Overview
- The New York/New Jersey Host Committee released the Tourism Economics post‑tournament analysis on Wednesday reporting a $3.5 billion total economic impact, about $200 million more than its July 2025 projection.
- The study attributes roughly $1.9 billion to direct spending and estimates the event supported 27,424 full‑ and part‑time jobs that generated about $1.4 billion in labor income.
- Visitor spending concentrated in lodging, food and beverage, retail, transportation, and recreation, with reported direct totals of about $653 million for hotels and $346 million for food and drink.
- Officials say World Cup activity produced $414.2 million in state and local tax revenue and an estimated $759 million across federal, state and local governments, but no single reconciled public accounting of all hosting costs has been published.
- The report used the same methodology as the original forecast but updated inputs with actual match attendance, operational outlays and fan‑event participation, and organizers point to 17 mini‑pitches and youth programs as legacy investments meant to extend the economic and community benefits.