million acres -- that is enough to build 2 million football fields.
In December, he purchased 937,000 acres of ranchland from the Singleton family in the largest such sale for over a decade in the U.S.
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Kroenke's sports portfolio includes teams across the NFL, NBA, NHL, and Premier League, such as the Los Angeles Rams, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, and Arsenal.
It is an embarrassment of riches that also includes many championships.
There was an unprecedented 18-month stretch from February 2022 to June 2023 that included the Rams winning Super Bowl LVI, the Avalanche winning the Stanley Cup and the Nuggets winning the NBA Finals.
In his portfolio, he also owns a successful National Lacrosse League team, the Colorado Mammoth, and an MLS team, the Colorado Rapids.
DENVER, COLORADO - JUNE 12: Denver Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke raises the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy after a 94-89 victory against the Miami Heat in Game Five of the 2023 NBA Finals to win the NBA Championship at Ball Arena on June 12, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
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Kroenke and the Nuggets won their first title in franchise history in 2023Credit: Getty
Not only does Kroenke own the richest empire, he's also one of the most winning
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Not only does Kroenke own the richest empire, he's also one of the most winningCredit: Getty
In total, Kroenke's teams have won two Super Bowls, two Stanley Cups, one NBA championship, one MLS Cup, two NLL titles, and seven English women's football championships with Arsenal WFC, under his ownership.
Kroenke is the owner of Arsenal Holdings, which owns football clubs Arsenal of the Premier League and Arsenal Women of the WSL.
He originally became a shareholder at the club in 2007, steadily increasing his stake before taking full ownership in 2018.
His son, Josh Kroenke, is Vice Chairman of KSE and is Co-Chair of Arsenal alongside Stan.
The Premier League was the one trophy that eluded the Kroenke's but in 2026 the Gunners clinched their first title in 22 years.
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The second-richest sports empire behind Kroenke is none other than Jerry Jones and his family.
The Jones family has a valuation of $15.53bn, with most of that worth tied to the Dallas Cowboys.
It pays to be an owner of a professional sports team; just ask Jeanie Buss.
She recently sold the Los Angeles Lakers for a record-breaking $10bn to Mark Walter.
It was the highest ever for a U.S. professional sports franchise, blowing away the $6.1bn that the Boston Celtics sold for.
It is not a coincidence that Kroenke's empire ranks the highest, as he is also one of the most winning owners in all of sports.
Winning tends to lead to good business, ticket and merchandise sales, fan interest, media rights deals, and so on.
And by all accounts, he is an exceptional owner (just don't ask the people of St. Louis or certain Arsenal fans).
TAMPA, FLORIDA - JUNE 26: E. Stanley Kroenke of the Colorado Avalanche carries the Stanley Cup following the series winning victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game Six of the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Amalie Arena on June 26, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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Kroenke won his second Stanley Cup with the Avalanche in 2022Credit: Getty
The Kroenkes are known to have patience when it comes to coaches, general managers, and the overall building and construction of a roster, no matter the sport.
Josh Kroenke, vice chairman and Stan's son, has said as much.
"It’s important to have patience," Kroenke told the Los Angeles Times.
"As much as we want ready-made players that are ready to go win a championship, winning at the highest process is not linear. You’ve got to kind of climb like this [tracing an imaginary mountain range with his finger]."
Their employees have seen it in action, including Kevin Demoff, who was promoted from chief operating officer of the Rams to president of KSE's North American teams and media.
"When these teams have gotten close and fallen short, [the Kroenkes] haven’t made drastic managerial or coaching changes," Demoff said.
"Instead, they’ve empowered those front offices to go get a significant piece to put them over the top, and it has usually worked."
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A lot of sports owners only care about the bottom line, and that's the money they get back into their pockets.
And while the Kroenke family certainly cares about the financial and business side of it all, it's clear they are firmly invested in winning and building successful cultures for all of their teams.