Current:Home > MyBeyoncé, Taylor Swift fans have boosted Uber demand as both artists tour across the U.S. -WealthEngine
Beyoncé, Taylor Swift fans have boosted Uber demand as both artists tour across the U.S.
View
Date:2025-04-13 13:10:37
It hasn't been a cruel summer for rideshare company Uber.
Fans of Beyoncé and Taylor Swift have boosted Uber's demand by using the company to travel to and from concerts.
Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber's CEO, said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that both sets of fans have helped the rideshare company this summer.
"With an average of 3,000+ rides per show, we've helped hundreds of thousands of fans get 'Ready For It' to 'Run the World,'" he wrote.
More:Beyoncé's tour paid $100,000 to keep trains running after lightning threat at DC show
Khosrowshahi added that multiple fans have gone the distance for the artists, including one who traveled over 200 miles in an Uber to reach a Swift concert in Nashville.
"One rider spent the summer on tour attending 19 shows between Taylor and @beyonce and one driver in Dallas made 40 trips taking Swifties to stadiums," he wrote.
Additionally, Beyoncé and Swift fans have been more giving during the runs of both highly successful tours. One Beyoncé fan tipped their driver $98 after a ride.
"Taylor and Beyoncé fans are also both in the giving 'Spirit' - tipping four times more than the average ride," Khosrowshahi wrote.
This isn't the first time fans have helped boost sales and demand. Recently, Michaels craft store reported an increase in bracelet-making materials sales after Swift fans started a tradition of trading bracelets at her concerts. Additionally, Swift fans have helped boost hotel revenues across the country.
More:The Swift impact: Eras Tour stop is boosting Los Angeles' GDP by estimated $320 million
Kate Perez covers trends and breaking news for USA TODAY. You can reach her via email at [email protected] or on X at @katecperez_
veryGood! (2)
Related
- Arkansas State Police probe death of woman found after officer
- Iceland volcano erupts weeks after thousands evacuated from Reykjanes Peninsula
- Helicopter for Action News 6 crashes in New Jersey; pilot, photographer killed
- The US has released an ally of Venezuela’s president in a swap for jailed Americans, the AP learns
- 'Vanderpump Rules' star DJ James Kennedy arrested on domestic violence charges
- Florida deputy’s legal team says he didn’t have an obligation to stop Parkland school shooter
- Grizzles' Ja Morant hits buzzer-beater to beat Pelicans in first game back from suspension
- As 'The Crown' ends, Imelda Staunton tells NPR that 'the experiment paid off'
- US wholesale inflation accelerated in November in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
- New protections for very old trees: The rules cover a huge swath of the US
Ranking
- Current, future North Carolina governor’s challenge of power
- Christmas cookies, cocktails and the perils of a 'sugar high' — and hangover
- What to know about Jeter Downs, who Yankees claimed on waivers from Nationals
- Here's why your North Face and Supreme gifts might not arrive by Christmas Day
- $73.5M beach replenishment project starts in January at Jersey Shore
- Men who died in Oregon small plane crash were Afghan Air Force pilots who resettled as refugees
- The poinsettia by any other name? Try ‘cuetlaxochitl’ or ‘Nochebuena’
- Argentina’s president warned of a tough response to protests. He’s about to face the first one
Recommendation
South Korea's acting president moves to reassure allies, calm markets after Yoon impeachment
The poinsettia by any other name? Try ‘cuetlaxochitl’ or ‘Nochebuena’
Cinnamon in recalled applesauce pouches may have had 2,000 times the proposed limit of lead
Still shopping for the little ones? Here are 10 kids' books we loved this year
Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order
Paige DeSorbo & Hannah Berner New Year Eve's Fashion Guide to Bring That Main Character Energy in 2024
Dancing in her best dresses, fearless, a TikTok performer recreates the whole Eras Tour
Horoscopes Today, December 20, 2023