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Through those games, cumulative attendance rose to 1,011,465 — the fastest in league history, reaching one million in just 55 games. The previous benchmark was 60 games in 2025, so the league shaved five games off that mark.
The KBO also set a new speed record: starting from the March 28 opener, it hit one million fans in 14 days, two days quicker than last season’s 16-day span. Attendance is ramping up even faster than a year ago, when the league became the first in professional baseball to top 12 million total fans (final: 12,312,519).
The season opener drew 105,878 fans, marking the fourth straight year of full houses across all stadiums on Opening Day. Compared with the same 55-game stretch last year, total attendance is up 4%, while average per-game attendance moved from 17,876 to 18,390 — a 2.89% increase.
By club, LG leads with 141,872 fans, followed closely by Samsung at 140,226 — the only two clubs above 140,000. SSG has 120,093; Hanwha 102,000; Lotte 101,291; and Doosan 101,146 — six teams have cleared the 100,000 mark.
LG also tops average attendance at 23,645 per game. Samsung averages 23,371; Lotte 20,258; and Doosan 20,229 — four teams averaging more than 20,000 per game.
Kiwoom posts the biggest year-over-year jump in cumulative attendance at 43%, with KT up 22%.
With warmer weather on the way and the standings race heating up, the KBO expects even bigger crowds at the ballparks in the weeks ahead.
[Sports Today reporter Sangpil Lee sports@stoo.com]
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