WrestleMania 39: Most successful and highest-grossing event in company history

WrestleMania 39: Most successful and highest-grossing event in company history
Over 80,000 attend the first night of WrestleMania 39 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, Saturday, April 1, 2023. (AP Photo)
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Updated 04 April 2023
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WrestleMania 39: Most successful and highest-grossing event in company history

WrestleMania 39: Most successful and highest-grossing event in company history
  • The two-night, sold-out event at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles set new records for viewership, gate, sponsorship, merchandise and social media
  • Sponsorship revenue eclipsed $20 million, more than doubling the previous record

WrestleMania 39 has become the most successful and highest-grossing event in company history. The two-night, sold-out event at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles set new records for viewership, gate, sponsorship, merchandise and social media.

Night 2 of WrestleMania 39 surpassed the existing global viewership record by 33 percent, just one day after Night 1 of the event surpassed the existing global viewership record by 28 percent.

WrestleMania 39 generated a gate of more than $21.6 million, breaking the previous record by 27 percent, with 161,892 in attendance at SoFi Stadium over the two nights.

In addition, the event broke all-time sponsorship and merchandise records. Sponsorship revenue eclipsed $20 million, more than doubling the previous record. Merchandise sales were up 20 percent versus the record set in 2022.

WrestleMania 39 became the most social WrestleMania of all time, with over 500 million views and 11 million hours of video consumed over the two days, a 42 percent increase over last year.