How much does it cost to host the Summer Olympics?
Money hard Data from 2024
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The answer
$12,000,000,000
Roughly $12B.
A modern Summer Olympics costs around $12 billion. Oxford research found every Games since 1960 has gone over budget, with an average overrun of 172% — the highest of any category of megaproject studied.
Where this number comes from
| Source | University of Oxford Saïd Business School, Olympic cost studies |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2024 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | dollars |
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