SEVENTEEN Ranks Third in Billboard’s Top Half-Year Tour Revenue, Proving It Is the Global’s Most Powerful Boy Band

SEVENTEEN achieved its best-ever performance in global tour revenue during the first half of 2025, elevating the status of the K-POP industry even further. According to Billboard’s “2025 Half-Year Boxscore” chart released on the 28th (local time), SEVENTEEN generated $120.9 million in tour revenue over a six-month period from October 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, placing it third across all genres. It ranked just behind Shakira with $130 million and ahead of the Eagles at $112.2 million. The group also sold 842,000 tickets during this time. This achievement marks SEVENTEEN’s highest ranking in K-POP history. It surpasses the fourth-place record set by BTS in 2022; while BTS reached third place on the year-end chart in 2019, SEVENTEEN is the first group to achieve this position based on the first half of a year. The group continued its trend of nearly doubling its revenue annually, with $30 million in 2023 and $67.5 million in 2024. The strength of K-POP was also clearly evident. For the first time ever, more than five K-POP artists made it into the top 50 of the half-year boxscore across all genres. Including SEVENTEEN, ATEEZ, J-Hope, ENHYPEN, and TOMORROW X TOGETHER were among the five artists/groups listed, with their combined tour revenue reaching $228 million. During this period, these K-POP artists performed 78 times worldwide in regions such as Asia, Europe, the United States, and Mexico, selling 1.66 million tickets. SEVENTEEN’s global dominance is not limited to tour revenue alone. According to the 2024 report by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), SEVENTEEN was named the world’s largest boy band group based on song sales and streaming numbers. It ranked third behind Taylor Swift and Drake, surpassing global superstars such as Billie Eilish, The Weeknd, and Kendrick Lamar. Their “Follow Tour” in Asia from 2023 to 2024 was recorded as the most profitable K-POP tour of 2024, generating $98.4 million from 24 performances. Their fifth studio album, “HAPPY BURSTDAY,” released on May 26 of this year, along with its title track “THUNDER,” topped the weekly fandom chart on “K-Pop Radar” by K-POP fans right after their comeback. The music video accumulated 27 million views in one week, and their Spotify follower count increased by 56,000 people—figures that far exceed the average for K-POP artists, which is 1,500 followers.