Sunderland owner Kyril Louis-Dreyfus' reported net worth compared to other Premier League owners

Kyril Louis-Dreyfus has overseen a stunning turnaround in fortunes since taking ownership of Sunderland just over five years ago.

The Swiss-born businessman officially became a minority shareholder and chairman at the Stadium of Light in February 2021 before becoming majority shareholder just over 16 months later. That later move came after the Black Cats were promotion into the Championship thanks to a League One play-off final win against Wycombe Wanderers and set the platform for a memorable period in the club’s history.

After earning promotion into the Premier League with a play-off final win against Sheffield United in May last year, Sunderland have earned a seventh place finish in their first season back in the top flight in nine years and that was enough to earn a crack at this season’s Europa League.

As the most exciting season of Louis-Dreyfus’ reign continues, we assess how his reported net worth compares to the other 19 owners of Premier League clubs.

Premier League owners’ reported net worth

20th: Brentford – Matthew Benham - Net worth: £216 million

19th: Hull City - Acun Ilicali - Net Worth - £225 million

18th: Coventry City – Doug King - Net worth: £317 million

17th: Brighton – Tony Bloom - Net worth: £1.3 billion

16th: Bournemouth – Black Knight Football Club + Cannae Holdings - Net worth: £1.9 billion

15th: Sunderland - Kyril Louis-Dreyfus - Net worth: £2 billion

14th: Nottingham Forest – Evangelos Marinakis - Net worth: £5.1 billion

13th: Tottenham – ENIC International Ltd - Net worth: £5.1 billion

12th: Leeds United - 49ers Enterprises - Net worth: £6.2 billion

11th: Everton - Friedkin Group - Net worth: £9 billion

10th: Aston Villa – Wes Edens, Nassef Sawiris - Net worth: £10 billion

9th: Ipswich Town - Portman Holdings - Net worth: £10 billion

8th: Fulham – Shahid Khan - Net worth: £11 billion

7th: Crystal Palace – Woody Johnson, David Blitzer, Josh Harris, Steve Parish - Net worth: £13 billion

6th: Arsenal – Stan Kroenke - Net worth: £16 billion

5th: Chelsea – Todd Boehly, Clearlake - Net worth: £19 billion

4th: Manchester United – Glazer Family, Sir Jim Ratcliffe - Net worth: £20 billion

3rd: Manchester City – Abu Dhabi United Group, Silver Lake - Net worth: £24 billion

2nd: Liverpool – Fenway Sports Group + Jeff Bezos Consortium - Net worth: £365 billion

1st: Newcastle United – Saudi Public Investment Fund, RB Sports & Media - Net worth: £1.2 trillion

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