Why is the United States said to have the world's number one consumer spending power? Just look at American sports—it's simply incredible.

When the World Cup is held in the U.S., they don't bother with sentimental value, slogans, or a national campaign—they just treat it like a large-scale commercial event. Yet even doing it that way, tickets sell out instantly.
What's even crazier is that while a mega-event like the World Cup is taking place, the NBA Finals are still going strong, UFC is still booming, and the WNBA is still drawing crowds. As soon as the World Cup ends, football, baseball, and hockey seamlessly pick up the slack.
What does that mean? In other countries, a single top-tier event can drain the nation's consumer spending—but in the U.S., dozens of top-tier events happen simultaneously, and people still pay for all of them.
So the scariest thing about American sports isn't the variety of events—it's the mass of consumers who are genuinely willing and able to spend money. THAT is what true world number one consumer power looks like.