MLS: viewership up 93% and 11.2 million spectators in total for 2026 regular season

News Tank Football - Paris - News #460473 - Published on 12/11/26 at 15:00
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Lionel Messi with Inter Miami CF, in October 2026 - ©  Inter Miami CF

The 2026 Major League Soccer regular season recorded a 93% increase in viewership compared with the 2025 season, as well as cumulative attendance of more than 11.2 million spectators in stadiums for the third consecutive year, MLS announced on 11 November 2026.

"These figures underline the scale and strength of MLS’s fan base, in an unprecedented year for football in North America," the North American league said, referring to a year in which Canada, the United States and Mexico hosted the 23rd edition of the football World Cup.

The 510 MLS regular-season matches drew 11,251,962 spectators, the second-highest total for the league after 2025 and ahead of 2024, with an average of 22,063 spectators per match. By comparison, MLS recorded a higher total attendance than Ligue 1 McDonald’s in…

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Lionel Messi with Inter Miami CF, in October 2026 - ©  Inter Miami CF

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