Average per game attendance in the NBA from 2010-2025

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 28, 2025

The average per game attendance during the 2024/25 regular season of the National Basketball Association stood at 18,137. This marked a slight decrease from the previous season, however, was the second-highest average attendance recorded since 2010/11.

NBA attendances

The total attendance at regular season games in the NBA also dipped marginally in the 2024/25 season, however, remained over an aggregate total of 22 million. The Chicago Bulls had the highest average regular season home attendance among all NBA franchises that year - over 20,000 spectators attended home games in 2024/25. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia 76ers, the New York Knicks, and the Denver Nuggets also recorded some of the highest average home attendances.

NBA TV audiences

Over the last five years, the average TV audience for the NBA's regular season has minimally but steadily decreased. During the 2024/25 season, an average of 1.53 million viewers tuned into each NBA regular season fixture across ABC, ESPN, and TNT. The decline in viewership of the NBA Finals, however, has been more dramatic, with the average audience in the United States nearly halving between 2015 and 2024.

National Basketball Association average regular season home attendance from 2010/11 to 2024/25

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April 2025

Region

North America

Survey time period

2010/11 to 2024/25

Supplementary notes

* Lockout-shortened season, 33 home games per team instead of 41.

** Attendances in the 2020/21 season were severely affected as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Figures from prior to 2024/25 were taken from previous reports.

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