This year’s professional baseball continued its box office boom during the 2024 Paris Olympics.
According to the KBO secretariat, some games were canceled due to unexpected heat waves and rain during the Olympics, but there was no significant change in the crowd trend.
As of the 12th, the KBO League is expected to surpass 8 million for the fifth time in the game on the 13th, with a total of 7,988,527 (average 14,658 per game) entering 545 regular season games.
In particular, it is certain to advance the record of 8 million games in history, which was achieved in 693 games in 2016, by more than 100 games this season.
As it is known, the increase in female spectators in their 20s and 30s among the MZ generation is considered the biggest factor for professional baseball this year.
Professional baseball, where “the old man” was a major fan until just over a decade ago, has now emerged as a new central axis, with women in their 20s and 30s accounting for a majority of the total audience.
According to the KBO’s survey of ticket buyers for the All-Star Game held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon last month, women in their 20s recorded 39.6% and women in their 30s recorded 19.1%, with 68.8% of female spectators, more than double that of men with 31.2%.
There are many interpretations of the explosive increase in young female spectators, but the dailyization of social media seems to have played a big role.
Then, which club is the most popular among all-time box office hits.
The Doosan Bears, a Seoul-based team, surpassed 1 million spectators for the season on the 8th for the first time among the 10 clubs this season.
However, the LG Twins, who played six games less at home in Jamsil than Doosan, are currently in first place with an average audience of 19,220.
Samsung Lions (17,485), Doosan (17,297), KIA Tigers (17,249), and Lotte Giants (16,267).
The away crowd ranking is different.
Hanwha Eagles had the largest number of away spectators with an average of 17,362, followed by Samsung (16,941), Lotte (16,633) and KIA (16,97).
Hanwha has the smallest home stadium of 13,000 seats in 10 clubs, so it has been confirmed that it is mobilizing the most fans in away games, although the average number of home spectators is only eighth.
On the other hand, LG, the No. 1 home spectator, ranked fifth with 14,468 away spectators, while Doosan (14,306) ranked sixth.
Hanwha is by far the No. 1 player in the number of sold-outs by team.
Hanwha, which has achieved 40 sold-outs this season at Hanwha Life Eagles Park, is ranked first overall with 59 home and away sales, including 19 sold-outs at away stadiums.
KIA, which achieved a total of 46 times with 21 home and 25 away games, took the second place in the sold-out.
Samsung ranked third with a total of 35 sold-outs (17 home and 18 away rounds), while Lotte ranked fourth with a total of 33 away sales with 24 away sales.
Ratings, another criterion for measuring popular clubs, show another order.
MBC Sports+, a KBO League broadcasting broadcaster, said that KIA ranked first overwhelmingly with 1.751% as of June 20 after conducting a survey of ratings for 10 teams. 먹튀검증
Hanwha (1.382 percent), Lotte (1.167 percent), and Samsung (1.126 percent).
As such, the measure of popular clubs is not just a home crowd ranking, but a measure of what standards are set.
Still, one thing is clear that the overall KBO League crowd has exploded as the interest of local club fans has increased significantly this season.