Taylor Swift set to bring in millions for the NFL and the Kansas City Chiefs this season

Taylor Swift
'Swifties'
Watching the NFL
Watching the Chiefs
Growing the game
More fans, more money
Chiefs vs Jets
Attracting a younger audience
A free campaign
Higher ticket prices
Prices up on Sunday
Effects on Kansas
Greater fame
Jersey sales
Targeting female fans
The Taylor Swift effect
Taylor Swift

Singer and songwriter Taylor Swift is the biggest pop star in the world right now, making $13 million in ticket sales each night of her lauded Eras tour, according to fortune.com.

'Swifties'

Swift has 274 million followers on Instagram and a loyal fanbase called the 'Swifties.' With so many fans, Swift has a unique place in the business world.

Watching the NFL

In recent weeks, Swift (the biggest popstar in America) has been seen watching the NFL (the biggest sport in America), bringing the NFL more eyes than ever before.

Watching the Chiefs

Swift was spotted at Arrowhead stadium watching the Kansas City Chiefs versus Chicago Bears, reportedly to see Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce play.

Growing the game

The sport is the biggest in America, but it has tried several campaigns to entice different groups of people, like Latinos, who are statistically more interested in soccer than the NFL.

More fans, more money

More viewers and fans equal more revenue for the NFL to make, and the appearance of Swift at the recent Chiefs games has increased the viewership.

Chiefs vs Jets

For Kansas City's game against the New York Jets on Sunday Night Football, the game averaged 27 million viewers, the second highest this NFL season.

Attracting a younger audience

What's more shocking is that due to Taylor Swift's appearance at the game, viewing among girls from 12-17 was up 53% higher than the season's first three NFL Sundays.

A free campaign

As well as the viewership in girls going up, women 18-24 were up 24%, and women over 35 were up 34%, giving the NFL a free campaign to reach a new demographic they have been searching for.

Higher ticket prices

For the Kansas game against the Jets, ticket prices had jumped from $83 to $119, a 40% increase due to Swift's attendance.

Prices up on Sunday

The Kansas City Chiefs played the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, and ticket prices went up before Taylor Swift confirmed if she would be there.

Effects on Kansas

Swift was seen with Travis Kelce's mom at the Kansas versus Chicago game, and the effects this has had on Travis Kelce and the Chiefs is huge.

Greater fame

Kelce's added over 400,000 new followers to his Instagram profile, while Stubhub has reported a threefold increase in Chiefs ticket searches.

Jersey sales

Fanatics have reported the sale of Travis Kelce's number 87 jersey has increased by 400%, putting him in the top five player sales.

Targeting female fans

The NFL has been targeting women and young girls for a while with little success, with 42% of women in a survey saying they were not fans of the sport at all.

The Taylor Swift effect

The welcome arrival of Taylor Swift at NFL games has led to an increase in women fans, women buying jerseys, and ticket prices rising, helping the NFL more than any other marketing campaign they had created before.

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