Top 50 Biggest Stadiums in The World By Capacity

Rungrado 1st of May Stadium is the largest sports stadium in the world followed by 8 college football stadiums and Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Stadiums are not only architectural marvels but massive theaters of entertainment, celebration, and passion. Among the largest fifty stadiums in the world, half are found in the United States, about a quarter in Europe, and the remaining quarter is scattered in Asia, Africa, South America, and Australia. Noticeably, the largest stadiums in the world host American college football teams. This list does not include stadiums that are now-defunct, such as the Strahov Stadium in Prague, which has a total capacity of 56,000 when seated (or 250,000 while standing) but is today only used as a training center.

Large Stadiums in the United States

The majority of the world’s largest stadiums are found in the US. Eight out of the top ten largest stadiums in the world are in the US where they play host to American football and baseball teams. Some of them are Michigan Stadium (107,601 people) in position two behind Rungrado, while Beaver Stadium (107,572), Kyle Field (102,733), and Neyland Stadium (102,455) complete the top five. In total, 25 stadiums among the top fifty are all in the US where they host American football and baseball games. The two sports demand larger playing area thereby providing for the construction of larger spectator areas on the fringes of the pitch. The two games are wildly popular in the US and hence the big stadiums to accommodate the thousands of fans who turn up at almost every game.

Sports Played in the Largest Stadiums

Gigantic stadiums are known to host rugby, cricket, and even martial arts festivals find their way into the list of the world’s largest stadiums. North Korea’s Rungrado 1st of May Stadium which is the world’s largest stadium with a capacity of 114,000 people hosts football games besides a festival called Arirang (gymnastic and artistic games). Australia’s Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) which hosts 100,024 people and is primarily a cricket ground comes in at number 10 among the world’s largest. Twickenham Stadium (82,000) in the United Kingdom mostly hosts rugby games and it comes in at position 30. Although soccer is the world’s most popular sport, it loses out in terms of its stadiums’ capacities. In total, only 14 stadiums know to host soccer make it to 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 US and Europe are also increasing their capacities. For instance, Tiger Stadium expanded from a 92,400 to 102,321 capacity while Texas’s Kyle stadium can accommodate almost 21,000 more people from the previous 82,000 person capacity after its expansion. Wembley Stadium which comes in at number 17 among the world’s largest, was expanded from a 40,000 to a 90,000 capacity stadium in 2003. Russia‘s Luzhiniki Stadium was expanded some years ago to the current capacity of 81,000.

Where is the World’s Largest Stadium?

With a capacity of 114,000 people, the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, is the largest stadium in the world.

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

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