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MLB Total Attendance, 1950 to 2026

MLB teams drew about 71.75 million fans in 2026, up from 71.41 million in 2025, but still below the 2007 peak of about 79.5 million.

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  • MLB total home attendance: 17.5M in 1950, 71.8M in 2026. It peaked at 79.5M in 2007.

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Baseball's turnstile count peaked in 2007, when 30 teams drew about 79.5 million fans. The 2026 regular season came in at about 71.75 million, up slightly from 71.41 million in 2025 and 71.35 million in 2024. That makes it a recovery from the pandemic years, though not a return to the 2007 high.

The line starts in 1950, when 16 teams drew about 17.5 million fans combined, and rises as the league expanded to 30 teams. Two dips stand out: the 1994 strike season, with about 50.0 million fans across 28 teams, and 2020, recorded as 0 because games were played without fans. In 2021, with reduced capacity, attendance was about 45.3 million. Figures are home attendance summed across all teams, as reported by Baseball-Reference.

The data

Source: Baseball-Reference.com, MLB yearly Miscellaneous pages (https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/<year>-misc.shtml): team home attendance summed across all teams for each season. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Sum of team home attendance (paid/announced tickets as reported by BR) in millions. The league grew from 16 to 30 teams between 1950 and 1998. 1981 and 1994-95 were shortened by strikes; 2020 is 0 because games were played without fans; 2021 had reduced capacity. 2026 is the full regular season.

MLB Total Attendance, Total regular-season home attendance, millions, 1950-2026, 1950–2026
DateMLB total home attendance
195017.5M
195116.1M
195214.6M
195314.4M
195415.9M
195516.6M
195616.5M
195717.0M
195817.5M
195919.1M
196019.9M
196118.9M
196221.4M
196320.5M
196421.3M
196522.4M
196625.2M
196724.3M
196823.1M
196927.2M
197028.7M
197129.2M
197227.0M
197330.1M
197430.0M
197529.8M
197631.3M
197738.7M
197840.6M
197943.6M
198043.0M
198126.5M
198244.6M
198345.5M
198444.7M
198546.8M
198647.5M
198752.0M
198853.0M
198955.2M
199054.8M
199156.8M
199255.9M
199370.3M
199450.0M
199550.5M
199660.1M
199763.2M
199870.6M
199970.1M
200071.4M
200172.6M
200267.9M
200367.6M
200473.0M
200574.9M
200676.0M
200779.5M
200878.6M
200973.4M
201073.1M
201173.4M
201274.9M
201374.0M
201473.7M
201573.7M
201673.2M
201772.7M
201869.7M
201968.5M
20200.0M
202145.3M
202264.6M
202370.7M
202471.3M
202571.4M
202671.8M

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Frequently asked questions

What was MLB attendance in 2026?

MLB teams drew about 71.75 million fans in the 2026 regular season. That is up slightly from about 71.41 million in 2025 and 71.35 million in 2024.

What year had the highest MLB attendance?

The highest total in this data is 2007, at about 79.5 million fans across 30 teams. Attendance in 2026 was about 71.75 million, roughly 8 million below that peak.

Why was MLB attendance zero in 2020?

Attendance is recorded as 0 in 2020 because the pandemic-shortened season was played without fans. It rebounded to about 45.3 million in 2021 with reduced capacity, and to about 64.6 million in 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Baseball-Reference.com, MLB yearly Miscellaneous pages (https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/<year>-misc.shtml): team home attendance summed across all teams for each season. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Sum of team home attendance (paid/announced tickets as reported by BR) in millions. The league grew from 16 to 30 teams between 1950 and 1998. 1981 and 1994-95 were shortened by strikes; 2020 is 0 because games were played without fans; 2021 had reduced capacity. 2026 is the full regular season. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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