List of largest peaceful gatherings
This is a list of the largest historic peaceful gatherings of people in the world at one place for a single event.
Over ten million
Five to ten million
Two to five million
Event
Date
Participants
Type
Location
Country
Notes
Ref.
Democracy and Martyrs' Rally
7 August 2016
5 million
Political rally
Istanbul
Turkey
5 million according to Istanbul Police Department
[ 52]
Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series parade
4 November 2016
5 million
Sports rally
Chicago
USA
The Cubs' victory marked their first World Series win since 1908. 5 million people attended according to the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications. However, it was stated by experts that there was "reason to be skeptical" about that number, while Geoffrey Baer declared that the OEMC did not respond multiple calls made by WTTW to consult about the method used to come up with the crowd figure.
[ 53] [ 54] [ 55]
Death anniversary of Imam Kazim
30 June 2011
5 million
Pilgrimage
Al-Kadhimiya Mosque , Kadhimiyah
Iraq
[ 56]
Funeral of Gamal Abdel Nasser
1 October 1970
5 million
Funeral
Cairo
Egypt
[ 57] [ 58]
Bishwa Ijtema
2010
5 million
Religious holiday
Dhaka
Bangladesh
[ 59]
Makarajyothi
14 January 2007
5 million
Religious holiday
Sabarimala
India
[ 60]
Rod Stewart Concert
31 December 1994
4.2 million
Music performance
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
[ 61]
Ashura
2010
Over 4 million
Religious holiday
Karbala
Iraq
[ 62] [better source needed ]
Funeral of Umm Kulthum
6 February 1975
4 million
Funeral
Cairo
Egypt
[ 63] [ 64]
WorldPride
30 June 2019
4 million
Celebration
New York City
USA
[ 65]
Pledge of allegiance to Imam Ali
16 November 2011
Over 3 million
Political rally
Najaf
Iraq
[ 66]
CGIL labour reform protest
23 March 2002
Over 3 million
Political rally
Circus Maximus , Rome
Italy
Against Silvio Berlusconi 's conservative government's labour reform
[ 67] [ 68]
Nabakalebara Ratha Yatra
2015
Over 3 million
Religious holiday
Puri
India
[ 69]
Jean-Michel Jarre Concert
1997
3.5 million
Music performance
Moscow
Russia
Celebration of the 850th birthday of Moscow
[citation needed ]
Santo Niño de Cebú
19 January 2014
3.2 million
Religious gathering
Cebu City
Philippines
[ 70] [ 71] [ 72]
Hajj to Mecca
2012
3.16 million
Pilgrimage
Mecca
Saudi Arabia
[ 73]
Funeral of Ayrton Senna
5 May 1994
3 million
Funeral
São Paulo
Brazil
100 million more television viewers
[ 74]
Death anniversary of Muhammad and Imam Hassan
3 February 2011
3 million
Religious gathering
Najaf
Iraq
[ 75]
Ramadan iftar
13 July 2013
3 million
Religious gathering
Imam Reza shrine , Mashhad
Iran
Largest-ever iftar
[ 76] [better source needed ]
Anti-war rally against the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq
15 February 2003
3 million
Political rally
Rome
Italy
[ 77] [ 78]
Benazir Bhutto 's return from exile
1986
3 million
Celebration
Lahore
Pakistan
The procession covered the 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) distance from the Lahore Airport to Minar e Pakistan in over ten hours
[ 79]
Closing Mass of World Youth Day 2013
3 million
Religious gathering
Copacabana Beach , Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
[ 80]
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
2 June 1953
3 million
Celebration
London
UK
[ 81]
Boston Red Sox 's 2004 World Series Win
30 October 2004
3 million
Sports rally
Boston
USA
The victory ended an 86-year drought of World Series championships and ended the era of the famous Curse of the Bambino
[ 82]
Closing Mass of World Youth Day 2016
2016
Up to 3 million
Religious gathering
Kraków
Poland
[ 83] [ 84]
New Year's Eve Party
31 December
Over 2 million
Celebration
Copacabana Beach , Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
World's largest New Year's Eve party
[ 85]
Hajj to Mecca
2016
Over 2 million
Pilgrimage
Mount Arafat , Mecca
Saudi Arabia
[citation needed ]
2019–20 Hong Kong protests
18 August 2019
Over 2 million
Political rally
Hong Kong Island
China
Following the indefinite suspension of the controversial extradition bill , protestors asked the Hong Kong government to respond their 5 demands as well as protested against the abusive violence use of the city's police force and its collusion with the mobs. The organiser claimed a total number of attendees with over 1.7 million (only counting people in Causeway Bay and Tin Hau areas) while lot of people gathered around Wan Chai , Central and Sheung Wan . An estimated number of over 2 million people took part in the march.
