Hybe Posts Record Quarterly Results as BTS Tour Lifts Revenue
Concert revenue hit a quarterly high of $540.5 million as Hybe’s fan platform reached 14.2 million monthly active users, the company said.
- On Tuesday, K-pop giant HYBE reported record third-quarter revenue of 1.53 trillion won, jumping 109.8 percent year-on-year, positioning the agency to surpass 4 trillion won in annual revenue.
- HYBE attributed the results to its "multi-home, multi-genre" strategy, with concert sales generating 726.8 billion won as BTS drew up to 70,000 fans per show across Europe and the United States.
- Beyond BTS, Katseye sold out 31 shows in 27 cities, while &Team and Cortis expanded the company's global reach; Cortis' second EP "Greengreen" passed 4 million in cumulative sales.
- Weverse, the company's fan platform, logged 14.2 million monthly active users, while Weverse Pickup enabled fans to collect merchandise orders directly at concert venues.
- CEO Lee Jae-sang announced BTS will continue touring through the first half of 2027, while the agency prepares to host its first Weverse Con Festival outside Korea in New Delhi this March.
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