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Top 25 Sports business consulting firms worldwide

Name: Sports business consulting firms worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026 17,009 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 17,009 sports business consulting firms worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 97,197 professional contacts across them, including 19,108 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.

This list covers sports business consulting firms worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 29, 2026. Country and city lists for sports business consulting firms follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 29, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

17,009Companies

97,197Contacts tracked

19,108Verified emails

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The 25 largest sports business consulting firms worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 17,009 sports business consulting firms worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to sports business consulting firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	IMG	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,953 contacts →
	Partial evidence “IMG is a leading global sports marketing agency, powering growth of revenues, fanbases and IP for more than 250 rightsholders.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
2	Sportfive	Partial evidence	Jing An, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,572 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At SPORTFIVE, we pride ourselves on creating innovative, engaging solutions that are worthy of the incredible sports, athletes and partners we work with, and the passionate fans…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
3	EXL Services LTD	Indirect evidence	n/a	n/a	1,373 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 1994, we provide a blend of business strategy, marketing services, behavioural change and executive coaching services and techniques to help grow the business of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4	Octagon	Indirect evidence	Stamford, CT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	1,305 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are Octagon.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
5	Excel Sports Management	Partial evidence	United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	n/a	703 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Excel Sports Management is an industry-leading management and marketing agency that represents top-tier talent, blue-chip brands and marquee properties.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6	Playfly Sports	Partial evidence	Berwyn, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	515 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Playfly Sports is the leading REVENUE MAXIMIZER in the sports industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
7	GVA	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	499 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Créé en 1975, GVA est composé de 80 personnes, pour près de 10 millions de chiffre d’affaires.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
8	Home Team Sports	Partial evidence	United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	486 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Home Team Sports, now a part of Playfly Sports, is a unique sports marketing company that offers brands fully customizable and scalable branding and partnership opportunities…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
9	Legends	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	457 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2008, Legends is a premium experiences company with six divisions operating worldwide - Global Planning, Global Sales, Hospitality, Global Partnerships, Global…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10	Alphaomega Group	Indirect evidence	Roma, ItalyHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	387 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Today is the culmination of 12 years in the field of marketing and communication.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11	VAN Wagner	Partial evidence	New York, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	378 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Van Wagner has been connecting brands to sports for over twenty years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12	CSE	Partial evidence	Atlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	372 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1986 as an athlete management and marketing firm, CSE (formerly Career Sports & Entertainment) has evolved into one of the longest-running and most-diversified…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
13	Fast Track	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	354 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Fast Track works with major brands and Governing Bodies to develop and implement strategies that drive business through sport.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14	Livemode	Indirect evidence	Rio De Janeiro, BrazilHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	334 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A LiveMode é a parceira das entidades esportivas para navegar o novo cenário da mídia, que mistura a importância secular da TV com os novos formatos e linguagens do digital.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15	TGI Sport	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	276 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A tech-led sports media company that delivers optimal commercial value for all stakeholders through our pioneering technology, global media rights expertise and leading sports…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16	Revolution	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	273 contacts →
	Strong evidence “rEvolution is an independent, global and fully integrated sports marketing agency comprised of industry experts in consulting and business strategy alongside marketing and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17	Elevate Talent	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	250 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Elevate Talent supports ambitious companies in optimizing organizational performance and sourcing exceptional leaders from across sports, entertainment, media, lifestyle…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18	Scottmadden, INC	Partial evidence	Raleigh, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	244 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ScottMadden is a management consulting firm that does what it takes to get the job done right.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19	Redseer Strategy Consultants	Partial evidence	Bengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	244 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Redseer is a leading strategy consulting firm that guides critical decisions in disruptive markets for investors, brands and new-age companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20	Ducker Carlisle	Partial evidence	Troy, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	238 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Named one of America's Top Management Consulting Firms 2026 by Business Insider, Ducker Carlisle is a global market research, strategy consulting and M&A advisory firm that helps…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21	54	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	234 contacts →
	Partial evidence “54 is a sports and entertainment agency operating across five regions and nine offices: United Kingdom (London), Europe (Sotogrande, Spain), MENA (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia & Abu…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22	IGC Partners	Indirect evidence	São Paulo, BrazilHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	213 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A igc partners é a assessoria de empresas líder em operações de venda total ou parcial e captação de recursos.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23	ITW Universe	Strong evidence	Bangalore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	213 contacts →
	Strong evidence “ITW Universe- The Swiss Knife of Sports, Entertainment & Media Consulting.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24	Medialink	Partial evidence	Beverly Hills, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	204 contacts →
	Partial evidence “MediaLink is the leading consulting firm serving the media and marketing industry’s C-suite.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25	Horwath HTL	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	198 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bold steps forward.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: sports business consulting firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names sports business consulting firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of sports business consulting firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name sports business consulting firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Sports business consulting firms worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026

19.7%Verified-email coverage

5.7Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

3.7%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

13,788

11-50

2,664

51-200

385

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among sports business consulting firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage: Every country. Country and city lists for sports business consulting firms are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “sports business consulting firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names sports business consulting firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among sports business consulting firms, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 19,108 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 29, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Sports business consulting firms by location

79 lists · largest first

Every Sports business consulting firms list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names sports business consulting firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many sports business consulting firms are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 17,009 sports business consulting firms worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

IMG, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most sports business consulting firms?

The United States leads with 4,000 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (1,326) and France (805). Every sports business consulting firms list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most sports business consulting firms?

London leads with 636 headquartered companies, followed by New York (312) and Paris (274).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 19,108 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 17,009 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 29, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.