The 2023 World Baseball Classic broke attendance records, as well as viewership and merchandise sales records. This year’s event welcomed 1,306,414 people, which is the highest attendance in the history of the tournament. The 2023 total is also a 20% increase on the previous record in 2017 of 1,086,720. The tournament was hosted across Japan, …
Manchester United and Old Trafford break ticket sales record
English Premier League club Manchester United has announced that a record number of tickets have been sold for men’s games at Old Trafford this season. Following last week’s UEFA Europa League match against Spanish club Real Betis, which was attended by a capacity crowd, more than 2.3 million tickets have now been sold for home …
College football sees an increase in attendance
College football in the US has witnessed its second-highest ever attendance increase in 2022. According to a report from CBS Sport, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) attendance also increased for the first time in eight years. Data from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) shows that FBS attendance increased by roughly 5% last season, with 41,840 …
Record crowd for Australia’s Big Bash final
Australia’s KFC Big Bash League attracted a record crowd of more than 53,000 at this year’s Twenty20 cricket final at Optus Stadium in Perth. In figures released by organisers, more than one million people attended games during the course of the season. The average attendance of 16,725 was the highest since 2019-20, which finished just …
IBU World Championships Biathlon predicts attendance of over 160,000 fans
The BMW IBU World Championships Biathlon is set to begin tomorrow (Wednesday) in Oberhof, Germany with more than 160,000 fans expected to attend. Some 260 biathlon athletes from 36 different countries will compete across nine competition days between February 8-19. “We have no doubt it will be a fantastic Championships full of thrilling biathlon and …
Mexico City Grand Prix sets attendance record
The Mexico City Grand Prix welcomed 395,902 fans over the weekend, continuing Formula 1’s trend of record-breaking attendances. Almost 400,000 attended the GP at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez to see Red Bull driver Max Verstappen win his 14th race, which is a record during a single season. The Mexico Grand Prix follows on from the …
Scheduling could be reason for dwindling AFL crowds
Aussie rules football club bosses have criticised the scheduling of Friday night games, arguing that families are put off attending because of the late start times. They say that this is contributing to dwindling crowd numbers which could affect Australian Football League (AFL) club revenue, as well as the atmosphere at each ground. According to …
Premier League attendance caps 15 million for first time
A record number of fans attended matches over the course of the 2021-22 Premier League season, with the cumulative figure surpassing 15 million for the first time. A total of 15,195,647 fans attended the 380 matches, Premier League research has shown. The matches saw an average crowd of 39,989, with the average stadium utilisation rate …
Unvaccinated fans to return to Adelaide Oval
Unvaccinated fans will be able to return to watch sport and entertainment at Adelaide Oval, as rules surrounding proof of vaccination against Covid-19 have been scrapped. Covid restrictions have eased further in South Australia, with patrons no longer having to use QR-code check-in requirements for hospitality and activities. The men’s Australian Football League kicked off …
Australian GP breaks attendance records
Yesterday (Sunday)’s Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix welcomed a record crowd, as well as breaking records for the biggest attendance at a Formula 1 event anywhere in the world. Some 419,000 people attended Albert Park across the four days of the motorsport event, while more than 128,000 attended the race on Sunday. Roughly 123,247 people …