Super Bowl LIII was part of a major shift toward strictly digital tickets to reduce fraud. Fans were warned to avoid paper tickets or private sales on sites like Craigslist.

Because the NFL does not release Super Bowl tickets directly to the general public, fans in 2019 relied on several official and secondary channels:

Nearly half of all tickets sold (44%) were for upper-level end zone or corner sections. Demand was particularly strong among New England fans, who accounted for 25% of purchases on some major sites.

The majority of fans bought through verified resale sites like Ticketmaster (the official NFL resale partner), StubHub, SeatGeek , and Vivid Seats.

Data showed that average ticket prices traditionally dropped by about 6.7% in the two weeks between the Conference Championships and Super Bowl Sunday.