HOT 91.7 FM SUPER BOWL 59: Halftime Show Stats
Written by Ariel Newbold on February 12, 2025
Kendrick Lamar set the record for the largest viewership for a Super Bowl halftime show. More than 133 million watched Kendrick diss Drake and retired tennis champion Serena Williams crip walk on stage.
Fox reports that Super Bowl viewership peaked in the second quarter at 136 million. Then fell off after halftime as the Philadelphia Eagles ran up the score on the Kansas City Chiefs. (Billboard)
Billboard ranked the most-watched Super Bowl halftime shows. The top 3 correspond to the last three games featuring the Chiefs.
- Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl 59 in 2025: 133 million
- Usher, Super Bowl 58 in 2024: 123 million
- Rihanna, Super Bowl 57 in 2023: 121 million
- Katy Perry, Super Bowl 49 in 2015: 121 million
- Lady Gaga, Super Bowl 51 in 2017: 117 million
Additionally, Kendrick Lamar and SZA have been putting up big numbers ever since the big game.
Kendrick’s Spotify streaming stats have skyrocketed since the Super Bowl — with “Not Like Us” seeing a 430-percent bump, while nine other KDot tracks jumped up 175-percent. SZA also saw some healthy streaming surges, to the tune of 80-percent.
The top tracks at Apple Music tell a similar tale, with Kendrick’s songs dominating all five top slots, and his album, GNX, sitting at number-one on the platform.
