Startup women’s leagues on the rise, fueled by popularity of women's sports. But will they last?

Graphic looks at some of the women’s pro team sports leagues by the numbers.

Graphic looks at current women’s pro team sports leagues and when they launched.

Mo’ne Davis, second from right, claps while watching other players drill during the first day of tryouts for the Women’s Professional Baseball League, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Aaliyah Edwards, right, drives past Napheesa Collier in the Unrivaled 1-on-1 basketball final, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Medley, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Minnesota Frost forward Taylor Heise (27), left, is surrounded by teammates, Minnesota Frost forward Britta Curl (77) and Minnesota Frost forward Grace Zumwinkle (13) after she scored the winning goal in overtime of the PWHL Walter Cup in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Renée Jones Schneider/Star Tribune via AP)