Sheffield Wednesday owner Dejphon Chansiri is one of the wealthiest people in his home of Thailand. But how does he compare to his fellow Championship owners?
Dejphon Chansiri is certainly one of the more controversial chairmen of the Championship, and certainly one of the more vocal.
Last season saw the Thai businessman, whose family made their fortune in the seafood industry, become vocal towards the Sheffield Wednesday fans through a string of club statements.
Chansiri asked the Sheffield Wednesday fans to pay a £2million HMRC bill which he soon cleared. That followed Chansiri’s feud with former Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore among other events.
Tension between Owls fans and Chansiri, which peaked last season with the formation of The 1867 Group, have really died down, after Chansiri facilitated what was a busy and productive summer transfer window.
Now, it’s reported that Chansiri is looking for new investment at Sheffield Wednesday. But does that mean he’s struggling for finance? Or is he simply looking for more at Hillsborough?
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What is Sheffield Wednesday owner Dejphon Chansiri’s net worth
As ever with these questions, there’s a pinch of salt needed, especially with Chansiri’s net worth largely being his family’s net worth too.
In 2020, the Chansiri’s family net worth stood at £450million, placing them in the top 50 of Thailand’s rich list.
However, there’s not been an estimated report on the Chansiri’s’ net worth since.
But the Thai Union Group, which is the company controlled by the Chansiri family and which gives the family their enormous wealth, was reported in October 2024 of having a market cap of $1.89billion (£1.46billion).
That makes the Thai Union Group the world’s 4400th most valuable company according to market cap, per Companies Market Cap.
Per Investopedia: “Market capitalization, or ‘market cap’, represents the total dollar market value of a company’s outstanding shares of stock.”
Are Leeds United under the 49ers Enterprises the richest club in the Championship?
Many football fans think that the richest owner, or ownership group in the Championship, is the 49ers Enterprises, which owns Leeds United.
In 2023, the 49ers Enterprises was valued at $5.97billion (£4.61million) by Forbes, making them the Championship’s second-wealthiest club by net worth of owner or ownership group.
Who is the richest club in the Championship?
Bet365 was founded and is owned by the Coates family, who own Stoke City, and who are the Championship’s wealthiest club per ownership wealth.
The 2024 Sunday Times Rich list revealed that the Coates family now have a net worth of a staggering £7.4billion, which had actually fallen by £1.3billion over that year period.
In 2023, it was estimated that the Coates family were among the top tax-payers in the UK, contributing a staggering £376million to the exchequer.
The rest of the Championship club’s owners, or ownership groups’ net worth are as follows…
Sunderland – £2billion
Bristol City – £1.72billion
Blackburn Rovers – £1.56billion
QPR – Majority shareholder Ruben Gnanalingam has a net worth of £1.26billion.
Preston North End – last reported to be around the £1.2billion mark.
Portsmouth – £870million
Cardiff City – £546million
Coventry City – £400million
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Derby County – £350million
Middlesbrough – £270million
Swansea City – £230million
Sheffield United – last reported to be around £200million
Burnley – £190million
Watford – £100million
West Brom – £80million
Hull City – up to £77million
Plymouth Argyle – £66million
Norwich City – £36million
Luton Town – fan ownership
Oxford United – not known
Millwall – not known