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Chicago Cubs

MLBUnited StatesContender

Rankings Across Categories

raw value · rank · percentile · grade
Performance
Q rating
8.8
6th LgB
ELO Performance
1616
10th LgB
Attention
Star power
2.5M
18th LgC+
Attention Share
1.7%
17th LgC+
Social momentum
55.0%
11th LgB-

Ranked within 42 in MLB · 4.7K across all sports

Team Performance

standings, percentile-graded within the league
Record & form
Rank %
86.7%B+
Win%
56.9%B-
Wins
74B-
Losses
56
Last 16
12-4
Efficiency
Point Diff
0.8B-
Off
0.7A
Def
0.1C
#67in economics, globalof 2,461#4in MLB economicsof 30

Roster Stats Breakdown

136 tracked · active roster by Q score

No tracked roster yet.

Upcoming games

next on the schedule · rated by projected draw
Aug 23@Seattle Mariners6.2
Aug 24@Arizona Diamondbacks6.4
Aug 25@Arizona Diamondbacks6.4
Aug 26@Arizona Diamondbacks6.4
Aug 28vsCincinnati Reds6.1
Aug 29vsCincinnati Reds6.1

Attention KPIs

reach, audience, search and heat — last 12 months
Reach & audience
Social media views
13.5B
all platforms · year
#4
15.0M
Social followers
all platforms
#4
4.1M
Avid fans
10.3M casual
#4
510.0K
Avg TV / game
audience
#4
32.9K
Avg attendance
per game
Search & share
Wiki searches (year)
666.4K
Wikipedia
Attention share · league
2.5%
of league attention
Momentum & heat
Momentum
55%
percentile
Year over year
-2.0%
vs last year
Week heat rank
—
spike vs expected
Month heat rank
—
spike vs expected
Year heat rank
—
spike vs expected

Business KPIs

revenue, value, audience, and fan base
Broadcast $218.4M
Commercial $145.6M
Matchday $156.0M
Revenue & value
#4
$520.0M
Revenue
annual
#4
$46.4M
Operating profit
annual
#4
$3.8B
Franchise value
estimated
Costs & attention capital
#8
$241.8M
Payroll
annual

rank = within MLB (30 clubs)

Cap utilization$242M committed · $1M over the cap
CBT
$241M
2nd tier
$261M
3rd tier
$281M
Surcharge
$301M
Range $241M → $301M · thresholds are approximate MLB 2025-26 figures
Attention per $M revenue
1.3K

Chicago Cubs draws 1.3K views for every million dollars of revenue — outsized attention on a modest budget is the number a sponsor cares about, and nobody else publishes it.

Talent vs attention

every league player · this club's roster shown as headshots
10.0K100.0K1.0M0255075100talent percentile →wiki searches (stabilized / yr) →