Samsung surpassed 700,000 and sold out 22G of Hanwha Home in a row, which is a huge hit...KBO League Breaks At Least 5 Million Spectators

Jun 03, 2025

Samsung surpassed 700,000 and sold out 22G of Hanwha Home in a row, which is a huge hit...KBO League Breaks At Least 5 Million Spectators
대구=Jeong Heon, Songsongs@sportschosun.com



The KBO League's all-time blockbuster box office streak continued without stopping.

On the 3rd, the KBO League reached 5 million spectators in 294 games, the smallest game ever.

A total of 10,356 people entered the five stadiums on the 3rd, surpassing 5 million spectators with a cumulative crowd of 5,099,720. It is the time when about 41% of the 2025 KBO League schedule was played.




The previous minimum number of games reached 5 million was 332 in the 2012 season. As it reached 5 million spectators in 294 games in the 2025 season, it shortened the previous record by 38 games, and 51 games were advanced compared to 345 games, which was the time to achieve 5 million spectators in the 2024 season.

Until the 3rd, the average crowd was 17,346, up about 19% from the average 14,549 recorded in the same number of games in the 2024 season.

By club, Samsung ranks first with an average crowd of 22,312 spectators. LG followed with 22,260 and Lotte with 20,301, with three clubs recording an average audience of more than 20,000. Seven clubs, including Doosan (19,839), SSG (17,706), KIA (17,022), and Hanwha (16,906), have an average audience of more than 16,000 people, and all 10 clubs have an average audience of more than 11,000.




In terms of the total number of spectators by club, 736,310 people visited the stadium during Samsung's 33 home games and exceeded 700,000 spectators first.

Following Samsung, LG had 690,070 people and Lotte had 609,029 people, exceeding 600,000 spectators. In addition, Doosan recorded 595,170 and SSG 565,89, exceeding 550,000 spectators at a time when five out of 10 clubs did not play half of the entire home game schedule.

Samsung surpassed 700,000 and sold out 22G of Hanwha Home in a row, which is a huge hit...KBO League Breaks At Least 5 Million Spectators
대전=Jeong Heon, Songsongs@sportschosun.com
There are also games that are sold out in each stadium. Of the 294 games played until the 3rd, 143 games, or about 49% of them, were sold out. Hanwha has sold out the most 26 times out of 29 home games, with Samsung selling out 26 times out of 33 home games, followed by LG 21 times in 31 games and Lotte 21 times in 30 games, with four clubs selling out more than 20 times.




Meanwhile, Hanwha has sold out 22 consecutive home games until June 3, breaking a new KBO League home sales record every game.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.