SEVENTEEN Ranks Third on Billboard’s Mid-Year Box Score Chart, Achieving Highest Position for K-POP with $120.9 Million in Revenue

SEVENTEEN secured third place on Billboard’s mid-year box score chart, generating $120.9 million in revenue. This represents a nearly double increase from their $30 million in 2023 and $67.5 million in 2024, marking two consecutive years of significant revenue growth. The group sold 842,000 tickets, placing them between Shakira ($130 million, second place) and the Eagles ($112.2 million, fourth place) in terms of global tour earnings. SEVENTEEN has now achieved the highest mid-year box score ranking for any K-POP artist. Previously, BTS held the record with fourth place in 2022, but SEVENTEEN surpassed them, setting a new standard for the global influence of Korean artists. While BTS reached third place on Billboard’s year-end chart in 2019, they failed to accumulate sufficient performance counts for the mid-year chart. SEVENTEEN’s success is driving expansion across the entire K-POP market. This year, five K-POP groups made it into the top 50 of the mid-year chart, a significant rise from three groups in 2023 and 2024 and two groups in 2022. The threshold for the top five K-POP artists based on mid-year figures is $25.1 million, up from $3.1 million during the same period last year. Following SEVENTEEN, ATEEZ and J-Hope ranked second and third in their respective categories, each generating over $28 million in mid-year revenue. J-Hope became the first K-POP solo artist to appear on the overall mid-year tour chart, although he had previously been included as a member of BTS. ENHYPEN and Tomorrow X Together also stayed in the top tier by exceeding $25 million in revenue. During the six-month tracking period from October 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, K-POP artists conducted tours in Asia, Europe, Mexico, the United States, and other regions. Overall, K-POP artists on the mid-year tour chart earned $228 million, sold 1.6 million tickets, and performed 78 shows. This represents a 79% increase compared to the same period in 2024, and considering that 2024 itself saw a 93% increase from 2023, K-POP has more than tripled its presence on mid-year charts in just two years. SEVENTEEN was named the world’s biggest group in the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)’s 2024 industry report. The organization, which tracks sales and streaming data, ranked them third overall behind solo artists Taylor Swift and Drake, surpassing American superstars such as Billie Eilish, The Weeknd, and Kendrick Lamar. The 2023–2024 Follow Tour was the highest-generating K-POP tour of 2024, earning $98.4 million from 24 performances.