[ 86]
Hajj to Mecca
November 2010
2.8 million
Pilgrimage
Mecca
Saudi Arabia
Number excludes unregistered pilgrims, which were over 0.75 million
[ 87]
Feast of the Black Nazarene
January 2008
2.6 million
Religious holiday
Manila
Philippines
[ 88]
Funeral of Puneeth Rajkumar
29 October 2021
2.5 million
Funeral
Bangalore
India
[ 89]
Funeral of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
10 January 2017
2.5 - 4.5 million
Funeral
Tehran
Iran
[ 90] [ 91] [ 92]
Art of Living Silver Jubilee Celebration
2016
2.5 million
Celebration
Bangalore
India
[ 93]
Beatification of Pope John Paul II
2 April 2005
2.5 million
Religious gathering
Błonia Park , Kraków
Poland
[ 94]
São Paulo Gay Pride Parade
June 2006
2.5 million
Celebration
São Paulo
Brazil
[ 95]
Funeral of Mahatma Gandhi
31 January 1948
2.5 million
Funeral
New Delhi
India
[ 96]
Funeral of Pope John Paul II
8 April 2005
2 - 4 million
Funeral
Vatican
Vatican
[ 97] [ 98]
Chicago Blackhawks 2013 Stanley Cup parade
2013
2 million
Sports rally
Chicago
USA
[ 99]
Philadelphia Flyers 1974 Stanley Cup parade
1974
2 million
Sports rally
Philadelphia
USA
[ 100]
Philadelphia Phillies 2008 World Series parade
31 October 2008
2 million
Sports rally
Broad Street , Philadelphia
USA
[ 101]
Funeral of Ziaur Rahman
2 June 1981
2 million
Funeral
Bangladesh
[ 102] [ 103]
Spain national football team 2010 FIFA World Cup parade
2010
2 million
Sports rally
Madrid
Spain
[ 104]
Attukal Pongala
4 March 2007
2 million
Religious holiday
Attukal Temple , Kerala
India
Largest gathering of women in history, overtaking the record set by the same festival on 23 February 1997
[ 105]
Baltic Way demonstration
23 August 1989
2 million
Political rally
Between Vilnius , Riga and Tallinn
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia
The demonstrators formed an uninterrupted 675 kilometres (419 mi) human chain
[ 106]
Bicentennial of the May Revolution
25 May 2010
2 million
Celebration
9 de Julio avenue , Buenos Aires
Argentina
[ 107]
Funeral of Bal Thackeray
18 November 2012
2 million
Funeral
Mumbai
India
7 kilometres (4.3 mi)-long cortège
[ 108] [ 109]
Bishwa Ijtema
2001
2 million
Religious holiday
Dhaka
Bangladesh
[ 110] [non-primary source needed ]
People Power Revolution
February 1986
2 million
Political rally
Manila
Philippines
Resulted in the downfall of President Ferdinand Marcos
[ 111] [ 112]
Funeral of Benigno Aquino Jr.
31 August 1983
2 million
Funeral
Philippines
[ 113]
Funeral of Corazon Aquino
5 August 2009
2 million
Funeral
Philippines
[ 113]
World Youth Day
August 2000
2 million
Religious gathering
Rome
Italy
[ 114]
Ashura
24 December 2013
2 million
Religious gathering
Raja Bazaar, Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Gathering prior to the Ashura riots ; commemoration of Chehlum of Imam Hussain . Despite threats from Takfiri groups against the assembled Shia Muslims , the Takfiris eventually were forced to retreat.
