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Numbers
Every reported figure in the Formula 1 file, each carrying its source line and the date the figure was captured. Hover any evidence bullet for the citation link.
Reported figures
Annual viewers
18 mo827M+
the world's most popular annual sporting series; ~24 host cities
[Acquired Formula 1] · as of 2025
- Ben:It's actually the world's most popular annual sporting series with over 827 million viewers.[Acquired Formula 1, ch. Cold open]
Liberty Media acquisition
10 yr$8B EV
$4.4B equity + assumed debt; announced September 2016
[Acquired Formula 1] · as of 2016-09
- David:In September of 2016, it finally gets announced that the American media company, Liberty Media, is acquiring F1 for $4.4 billion of equity value and assuming all of the outstanding debt that the company has for a combined total enterprise value of $8 billion.[Acquired Formula 1, ch. Liberty buys F1]
F1 enterprise value (2026)
current~$25B
market cap ~$22B; ~5x Liberty's 2017 equity, ~22% CAGR over nine years
[Acquired Formula 1] · as of 2026
- Ben:Today in 2026, it is a market cap of $22 billion with an enterprise value of $25 billion. Liberty has done quite well turning $4.4 billion of equity in 2017 into 5x that in nine years.[Acquired Formula 1, ch. Liberty's return]
Combined teams + series value
current~$61B
~$25B the series, ~$36B the ten teams; value skews to the teams
[Acquired Formula 1] · as of 2026
Cost per car
18 mo~$20M
plus hundreds of millions to develop; 300-600 sensors per car
[Acquired Formula 1] · as of 2025
Freshness
2
Current (≤6 mo)
2
Recent (≤18 mo)
1
Older
The current bucket dominates — these figures are within 6 months of capture.
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