The history of the minimum and first KBO 10 million spectators has been rewritten...the greatest number of spectators ever

Aug 23, 2025

The history of the minimum and first KBO 10 million spectators has been rewritten...the greatest number of spectators ever
The match between the Hanwha Eagles and the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 30th. Korean fans, who filled the stands, are cheering enthusiastically. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.30/



The KBO League has achieved the minimum number of 10 million spectators in all-time games. It has exceeded 10 million spectators for the second consecutive year following 2024.

KBO announced on the 23rd that "a total of 101,317 people entered the five stadiums today on Baseball Day, reaching 10 million spectators for the second time in history and for the second consecutive season with a cumulative audience of 1,088,590."

This year, it reached 10 million spectators in 587 games. Last season, when the first 10 million spectators were reached, 671 games took place, but this year it was shortened by 84 games.




Until the 23rd, the average number of spectators this season was 17,187, an increase of about 17% compared to the same number of games last year. In addition, the total seat occupancy rate is 82.9%.

This season, the KBO League reached 1 million spectators in 60 games, the smallest game ever, on April 6 since the opening on March 22. Since then, it has continued to break the record of at least 1 million spectators in the history of games and reached 7 million spectators in the first half for the first time ever.

The crowd mobilization continued despite the hot weather in the second half of the year. It exceeded 8 million spectators on the 24th of last month and 9 million on the 8th, achieving 10 million spectators at a time when it played 81.5% of the total 720 games of the season.




The history of the minimum and first KBO 10 million spectators has been rewritten...the greatest number of spectators ever
Baseball fans who filled the stands are cheering for KT and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 23rd. The KBO League achieved a record of 10 million spectators for the second consecutive year. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.23/
The history of the minimum and first KBO 10 million spectators has been rewritten...the greatest number of spectators ever
Dusan-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 7th. As LG won 4-3, the cheering squad is enjoying the joy of spraying water toward the fans in the stands. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.7/
Five clubs, half of the 10 KBO League clubs, have achieved 1 million spectators, and the number one total spectator in the KBO League is the Samsung Lions, which mobilized 1,338,816. The second-ranked LG Twins had 1,287,002 and the third-ranked Lotte had 1,267,865.

LG's 1,397,499 spectators in the 2024 season are the most spectators in a single KBO league season.

The average audience is 17,187, the first ever to reach 17,000. The average number of spectators in KBO League history is 15,122 in the 2024 season.




In addition, 278 out of 587 games were sold out. It has already broken the record of 221 games sold out in a single season set in the 2024 season.

KBO analyzed that the KBO League was loved by fans by improving judgment fairness through the introduction of ABS and check swing video readings, rapid game progress through the application of pitch clock, rediscovery as a play content for fans by allowing content production on SNS platforms, and easily exceeded 10 million spectators for the second consecutive year. "As competition between a number of teams for tickets to fall baseball at the end of summer intensifies, the record for the largest number of spectators set last season is expected to surpass 10,887,705 without difficulty."I expected.

The history of the minimum and first KBO 10 million spectators has been rewritten...the greatest number of spectators ever
The game between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 3rd. Lotte fans, who filled the stands, are cheering enthusiastically. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.03/




This article was translated by Naver AI translator.