BTS becomes first pop group with $500 million in ticket sales — Korea Herald

South Korean group BTS has become the first pop group in the world whose cumulative concert ticket sales during the Arirang world tour have exceeded $500 million. Korea Herald reported this, citing Billboard data.

The seventh group to achieve this result

According to Billboard Boxscore, BTS's tour became the seventh concert tour by any group to surpass $500 million in ticket sales. The other six acts to reach this figure are rock bands. The Arirang tour began in South Korea in April.

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August results

In August, BTS held 12 concerts attended by approximately 800,000 fans. Ticket sales for the month amounted to $171.7 million. This allowed the group to top Billboard's monthly Top Tours chart for the fifth time.

BTS's August gross was the second-highest monthly figure in Billboard Boxscore history. Only Beyoncé's result in August 2023 was higher. About 40 concerts are still planned as part of the tour, and Billboard forecasts that total revenue could reach $1 billion.