Wow this seems to back me up. Ive read it many times at pointsguy and other places. I’ve e flown biz/first class all over the world and never did I or the company pay for it once. Always a points/status upgrader.

https://www.quora.com/What-percenta...m-themselves-having-actually-paid-for-it

Im sure it varies by city-pair and length of flight and int’l/domestic.