HYBE Reaches Record Annual Revenue of 2.65 Trillion Won, Entering Global Top 4 Concert Promoters Rank

HYBE recorded its highest-ever annual revenue of 2.6499 trillion won on a consolidated basis for 2025. This figure represents an 18% increase from the previous year, driven by the success of expanding its global business model. The concert business segment became the key driver of this growth. Last year, HYBE organized a total of 279 global performances (250 concerts and 29 fan meetings), generating 763.9 billion won in revenue — a nearly 69% rise compared to the prior year. Thanks to these strong performance results, HYBE climbed five places on the Billboard “2025 Boxscore Annual Report”’s “Top Promoters” list, reaching fourth place globally and thus joining the “Big 4” elite group. HYBE also maintains a solid position in the music sector. Among the four K-pop groups featured on Billboard’s “2025 Top Tours” list, three — BTS, SEVENTEEN, and ENHYPEN — are artists under HYBE’s label. Last year, based on Circle Chart data, the cumulative sales volume reached approximately 19.6 million units, accounting for around 30% of the market share, while the total streaming count for HYBE’s artist groups amounted to 3.7 billion times. The global superfan platform Weverse achieved annual profitability through structural reforms to its revenue model and improved operational efficiency. Diversifying income sources by expanding artist onboarding, optimizing e-commerce operations, and growing digital businesses contributed to this strong performance. Further improvements are expected this year due to BTS resuming group activities and continued growth in e-commerce and digital business areas. HYBE’s global expansion strategy also focuses on nurturing new artists in various regions. Artists such as Aoen in Japan, KATSEYE in South Korea, and Santos Bravos in Latin America have all made their debuts and are emerging as key IPs in their respective regions. Aoen topped the Oricon Daily Chart with its debut single “The Blue Sun,” while KATSEYE achieved million-selling status within its first year of activity. HYBE’s label-centered business model’s impact in the global market was demonstrated by KATSEYE’s success. As of the fourth quarter of last year, KATSEYE had over 36 million monthly Spotify listeners, and its title track “Gabriella” remained on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 28 consecutive weeks. Recently, the group managed to have two songs simultaneously within the top 30 — the first time this has happened for a girl group since DESTINY’S CHILD. All tickets for their first solo tour, “The Beautiful Chaos Tour,” were sold out. This year, HYBE plans to further expand its influence in the global music market. BTS will release its fifth studio album, “Arirang,” on March 20, marking the first full-group album in approximately 3 years and 9 months. This will be followed by the largest-ever world tour in the group’s history. Currently, the tour schedule includes 82 performances across 34 cities worldwide, the highest number ever for a single K-pop group tour. Additional shows in Japan and the Middle East are set to be announced in the future. In South Korea, a new girl group is scheduled to debut this year, while the North American market will see the launch of another global girl group that builds on KATSEYE’s successful formula.