Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke among the 100 richest people in the world

The owners of one of the Premier League's big six clubs are now among the 100 richest people in the world.

ArsenalThe American boss Stan Kroenke ranks 99th in the Bloomberg Billionaires Indexwith a reported net worth of $20.7bn (£15.9bn).

The Bloomberg Billionaires Index is a daily ranking of the world's richest people, with American tech trio Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg dominating the top three.

The American tycoon, with his company Kroenke Sports and Entertainment, has been a shareholder in Arsenal since May 2007 and was appointed to the board of directors in September 2008.

In April 2011, KSE became a majority shareholder in Gunners and acquired full ownership seven years later.

But Arsenal is just one of a list of sports clubs in Kroenke's portfolio, with a number of championship-winning American franchises also under his control.

That list includes the 2021 NFL. Super Bowl champions, LA Rams, 2022 nhl Colorado Avalanche and 2023 Stanley Cup winners NBA champions Denver Nuggets.

He also owns the Colorado Mammoth lacrosse team, which won its league title in 2022, as well as several esports teams in the United States.

Kroenke's investments in U.S.-based teams include a whopping $5.95 billion in spending on the Rams' new home, SoFi Stadium.

It is the most expensive stadium in the NFL and features a 120-yard-long, double-sided 4k HDR video board that hangs over the field and has 80 million pixels.

Since 2018, when KSE took full control of Arsenal, they have invested well, bringing in the former player Mikel Arteta as a coach and trusting in his project, winning the FA Cup and winning two brave titles.

Previously, during Arsene Wenger's time, the Arsenal faithful complained about a lack of spending, but now the Gunners are set to do something big by landing current stars. Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and ben white.

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Arsenal fans continue to wait anxiously as they believe the Gunners will be the next KSE team to win big.

Although some will now beg their American boss to spend money again and solve the problem that has been holding Arteta's team back in recent seasons – the lack of a proven striker to lead the line.

Kroenke is the face of Arsenal ownership, but his son Josh Kroenke is the club's director and decision-maker, often in communication with Arteta and sporting director Edu Gaspar.

manchester united Co-owner Jim Ratcliffe is behind the 77-year-old American at No. 115 with a net worth of $18.5 billion.

The chairman of chemicals group INEOS began his investment and leadership review at Old Trafford in February 2024.

Another prominent football figure is the former Chelsea Owner Roman Abramovich, who is ranked 346 with a net worth of $8.27 billion.