NBA attendance is record-breaking!James is first in the league with 1.9 billion traffic: Curry is second and third in the league
On April 16, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the attendance data of this season's regular season, breaking a number of records. In addition, the NBA also released star views data on its official social digital platform, with James leading the way with 1.9 billion views, followed by Curry and Wembanyama, who ranked second and third, respectively.
Attendance breaks a number of records
For the second season in a row, the NBA has set records for regular season attendance, attendance average, attendance and sell-out rates.
The 2023-24 regular season saw a total of 22,536,341 spectators, surpassing the previous season's previous record of 22,234,502. Other records include 872 games sold out (the previous record was 791 in 2022-23), 71% of games sold out (the original record was 63% in 2022-23), and the average attendance was 18,322 (the previous record was 18,077 in 2022-23). In addition, NBA arena attendance reached an all-time high of 98%.
A total of 10 teams have sold out of tickets for all home games this season: the Celtics, Cavaliers, Mavericks, Nuggets, Warriors, Heat, Timberwolves, 76ers, Suns and Kings. The introduction of mid-season games has greatly boosted the enthusiasm of fans, and the NBA's average number of live spectators in November was 18,208, a record for that month in history.
The top five in the history of the total number of spectators in the regular season -
2023-24: 22,536,341
2022-23: 22,234,502
2017-18: 22,124,559
2016-17: 21,997,412
2015-16: 21,972,129
The top five in the history of the average number of spectators per game in the regular season -
2023-24: 18,322
2022-23: 18,077
2017-18: 17,987
2016-17: 17,884
2015-16: 17,864
The top 10 views of the officially announced stars
The NBA also officially announced the ranking of the players with the most video views on official social and digital platforms this season, and the top 10 are 1.James 1.9 billion, 2.Curry 1.7 billion, 3.Wembanyama 1.3 billion, 4.Doncic 1.2 billion, 5.Irving 663 million, 6.Jokic 618 million, 7.Edwards 569 million, 8.Brother Alphabet 558 million, 9.Tatum 504 million, 10.Durant 476 million.
James and Curry are still the two stars that fans pay the most attention to, while Wembanyama, as a rookie, can already be ranked third, and the Mavericks' two stars are fourth and fifth, respectively. Jokic's video views have more than doubled from last season, and Timberwolves star Edwards is appearing in the top 10 of the statistic for the first time.
The NBA officially posted James's 21st year achievements: averaging 25+ points per game for the 20th time in a row, a career-high three-point shooting percentage, and the first player in history to average at least 25 points and 8 assists per game and 50% shooting rate + 40% three-point shooting rate.
In addition, the official also released the five most viewed videos of the season, and the first one was Doncic fell to the ground and stealed, passing the ball to Irving, and Irving and Jones Jr. completed the empty connection. In second place was Wembanyama's fast-break dunk that made White give up defense. In third place was Edwards' self-toss. Fourth and fifth were both Curry, once for his breakaway layup and the other for his step-back three-pointers.