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KBO sets attendance record with 2 million fans in 117 games

Published: 26 Apr. 2026, 15:06

Doosan Bears' Jung Soo-bin hits a three-run home run during a game with the Lotte Giants on April 21. [YONHAP]

The KBO surpassed 2 million fans in the fewest games in its history Saturday.

The attendance for the 2026 season reached 2,094,481 through 117 games, after the five games contested Saturday drew a combined 99,905 fans, the baseball organization said Sunday.

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The previous record was set last year, when it took 118 games to reach a cumulative audience of 2 million. The KBO went on to establish a single-season attendance record in 2025 with over 12.3 million fans.

This season, the KBO surpassed 1 million fans on April 10 after 55 games, also a record by five.

The league is averaging 17,902 fans per game so far this year, up from 16,596 fans from the same point a season ago. And with four more sellouts Saturday, 65 of 117 games have been played at packed stadiums.

The four sold-out games were: the LG Twins against the Doosan Bears with 23,750 fans on hand at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in southern Seoul; the Kiwoom Heroes hosting the Samsung Lions at Gocheok Sky Dome in western Seoul in front of 16,000 fans; the Lotte Giants visiting the Kia Tigers before 20,500 fans at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in Gwangju; the Hanwha Eagles hosting the NC Dinos with 17,000 fans at Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon.

The Eagles have sold out all 13 home games so far this season, but have won just three of those 13 games.

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