The 2022 FIFA World Cup is predicted to generate $4.9 billion in income for Qatar, in keeping with a report from Ernst & Younger. The nation has already spent greater than $100 billion on infrastructure tasks in preparation for the event.
Qatar’s authorities has additionally introduced plans to speculate $3 billion in new stadiums, which shall be made obtainable for different main sporting occasions and concert events, in addition to cultural actions.
The report projected that the 2022 World Cup will generate about $6.7 billion in ticket gross sales, with about half of these gross sales coming from worldwide guests and the remainder coming from locals who’re anticipated to journey to Qatar in the course of the occasion.
The report additionally expects a further $1.5 billion in income from broadcasting rights offers world wide, together with pay-per-view occasions and video streaming providers similar to Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.
FIFA mentioned it additionally expects to earn about $500 million from media rights in the course of the event and one other $300 million from business actions similar to retail gross sales and stadium leases.
