K-pop’s global dominance further solidified in 2025, as artists embarked on massive world tours that shattered previous records. According to Billboard’s year-end Boxscore chart, K-pop artists not only sold out stadiums across Asia, Europe and the Americas, but also demonstrated their ticket-selling power on an unprecedented global scale.
Here are the 10 highest-grossing K-pop tours of 2025:
10. aespa – Synk: Aexis line
- Revenue: $18 million
- Shows: 15 (North America and Europe)
- Attendance: 138,000
- Rapidly rising on the global stage, aespa has established its international appeal.
- G-Dragon – Superman
- Revenue: $27.1 million
- Shows: 9 (USA, Sydney, Paris)
- Despite the limited stops, the BIGBANG leader’s enduring popularity was evident.
- LE SSERAFIM – Easy and crazy tour
- Revenue: $34.1 million
- Shows: 27 (Asia and North America)
- Participants: almost 250,000
- The rookie group has cemented their place among top-tier artists.
- Jin (BTS) – #RUNSEOKJIN EP.TOUR
- Revenue: $46.1 million
- Shows: 18 (Asia, USA, Europe)
- Attendance: 287,000
- The oldest member of BTS wowed fans on his first major solo tour.
- TXT – ACT: TOMORROW
- Revenue: $64.3 million
- Shows: 39
- Attendance: 485,000
- One of the largest tours of the year in terms of program and size.
- ATEEZ – On your fantasy tour
- Revenue: $70 million
- Shows: 28 (Europe and North America)
- Attendance: 400,000
- ATEEZ continued their rise as global artists.
- ENHYPEN – Walk the Line World Tour
- Revenue: $76.1 million
- Shows: 25
- Attendance: 556,000
- With immense global appeal, ENHYPEN have put together a powerful tour.
- j-hope (BTS) – Hope on the Stage Tour
- Revenue: $79.9 million
- Shows: 33 (Asia and North America)
- Participants: over 500,000
- j-hope’s energy and creativity have shone across every continent.
- SEVENTEEN – Right here the world tour
- Revenue: $142.4 million
- Shows: 34
- Attendance: 964,000
- A phenomenal success that reflects the group’s strong global fandom.
- Stray Kids: Dominate World Tour
- Revenue: $185.7 million
- Shows: 31 (Asia, Europe, North and South America)
- Attendance: 1.3 million
- Stray Kids have solidified their status as K-pop’s leading live acts in 2025.
Sources: Netizenbuzz
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