US EditionHow Bad Bunny Made Puerto Rico’s Economy Boom During Hurricane Season
Bad Bunny's residency generated $200 million, revitalizing Puerto Rico's economy amid ongoing debates over the island's political status and cultural preservation.
- Bad Bunny concluded a 21-day musical residency at the Coliseo in Puerto Rico on September 14, 2025.
- The residency was planned over two years and arose partly from Bad Bunny’s decision to skip touring the continental U.S. due to fears of ICE raids on fans.
- The residency attracted many visitors who stayed in local hotels, dined at restaurants, and joined Bad Bunny-themed tours, boosting the island's economy.
- Local economists estimated that Bad Bunny’s residency injected around $200 million into Puerto Rico’s economy so far, with expectations that the final impact will be much larger.
- This residency generated unprecedented commercial and artistic success for Puerto Rico, and officials expect lasting tourism benefits and greater cultural pride on the island.
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It was a “mind-blowing” idea, Jorge Pérez recalls, two years after first hearing it: Bad Bunny wasn’t going to tour the United States.
If there is an artist capable of limar lazinesses and forgetting problems of the past, it is Bad Bunny, and not only does it with his own problems or rivals, it also helps third people to rendezvous. And it is that during the night 28 of the residence of the Bad Rabbit, in the “Choli” of Puerto Rico, attended the Colombian singer Maluma, with whom it was rumored a rivalry after the Pretty Boy had problems with Anuel AA and Bad Bunny backed his t…
Bad Bunny’s musical residence, “I don’t want to leave here”, in Puerto Rico has become a tourist and economic engine for the island. The 30 completely exhausted concerts started on July 11 and come to an end on September 14, in an event that was designed to revitalize tourism in the low season and, according to Discover Puerto Rico estimates, has injected nearly $200 million into the local economy. In January 2025, Bad Bunny, recognized as the m…
Op-Ed: Bad Bunny’s Impact on Puerto Rico, Good and Bad
Musical megastar Bad Bunny’s 21-day musical residency in Puerto Rico pumped $200 million dollars into the U.S. territory’s local economy. “It is a rare example of fame being used for good,” writes Adrian Horton of the Guardian. While Bad Bunny’s concerts are making the cash registers ring, his political speeches are making life harder for the 3.2 million U.S. citizens living in the unequal and undemocratic territory of Puerto Rico.
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