HYBE ranks 4th in Billboard's 'Top Promoters'... Achieves 700 billion won in world tour revenue

Entertainment company HYBE has proven its strong influence in the global tour market by recording approximately 700 billion won in revenue from world tours over the past year. According to Billboard's 2025 Boxscore annual report, HYBE ranked 4th in total world tour revenue.

In the Billboard Boxscore annual report released on the 12th (covering October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025), HYBE achieved a revenue of $469.2 million (approximately 691 billion won) in the 'Top Promoters' (Top Promoters) ranking, securing 4th place.

HYBE improved its ranking by 5 spots compared to the previous year. It held a total of 213 performances through world tours of Seventeen, BTS's J-Hope, ENHYPEN, and attracted 3.3 million audiences worldwide.

In the individual artist revenue ranking, the 'Top Tours' (Top Tours) category saw Stray Kids, under JYP Entertainment, as the only K-pop artist to enter the 'Top 10'. Stray Kids held 31 performances through their world tour 'domiNATE' and sold 1.3 million tickets, recording $185.7 million (approximately 273.4 billion won) to make it into the 'Top 10'.

Seventeen ranked 17th with $142.4 million (approximately 209.6 billion won). They proved their high box office power by attracting 964,000 audiences through North American stadium performances.

BTS's J-Hope, who held his first solo tour, ranked 32nd with a revenue of $79.9 million (approximately 117.6 billion won), while ENHYPEN recorded $76.1 million (approximately 112 billion won) at 37th place.

The 1st place in 'Top Tours' was taken by the band Coldplay. Coldplay attracted 3.5 million audiences with 59 performances, generating $464.9 million (approximately 684.2 billion won) in revenue.

The results of this Billboard Boxscore show that K-pop's dominance in the global tour market is further strengthening. It is also regarded as an indicator proving the continuous growth of the K-pop industry.