Seoul: The South Korean baseball league announced that it has reached over 4 million in regular-season attendance at a record-setting pace. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) stated that its attendance for the 2025 season hit 4,006,296 after just 230 games, breaking the previous record of 255 games set in 2012.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the KBO achieved the 1 million (60 games), 2 million (118 games), and 3 million (175 games) milestones in a record number of games this year. The league moved from 3 million to 4 million attendees in just 55 games, setting a new benchmark by 10 games. As of Sunday, the league is averaging 17,419 fans per game, marking a 20 percent increase from the previous season, which saw a single-season record of 10.88 million fans.SA
The Samsung Lions lead the 10-team league with 616,310 fans, followed by the LG Twins with 547,570 fans and the Doosan Bears with 464,237 fans. These three teams are the only ones averaging over 20,000 fans per game: 22,011 for the Lions, 21,903 for the Twins, and 20,184 for the Bears. The Lions, playing at the 24,000-seat Daegu Samsung Lions Park, have sold out 21 of their 28 home games.
The Hanwha Eagles, based in the new 17,000-seat Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark, have recorded 22 sellouts out of 25 home games, including a record-breaking 18 consecutive sellouts. The Twins and Bears share the 23,750-seat Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, with the Twins achieving 15 sellouts.
Overall, 114 of the 230 games this season, including three out of five games on Sunday, have been sellouts. Sunday’s games included the Eagles versus the SSG Landers and a match between the Lions and Lotte Giants at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, which saw a sellout crowd of 22,669 fans. In Gwangju, the Kia Tigers hosted the Doosan Bears before a crowd of 20,500 fans at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field. The KBO set a record with 221 sellouts in 2024.