[ 115]
Iglesia ni Cristo 's 100th anniversary
27 July 2014
2 million
Celebration
Ciudad de Victoria
Philippines
[ 116] [ 117]
Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer
29 July 1981
2 million
Wedding
London
UK
[ 118]
Ashura
9 August 2013
2 million
Religious holiday
Hussani Chuk Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan
Pakistan
Commemoration of Majlis of Imam Hussain
[citation needed ]
2019–20 Hong Kong protests
16 June 2019
2 million
Political rally
Hong Kong Island
China
Around 30% of the population protested Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam delaying a controversial extradition bill , calling on her to completely withdraw the legislation and resign. The crowd also protested against the violence of the city's police force towards the protestors on 12 June 2019.
[ 119]
Toronto Raptors 2019 NBA Championship parade
17 June 2019
2 million
Sports rally
Toronto
Canada
[ 120]
December 2016 Jakarta protests
December 2016
2 million
Political rally
Monas , Jakarta
Indonesia
The protests demanded the termination of the gubernatorial office held by Basuki Tjahaja Purnama , who had been accused as a suspect in the blasphemy case.
[ 121]
One to two million
Event
Date
Participants
Type
Location
Country
Notes
Ref.
Funeral of Ulysses S. Grant
08 August 1885
1.5 million
Funeral
New York City
USA
Grant's pallbearers were Generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Philip Sheridan , who had fought for the Union, and Simon Bolivar Buckner and Joseph E. Johnston , who had fought for the Confederacy. Union and Confederate officers in the procession rode together in the same carriages.
[ 123]
First inauguration of Barack Obama
20 January 2009
1.8 million
Political rally
Washington, DC
USA
[ 124]
Rally for Catalan independence
11 September 2014
1.8 million
Political rally
Barcelona
Spain
Protestors drew an 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) V-shaped Catalan flag with their red and yellow T-shirt.
[ 125]
Madonna 's Celebration Tour concert in Rio de Janeiro
4 May 2024
1.6 million
Concert
Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
As closure for her Celebration tour, Madonna organised a free concert in Rio's Copacabana beach, gathering a crowd of 1.6 million.
[ 126]
Support for the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
1989
1.5 - 2 million
Political rally
Hong Kong
China
The line of people extended from North Point to Sheung Wan , with all six lanes of King's Road (Hong Kong) , Hennessy Road and Des Voeux Road crowded with people. Many underground MTR stations on Hong Kong Island were full of people and many people who could not participate in the demonstration above ground were stuck in the congested MTR stations, therefore the exact amount of demonstrators could only be estimated.
[ 127]
IAF Air Show
6 October 2024
1.5 million
Air Show
Chennai
India
92nd Indian Air Force Day
[ 128]
Diretas Já Movement
1984
1.5 million
Political rally
São Paulo
Brazil
Largest political protest in Brazil's history.
[ 129]
San Francisco Pride
2013
1.5 million
Celebration
San Francisco
USA
This occurred in the wake of the Supreme Court decisions on DOMA and Proposition 8 .
[ 130] [ 131]
Live 8 Concert
2 July 2005
1.5 million
Music performance
Philadelphia
USA
[ 132]
Funeral of Jawaharlal Nehru
1964
1.5 million
Funeral
Delhi
India
[ 133]
2012 Catalan independence demonstration
11 September 2012
1.5 million
Political rally
Barcelona
Spain
[ 134]
World Youth Day 2023
1–6 August 2023
1.5 million
Religious gathering
Lisbon
Portugal
[ 135]
State funeral of the Duke of Wellington
18 November 1852
1.5 million
Funeral
London
UK
The crowd had travelled from all over the United Kingdom by train and represented more than five percent of the total population
[ 136]
World Youth Day 2011
16–21 August 2011
1.4 million
Religious gathering
Madrid
Spain
[ 137]
Cleveland Cavaliers 2016 NBA Championship parade
22 June 2016
1.3 million
Sports rally
Cleveland
USA
The victory ended a 52-year Cleveland sports curse .
[ 138]
Pope John Paul II 's papal mass in Ireland
29 September 1979
1.25 million
Religious gathering
Phoenix Park , Dublin
Ireland
The estimated attendance was about one third of the population of Ireland.
[ 139]
Mother of All Marches
19 April 2017
Over 1.2 million
Political rally
Across the country
Venezuela
The demonstrations resulted from the 2017 Venezuelan constitutional crisis .
