Fun Financial Football Facts to Wow at Your Superbowl Party!

Everyone’s favorite sports holiday is around the corner … Superbowl Sunday!

Not only does the big game significantly impact the overall economy, but the Super Bowl has long-lasting effects on the economy of the hosting location and its future growth. Here are some interesting financial stats about the Super Bowl. We tossed in a few fun facts on the game for good measure!

A slow start. The National Football League was founded in 1920, but the first Super Bowl wasn’t played until January 15, 1967. It was named the “AFL-NFL World Championship Game” The name was changed to the “Super Bowl” later after a suggestion by Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt.[i]

Cheap tickets and open seats. The first Super Bowl game cost game-goers an average of $12 per ticket, and it was the only game in history that wasn’t a sellout. Today, the starting price for a ticket is around $4,000, and every game has been a sellout since. An astounding 99.18 million viewers watched the 2022 Super Bowl.

The spread. The estimated amount consumers spent toward the Super Bowl in 2022 was a whopping 14.6 billion, with the individual consumer spending an average of $76 on party necessities such as food, technology, furniture, apparel, and décor. Part of the 2022 14.6 billion expenditure included placing bets on the big show at $136 million worth of bets placed in Nevada casinos.

Show us the money. Cities are awarded the Super Bowl many years in advance, with Miami being the top-played location. It’s estimated that a hosting city sees between $30 - $130 million in city GDP from hosting the game, with economic impact touted by the NFL as around $500 million.

Holy guacamole! Super Bowl Sunday is the second-highest eating day for Americans, right behind Thanksgiving. It’s estimated that about eight million pounds of guacamole are consumed on Super Bowl Sunday.

We hope you enjoyed these fun Super Bowl statistics and that whether your favored team wins or loses, you have a fantastic Super Bowl Sunday.

^{[i] https://www.history.com/topics/sports/super-bowl-history#:~:text=beginning%20in%202026.-,Super%20Bowl%20Facts%20%26%20Figures,for%20most%20Super%20Bowl%20losses.}