The Seattle FIFA World Cup Commission announced that during the group stage matches, record crowds attended watch parties, took public transit, and traveled to the city. Ahead of the first knockout round match in Seattle on July 1, between Senegal and Belgium, Seattle crowds have been exceptional.
Record-Breaking Attendance
Sound Transit and King County Metro reported over 1.1 million passengers took their modes of transportation for just the first two matches of the group stages. Nearly 300,000 bus boardings occurred in a single day, and a light rail record of 280,000 occurred on June 19 when the U.S. Men’s National Team took on Australia.
The four official Seattle Fan Celebrations took in 750,000 fans from June 15-27. Waterfront Park made history with 625,293 total visits from June 11-25, with 539,865 unique visitors. On Juneteenth, Waterfront Park saw 84,767 visitors, the highest since the park opened in 2025.
The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport saw three of its busiest days of travel ever, with approximately 605,000 people traveling through SEA over the last three days (June 26-29). Over the last three weeks, there have been 1.2 million passengers.
Lime bikes and scooters were used for tens of thousands of trips, with more than 83,000 trips on June 19, the highest ridership day in the city ever. Across the group stage, there were more than 675,000 Lime trips.
Original reporting: Renton Reporter — read the source article.