[ 140]
Anti-terrorism rally in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo shooting
11 January 2015
1.2 - 1.6 million
Political rally
Paris
France
An additional 2.1 - 2.5 million people marched across the world in solidarity. This gathering was the largest in French history.
[ 141]
Cedar Revolution
14 March 2005
1.2 million
Political rally
Beirut
Lebanon
[ 142]
La marcha más grande de Chile
25 October 2019
1.2 million
Political rally
Santiago
Chile
Part of a series of protests demanding a new constitution, reforms in Chile's education, healthcare and pension systems, among many other reforms.
[ 143]
Sun Myung Moon 's Yeouido rally
1975
1.2 million
Religious gathering/political rally
Yoido
South Korea
[ 144]
Billy Graham Crusade
1973
Over 1.1 million
Religious gathering
Yoido Plaza, Seoul
South Korea
[ 145] [ 146]
Ashadhi Ekadashi
Ongoing
1.1 - 1.5 million
Pilgrimage
Vitthal Temple, Pandharpur
India
[ 147] [ 148]
Praja Rajyam Party launch meeting
26 August 2008
1.1- 1.5 million
Political meeting
Guntur
India
Largest political meeting in Indian history
[ 149]
Funeral of Enrico Berlinguer
13 June 1984
Over 1 million
Funeral
Rome
Italy
[ 150]
Love Parade
25 August 2007
Over 1 million
Celebration
Essen
Germany
[ 151]
Anti-FARC protest
4 February 2008
Over 1 million
Political rally
Bogotá
Colombia
[ 152]
Kashmir self determination memorandum
1 March 1990
Over 1 million
Political rally
UN Military Observer Group Headquarters, Srinagar
India
[ 153] [ 154]
Anniversary of Muhammad 's death
10 December 2015
Over 1 million
Religious gathering
Imam Reza shrine , Mashhad
Iran
[citation needed ]
Samarra Pilgrimage
15 November 2016
Over 1 million
Pilgrimage
Al-Askari Shrine , Samarra
Iraq
[ 155]
Toma de Caracas
1 September 2016
Over 1 million
Political rally
Caracas
Venezuela
Protestors demanded a recall election against President Nicolás Maduro . The gathering was called the "largest demonstration in the history of Venezuela" with over 3% of the nation's entire population.
[ 156]
Denver Broncos Super Bowl 50 parade
2015
Over 1 million
Sports rally
Denver
USA
[ 157]
2019–20 Hong Kong protests
9 June 2019
1.03 million
Political rally
Hong Kong
China
Protest against the 2019 Hong Kong extradition bill
[ 158]
Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales
6 September 1997
1 million
Funeral
London
UK
[ 159]
Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton
29 April 2011
1 million
Wedding
London
UK
[ 160]
Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II
4 June 2002
1 million
Celebration
The Mall, London
UK
[ 161]
Procession in commemoration of Hans Ji Maharaj
8 October 1970
1 million
Commemoration
New Delhi
India
[ 162] [ 163]
Beatification of Pope John Paul II
1 May 2011
1 million
Religious gathering
Saint Peter's Square
Vatican City
[ 164] [ 165] [ 166]
2017 pro-jallikattu protests
21 January 2017
1 million
Marina Beach , Chennai
India
[ 167]
Anti-nuclear protests in the United States
12 June 1982
1 million
Political rally
Central Park , New York City
USA
Call for an end to the Cold War arms race . It was the largest anti-nuclear protest and the largest political demonstration in American history.
[ 168]
Pro-People's Vote on Brexit march
23 March 2019
1 million
Political rally
London (end point: Parliament Square )
UK
[ 169]
Earth Day
22 April 1990
750,000 to 1.5 million
Celebration
Central Park , New York City
USA
[ 170] [ 171]
Methodology
A method of determining how many people are at an event is the scientific analysis of photographs, video images, or both. Based on the quality of the image, it is possible to do a physical head count or to estimate attendance based on the density of people within similar areas. This permits the estimation of people over large areas or where parts of the image are obscured. An extensive discussion of how images were used to estimate the number of attendees at the Million Man March can be found at the Center for Remote Sensing at Boston University 's website.[ 172]
[ 149]
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