KBO Breaks Single-Season Attendance Record
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KBO breaks single-season attendance record
The Korean baseball league established a new single-season attendance record Monday, surpassing the previous mark set just last year with six days left on the campaign. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said its attendance for the 2026 season reached 12,362,000 after five games played Monday. The previous record was 12,312,519 fans from 2025. According to the KBO, teams are averaging 17,685 fans per game through 699 contests this year, up ab…
The 2026 professional baseball season recorded a total of 12,362,000 spectators, breaking the all-time record for attendance. Achievements in international tournaments and the performance of star players led to an influx of new fans, and the popularity of the league was proven as eight out of ten teams surpassed the 1 million mark. With the remaining schedule, attention is now focused on whether the league will surpass 13 million spectators for …
Neither the scorching heat, the erratic rainy season, nor the Asian Games could stop the popularity of professional baseball. The 2026 KBO League set a new all-time record for attendance. On the 5th, the KBO recorded a cumulative attendance of 12,362,000 for the 2026 season, surpassing last year's record of 12,312,519, which had previously been the all-time high.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Cheon Byeong-hyeok = The 2026 professional baseball season, which is seeing fierce competition for rankings until the very end of the season, has set a new record for the highest number of spectators in history.
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