Honor of Kings Shatters Esports Attendance Records with 62,196 Fans Packing Beijing’s Bird’s Nest
In a monumental weekend for global esports, China’s Honor of Kings league grand final etched its name in history books on October 8, 2025.
Drawing a staggering 62,196 spectators to Beijing’s iconic Bird’s Nest National Stadium, the event clinched the Guinness World Record for the largest live attendance at an esports tournament.
This explosive turnout not only highlights the explosive growth of mobile esports but also reaffirms Honor of Kings as a cultural juggernaut in Asia.
Bird’s Nest Buzz: A Sold Out Spectacle in Olympic Glory
The Bird’s Nest, forever synonymous with the 2008 Beijing Olympics, transformed into an esports coliseum for the King Pro League finals. Tickets evaporated in under 12 seconds, filling over 60,000 seats, about 75% of the venue’s capacity.
Tencent, the game’s publisher, and developer TiMi Studios orchestrated a production that rivaled the stadium’s athletic heyday, where it once held 89,102 fans for the men’s football gold medal clash between Nigeria and Argentina.
This wasn’t just a crowd, it was a tidal wave of passion, coinciding with the League of Legends Worlds Grand Final and Counter-Strike’s IEM Chengdu playoffs.
For Honor of Kings, the atmosphere pulsed with energy, as fans waved team banners and chanted under the stadium’s interlocking steel lattice, a far cry from its Olympic roots.
A Milestone for Mobile Esports: Honor of Kings’ Global Roar
As the confetti settled and champions lifted the trophy, Honor of Kings’ Beijing bonanza signals brighter horizons for esports inclusivity.
With Tencent’s backing, the game a free to play phenomenon boasting over 100 million daily players, is bridging digital realms with real world spectacle.
For Wolves Esports, the runner up finish stings, but it fuels the rivalry.
For the industry, it’s a blueprint. Pack the stands, shatter records, and let the games unite us.
Since: October 29, 2025
