BTS Dominates Billboard's Boxscore Report with Exploding 'Arirang' World Tour

To absolutely no one's surprise, BTS’s first world tour in seven years is already a monumental success. The Korean septet reigns supreme in Billboard’s April Boxscore report with the initial shows from the Arirang World Tour.

According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, BTS grossed a staggering $76.2 million and sold 417,000 tickets across its eight April shows. Factoring in additional reported dates from early May, the tour boasts a nine-figure start, reaching $124 million and 660,000 tickets as of their May 10 concert at Mexico City’s Estadio GNP Seguros.

BTS’ 2026 comeback is in full swing, fueled by the release of the Arirang World Tour’s namesake album. ARIRANG dominated the Billboard 200 for its first three weeks, achieving a career-best opening of 641,000 equivalent album units in its debut frame. The set’s hit single “Swim” topped the Billboard Hot 100, held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Global 200 for four weeks, and continues to lead the Billboard Global Excl U.S. chart for its sixth non-consecutive week as of the May 23-dated chart.

Despite limited touring since the monthly Boxscore charts launched in 2019, this marks BTS’ third month at No. 1 on Top Tours out of eight total appearances, all within the top six. It’s the group’s fifth time securing the No. 1 position on Top Boxscores.

The Arirang World Tour commenced with three electrifying shows at Goyang Stadium in South Korea on April 9, 11, and 12, followed by two nights at Tokyo Dome (April 17-18). These stops generated $16.9 million and $18.6 million, respectively, ranking at Nos. 3-4 on Top Boxscores. Impressive as these figures are, BTS’ subsequent shows highlighted the immense power of the American market.

Three shows at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium raked in a staggering $40.7 million from 194,000 tickets sold, easily positioning BTS at No. 1 on the Top Boxscores ranking as the highest-grossing and best-selling single-venue engagement of April. The Florida stop alone surpassed the combined earnings of Goyang and Tokyo.

At $124 million, including May dates in El Paso, Texas, and Mexico City, the Arirang World Tour is rapidly approaching BTS’ previous best. The Love Yourself World Tour grossed a reported $213.9 million from 1.7 million tickets sold in 2018-19, including its Speak Yourself extension. In between, a brief set of shows packaged as Permission to Dance on Stage grossed $75.5 million and sold 458,000 tickets, already surpassed by the group’s current trek.

Regionally, the Arirang World Tour is significantly outperforming any past BTS concerts. The Asian dates averaged $7.1 million and 44,500 tickets, far exceeding the 2019 leg of Love Yourself World Tour ($3.8 million). In the U.S., the shows in Tampa and Texas averaged $12.1 million and 58,400 tickets, up 64% and 40% from the last two trips to the U.S.

Not only is BTS surpassing its own records on a nightly basis, but the Arirang World Tour is also its most expansive trek to date. It’s currently scheduled for 85 shows compared to 62 on the Love Yourself Tour. Furthermore, while that tour included arenas across North America and Europe, the Arirang dates are exclusively in stadiums. The international scope of the 2026-27 run is unprecedented for the group: already hitting Asia, the U.S., and Mexico before mid-May, the tour continues with more American dates, a trip back to Busan, a leg in Europe, another stint in North America, a visit to South America, back to Asia, shows in Australia, and a finale in Hong Kong and Manila, Philippines.

In total, the Arirang World Tour is on track to generate half a billion dollars in ticket revenue, with more than three million fans expected to attend the show. This tour alone will account for more than half of BTS’ career touring revenue and ticket sales.

BTS grossed more than double its closest competitor on the April Top Tours chart. A small handful of acts follow between $30-37 million, led by Luke Combs at No. 2. The North Carolina-born singer hit a different U.S. stadium every Saturday of the month, traveling from Charlottesville, Va. to Ames, Iowa, and then to South Bend, Ind. and Columbus, Ohio. Altogether, he grossed $36.5 million and sold 303,000 tickets.

Speaking of heartland tours, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band’s Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour follows at No. 3 with $35.4 million and 145,000 tickets. The Boss toured eight arenas for nine shows, including a double-header at Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. (Los Angeles area) on April 7 and 9.

Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, is next at No. 4. He played just two shows at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, earning $32.6 million. As individual engagements go, those dates score the runner-up spot on Top Boxscores, sandwiched between BTS shows from either side of the world. They were the highest-grossing concerts of Ye’s career, and the biggest hip-hop concerts of 2026 so far.

Sphere is, again, No. 1 on Top Venues (15,001+) with double the gross of London’s O2 Arena at No. 2. Sphere often tops the chart on the strength of one residency act but in April, it diversifies. Eagles, Illenium, and Phish all played there, each placing among the top half of Top Boxscores with weekend stints.

Among venues of all shapes and sizes, Mexico City’s Estadio GNP Seguros rules the month with more than $50 million from six shows. Stadiums in Tampa, Inglewood, Tokyo, and Goyang follow, powered by lone stops by BTS or Ye.

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