Potential Seahawks Buyers Include Mark Zuckerberg and Former Apple CEO

The Seattle Seahawks are for sale, and they reportedly have some high-profile buyers interested in acquiring them.

The reigning world champions were put up for sale back on Feb. 18 - 10 days after Seattle's 29-13 win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX - because of late owner Paul Allen's wishes to have his assets liquified and donated to philanthropic ventures.

It was speculated around the time of the Super Bowl that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was interested in bidding on the team, however, that doesn't seem to be the case heading into May.

Ben Horney of Front Office Sports reported that among the interested bidders are Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg and former Apple CEO Tim Cook.

"At least four potential majority buyers have expressed interest, including two very familiar names: tech titans Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg and Apple's Tim Cook, who recently announced he will step down as CEO and become EVP of the company's board of directors," Horney wrote.

"Five sources familiar with the matter tell Front Office Sports they've heard Zuckerberg is considering a bid, while four say Cook is separately weighing an offer. The identities of the other two potential bidders were not clear, nor was it known whether any formal offers had been made."

Per Forbes, Zucherberg's net worth is an estimated $206 billion, while Cook's net worth is much smaller at $2.9 billion.

Accounts of how much the Seahawks could sell for vary with the amounts ranging in the $8 billion to $10 billion range. The Seahawks currently have the 14th-highest valuation of any NFL team at $6.7 billions, according to Forbes. The team's revenue for last season was approximately $624 million with an operating revenue of $143 million.

Any sale of the club would require a three-fourths majority approval in a vote of the rest of the league owners.

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This story was originally published April 30, 2026 at 4:52 PM.