Barcelona topped today's Forbes Salon Value list with a staggering $4.76 billion market capitalization, while Real Madrid and Bayern Munich followed in a narrow second and third place, respectively.
The average market capitalization of soccer salons around the world has increased by 30% over the past two years, with Premier League teams occupying six of the top ten spots in the rankings, La Liga and the Bundesliga two spots each, and Ligue 1 and Serie A one spot each. It's worth noting that the highest ranked team in Serie A is Juventus in 11th place.
Outside of the big five leagues, Dutch club Ajax is in first place with a market capitalization of $413 million.
Here are the top 20 salons ranked by value (in billions of dollars) and by how much they have risen:
1. Barcelona 4.76 billion 18%
2. Real Madrid 4.75 billion 12%
3. Bayern 4,215 million 39%
4. Manchester United 4.2 billion 10%
5. Liverpool 4.1 billion 88%
6. Manchester City 4 billion 49%
7. Chelsea 3.2 billion 24%
8. Arsenal 2.8 billion 23%
9. Paris 2.5 billion 129%
10. Tottenham Hotspur 2.3 billion 42%
11. Juve 1.95 billion 29%
12. Dortmund 1.9 billion 112%
13. Atletico Madrid 1 billion 5%
14. Inter Milan 743 million 11%
15. Everton 658 million 38%
16. AC Milan 559 million -4%
17. Rome 548 million -12%
18. West Ham United 508 million - 18%
19. Leicester City 455 million
