Abbott World Marathon Majors, a privately owned entity, is headquartered in the UK. Founded in 2006, the organization operates with approximately 30 employees and reported $9.5M in revenue as of 2023. Functioning as a tier 2 media tech buyer, the company specializes in athletics and multi-discipline sports by managing a series of six marathons worldwide. This series includes the Tokyo Marathon, Boston Marathon, Virgin Money London Marathon, BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, Bank of America Chicago Marathon, and TCS New York City Marathon, with the organizers of these events united in their effort to advance the sport.
On March 17, 2026, the Penang Bridge International Marathon will join the Abbott World Marathon Majors Age Group World Rankings system from 2026, granting it global recognition and new pathways for runners. Earlier, on January 8, 2026, the TCS Sydney Marathon became the seventh Abbott World Marathon Major, expanding the list of marathons and adding a new continent to the series. This followed discussions on December 3, 2025, regarding the Shanghai Marathon's candidacy for a place in the Abbott World Marathon Majors, after the event saw a record 356,589 pre-signups. Previously, on October 18, 2025, the 2025 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon was cancelled due to severe overnight winds while it was pursuing its second consecutive successful evaluation in its candidacy to become an Abbott World Marathon Major.
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Abbott World Marathon Majors offers 4 products in the media and telecoms services and sports industries. Abbott World Marathon Majors's product portfolio comprises of media and TV services and athletics and multi-discipline sports.
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Abbott World Marathon Majors's revenues were less than $25M in 2023. Caretta Research has split Abbott World Marathon Majors's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is marathon. For full access to Abbott World Marathon Majors's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Abbott World Marathon Majors sells broadcasting rights of its 3 marathon competitions to 16 companies globally, covering 5 countries. Abbott World Marathon Majors's rights holders include Disney Sports / ESPN and Shanghai Media Group.
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