Privately owned Major League Soccer, also known as MLS, headquartered in the United States, is a subsidiary of the U.S. Soccer Federation. Founded in 1996, the organization employs approximately 1,510 individuals, reported $2.5B in revenue as of 2025, and operates as a tier 1 media tech buyer. Its main product is spectator sports. The company functions as a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1996

Headcount

1,503

Headquarters

United States

Primary Segment

Spectator Sports

Ownership

Privately Owned

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Major League Soccer offers 10 products in the sports and media and telecoms services industries. Major League Soccer's product portfolio comprises of soccer, search, social, and retail media and sports tickets, merchandise and sponsorship.
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Major League Soccer's revenues were over $1B in 2025. Caretta Research has split Major League Soccer's revenue into 4 different product categories, the largest of which is sponsorship and merchandise. For full access to Major League Soccer's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Examples of Major League Soccer's suppliers include NEP Group, Sportradar and AT&T Communications.

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Major League Soccer sells broadcasting rights of its 7 soccer | association football competitions to 18 companies globally, covering 8 countries. Major League Soccer's rights holders include Apple.

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