Top 50 Biggest Stadiums in The World By Capacity

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The Rungrado 1st of May Stadium is the world’s largest sports stadium, followed by eight college football stadiums and the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Stadiums are massive entertainment, celebration, and emotion theatres, as well as architectural marvels. Half of the world’s top fifty stadiums are in the United States, a quarter in Europe, and the remaining quarter in Asia, Africa, South America, and Australia. Notably, College football teams in the United States compete at the world’s largest stadiums. This list excludes stadiums that are no longer in use, such as Prague’s Strahov Stadium, which once had a seating capacity of 56,000 (or 250,000 standing) but is now only used for training purposes.

Large Stadiums in the United States

The majority of the world’s largest stadiums are located in the United States. The United States has eight of the top ten biggest stadiums in the world, where American football and baseball teams play. After Rungrado, Michigan Stadium (107,601 people) comes in second, followed by Beaver Stadium (107,572), Kyle Field (102,733), and Neyland Stadium (102,455). Twenty-five of the top fifty stadiums in the world are situated in the United States and host American football and baseball games. Because the two sports require a larger playing field, greater spectator sections on the pitch’s periphery must be developed. The two games are extremely popular in the United States, thus large venues are required to accommodate the thousands of people who attend practically every game.

Sports Played in the Largest Stadiums

Rugby, cricket, and even martial arts festivals have huge stadiums that rank among the world’s largest.North Korea’s Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, which seats 114,000 people, hosts football events as well as the Arirang (gymnastic and artistic games) festival. The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Australia, which seats 100,024 people and is predominantly used for cricket, is the tenth biggest stadium in the world. Twickenham Stadium (82,000) in the United Kingdom is ranked 30th and is mostly used for rugby sports. Although football is the most popular sport in the world, stadium capacity is limited.Only 14 soccer stadiums made the top fifty, including Barcelona’s Camp Nou (99,354), Johannesburg’s Soccer City (94,736), and Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca (87,000).

Increasing Capacities

Stadiums in the United States and Europe are likewise growing in size. Tiger Stadium, for example, increased from 92,400 to 102,321 seats, while Texas’ Kyle Stadium can now carry around 21,000 more people than its previous 82,000 seat capacity. Wembley Stadium, the world’s 17th largest, was expanded from 40,000 to 90,000 seats in 2003.The Luzhiniki Stadium in Russia was recently upgraded to accommodate 81,000 spectators.

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Where is the World’s Largest Stadium?

The Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, is the world’s largest stadium, seating 114,000 people.

Biggest Stadiums in The World By Capacity

Rank	Stadium	Capacity	Location
1	Rungrado 1st of May Stadium	114,000	Pyongyang, North Korea
2	Michigan Stadium	107,601	Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
3	Beaver Stadium	106,572	State College, Pennsylvania, United States
4	Kyle Field	102,733	College Station, Texas, United States
5	Neyland Stadium	102,455	Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
6	Tiger Stadium	102,321	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
7	Ohio Stadium	102,082	Columbus, Ohio, United States
8	Bryant–Denny Stadium	101,821	Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
9	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium	100,119	Austin, Texas, United States
10	Melbourne Cricket Ground	100,024	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
11	Camp Nou	99,354	Barcelona, Spain
12	Sanford Stadium	95,723	Athens, Georgia, United States
13	Soccer City	94,736	Johannesburg, South Africa
14	Cotton Bowl Stadium	92,100	Dallas, Texas, United States
15	Rose Bowl	90,888	Pasadena, California
16	Wembley Stadium	90,000	London, United Kingdom
17	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium	88,548	Gainesville, Florida, United States
18	Jordan–Hare Stadium	87,451	Auburn, Alabama, United States
19	Bukit Jalil National Stadium	87,411	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20	Estadio Azteca	87,000	Mexico City, Mexico
21	Memorial Stadium	86,047	Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
22	Borg El Arab Stadium	86,000	Alexandria, Egypt
23	Salt Lake Stadium	85,000	Kolkata, India
24	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium	86,112	Norman, Oklahoma, United States
25	ANZ Stadium	83,500	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
26	MetLife Stadium	82,500	East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
27	Croke Park	82,300	Dublin, Ireland
28	FedExField	82,000	Landover, Maryland, United States
29	Twickenham Stadium	82,000	London, United Kingdom
30	Memorial Stadium	81,500	Clemson, South Carolina, United States
31	Lambeau Field	81,441	Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
32	Signal Iduna Park	81,365	Dortmund, Germany
33	Stade de France	81,338	Saint-Denis, France
34	Estadio Santiago Bernabéu	81,044	Madrid, Spain
35	Luzhniki Stadium	81,000	Moscow, Russia
36	Notre Dame Stadium	80,795	South Bend, Indiana, United States
37	Shah Alam Stadium	80,372	Shah Alam, Malaysia
38	Camp Randall Stadium	80,321	Madison, Wisconsin, United States
39	Williams-Brice Stadium	80,250	Columbia, South Carolina, United States
40	Estadio Monumental	80,093	Lima, Peru
41	Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)	80,018	Milan, Italy
42	Guangdong Olympic Stadium	80,012	Guangzhou, China
43	AT&T Stadium	80,000	Arlington, Texas, United States
44	Grand Stade de Casablanca	80,000	Casablanca, Morocco
45	Beijing National Stadium	80,000	Beijing, China
46	Jinnah Sports Stadium	80,000	Islamabad, Pakistan
47	Stade 5 Juillet 1962	80,000	Algiers, Algeria
48	Stade des Martyrs	80,000	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
49	Doak Campbell Stadium	79,560	Tallahassee, Florida, United States
50	Estádio do Maracanã	78,838	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil