Steve Cohen, make a little room. Not quite yet—but perhaps soon.
If Stan Kroenke’s agreement to buy control of the Los Angeles Angels closes, the Mets owner would lose his place atop baseball’s wealth table. On Forbes’ September 2 estimates, Kroenke is worth $24.3 billion; Cohen, $23 billion. The difference is $1.3 billion, not a landslide. It is enough to change the name at No. 1.
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment announced the agreement with Arte Moreno on September 1. Financial terms were not disclosed; Forbes summarized reporting of an approximately $4 billion franchise valuation. That is a valuation of the club, not a disclosed cheque for Kroenke’s controlling stake. MLB’s sale report supplies the approval and closing conditions.
The projected top 10
If the Angels deal closes · Forbes estimates checked September 2, 2026 · U.S. dollars
| Rank | Owner / family | Club | Net worth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01* | Stan Kroenke | Angels* | $24.3B |
| 02 | Steve Cohen | Mets | $23.0B |
| 03 | J. Joe Ricketts & family | Cubs | $9.3B |
| 04 | Marian Ilitch & family | Tigers | $7.6B |
| 05 | Mark Walter | Dodgers | $7.3B |
| 06 | Charles B. Johnson | Giants | $6.7B |
| 07 | John W. Henry | Red Sox | $6.2B |
| 08 | Annette Lerner & family | Nationals | $6.0B |
| 09 | John Middleton | Phillies | $4.9B |
| 10 | David Rubenstein | Orioles | $4.5B |
*Kroenke and the Angels occupy this position only in the projected, post-closing comparison. Click an owner’s name for the underlying Forbes profile.
The real divide
The striking gap is below Cohen: $13.7 billion separates his estimated fortune from the Ricketts family’s. Kroenke would give that top tier a second member.
But personal wealth is not payroll, and a rich owner is not a promise to spend. For Angels fans, the consequential question is what Kroenke would do with the club—not whether he can edge Cohen on a billionaires list. That begins with the Mike Trout decision.
How to read this list
People, not company valuations. This comparison uses Forbes’ named individual or family fortunes associated with principal ownership groups. It does not add every investor’s wealth or substitute a company’s market capitalization for a person’s net worth. That excludes corporate-owned clubs such as Toronto from this particular comparison.
Families are labelled as families. A Forbes family listing is not necessarily the personal fortune of the relative who runs the team. It also is not the value of that family’s baseball stake. Kroenke’s figure stands alone: his wife Ann Walton Kroenke’s separately tracked fortune is not added.
A dated snapshot, not a closing-day forecast. Estimates move with markets and Forbes’ valuations. The links above are the primary sources; the proposed Angels ownership change is the only hypothetical adjustment.
