Manchester United
Sports & Entertainment · United Kingdom
Manchester United runs one of the world's best-known football clubs from Old Trafford and earns money from sponsors and merchandise, Premier League and UEFA broadcasting, and matchday tickets and hospitality.
What makes it different
A listed club controlled by one family's shares.
67.91%Glazer family voting powerFY2026
Class B shares carry ten votes each, so the Glazer family decides despite owning under half of all shares.
How big it is
How big is Manchester United?
£677.6MRevenueFY2026
74,500Stadium seatsFY2026
£302.0MWage billFY2026
How it makes money FY2026
Mostly sponsors and shirts.
- Broadcasting31%£206.8M
- Sponsorship24%£160.5M
- Retail, merchandising, apparel & product licensing23%£156.8M
- Matchday23%£153.5M
How the business works
Global fans. Family-controlled.
- 1Sponsors, merchandise
- 2Premier League, UEFA TV
- 3Old Trafford matchdays
A worldwide fan base lets the club earn like a media brand.
Who owns it
- Glazer family (trusts of six lineal descendants of Malcolm Glazer)67.91%
- INEOS Services Limited (Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Andrew Currie, John Reece)28.95%
- Ariel Investments, LLC0.74%
CEO: Omar Berrada
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1878Founded as Newton Heath L&YR Football Club
- 1910Old Trafford opens
- 1968First English club to win the European Cup
- 1992Premier League era begins
- 2005Taken over by the Glazer family's Red Football
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Manchester United's own reports.
- Manchester United plc Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 30 June 2026 ↗
- Manchester United plc Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2026 Results ↗
- Manchester United plc Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 30 June 2025 ↗
- Manchester United plc Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results ↗
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What Manchester United tracks21 metrics
Premier League home attendance vs capacity
Total social media connections
Home matches played
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
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Profit
Margin
The full timeline20 moments
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