Christina Gough
Research expert covering sports and video gaming
San Francisco 49ers - statistics & facts
Founded in 1949, the San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in Santa Clara, California. The team competes in the Western Division of the National Football Conference, one of two conferences making up the National Football League (NFL). The Niners have won five Super Bowl titles in total, with three of these coming under legendary coach Bill Walsh and four of them with Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana, whose #16 uniform number was subsequently retired. The last time the team in red and gold appeared in a Super Bowl came in 2024 when they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs.
How are the San Francisco 49ers performing financially?
Under Denise DeBartolo York, whose family owns an estimated 90 percent of the San Francisco 49ers, and her son Jed York as current CEO, the franchise value of the San Francisco 49ers rose to approximately six billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In the previous year, the San Francisco 49ers' revenue amounted to 622 million U.S. dollars - the sixth-highest sum of revenue among NFL teams. A significant share of this income is allocated to the San Francisco 49ers payroll, which consistently exceeds 250 million U.S. dollars annually. After deducting all overhead expenses including payroll, the operating income of the San Francisco 49ers came to 152 million U.S. dollars in 2022.How many San Francisco 49ers fans attend live games?
Since moving from the iconic Candlestick Park to Levi’s Stadium in 2014, the average home attendance for the San Francisco 49ers has exceeded 70 thousand in most seasons. However, watching a live Niners game is a relatively expensive experience. According to the 2022 Fan Cost Index, the average cost for a family of four to watch a live 49ers game was the third highest among all NFL teams, totaling close to 700 U.S. dollars. This was largely due to ticket prices for the San Francisco 49ers, which were the league’s second most expensive in 2022. However, hungry fans could find solace in the price of a hot dog at Levi’s Stadium being among the league’s least expensive.Do the San Francisco 49ers have a large social media following?
Among American football teams, the San Francisco 49ers had the tenth-largest social media following in the NFL as of 2023, with the franchise’s official Twitter page having approximately over 2.4 million followers. This was nearly half the number of Twitter followers recorded by the New England Patriots, however, when compared to the social media followings of individual NFL players, all NFL teams had a significantly smaller social media reach than players such as Odell Beckham Jr. who had over 16 million Instagram followers as of January 2023.
