This is a list of the largest historic peaceful gatherings of people in the world at one place for a single event.
Event | Date | Participants | Type | Location | Country | Ref. |
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Ardh Kumbh Mela | 4 February 2019 | 50 million | Pilgrimage | Prayagraj | ![]() |
[1] |
Maha Kumbh Mela | 10 February 2013 | 30 million | Pilgrimage | Prayagraj | ![]() |
[2] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | 2017 | 30 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | ![]() |
[3][4] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | 2015 | 27 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | ![]() |
[citation needed] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | 2022 | 21.2 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | ![]() |
[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | 2014 | 20 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | ![]() |
[13][14][15] |
Kumbh Mela | 30 January 2001 | 20 million | Pilgrimage | Prayagraj | ![]() |
[16] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | September 2021 | 16.3 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | ![]() |
[17] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | October 2018 | 15.3 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | ![]() |
[17] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | October 2019 | 15.2 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | ![]() |
[17] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | January 2013 | 15–18 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | ![]() |
[18][19] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | January 2012 | 15 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | ![]() |
[20][21] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | January 2011 | 15 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | ![]() |
[22] |
Funeral of C. N. Annadurai | 4 February 1969 | 15 million | Funeral | Tamil Nadu | ![]() |
[23] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | October 2020 | 14.6 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | ![]() |
[17] |
Kumbh Mela | 15 January 2019 | 14 million | Pilgrimage | Prayagraj | ![]() |
[24] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | 2017 | 14 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | ![]() |
[25][26] |
Martyrdom processions of Musa al-Kazim | 2016 | 12 million | Martyrdom processions | Kadhimiya, Baghdad | ![]() |
[27][28] |
Martyrdom processions of Musa al-Kazim | 2015 | 12 million | Martyrdom processions | Kadhimiya, Baghdad | ![]() |
[29] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | November 2016 | 11.2 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | ![]() |
[17] |
Funeral of Ruhollah Khomeini | 6 June 1989 | 10.2 million | Funeral | Tehran | ![]() |
[30] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | January 2010 | 10 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | ![]() |
[31][32][33] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | 2009 | 10–14 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | ![]() |
[citation needed] |
Kumbh Mela | 14 April 2010 | 10 million | Pilgrimage | Haridwar | ![]() |
[34][need quotation to verify] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | 17 Sep 2022 | 21 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | ![]() |
[35][need quotation to verify] |
Event | Date | Participants | Type | Location | Country | Notes | Ref. |
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Martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein | October 2015 | 7-9 million | Martyrdom anniversary | Karbala | ![]() |
[36][37] | |
Celebration of General Douglas MacArthur being relieved of duty by President Harry S. Truman | 20 April 1951 | 7.5 million | Celebration | New York City | ![]() |
[38] | |
Mass on the Feast of Santo Niño at the apostolic and state visit of Pope Francis in the Philippines | 18 January 2015 | 6-7 million | Religious gathering | Rizal Park, Manila | ![]() |
Largest papal crowd in history | [39][40][41] |
Mid-Sha'ban celebration | 6 July 2012 | Over 6 million | Religious holiday | Karbala | ![]() |
[42] | |
Traslación of the Black Nazarene | 2015 | Over 5.5 million | Religious holiday | Manila | ![]() |
Ahead of Pope Francis' visit | [43][44][45] |
Mid-Sha'ban pilgrimage to the Shrine of Imam Hussein | 20 July 2011 | Over 5 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | ![]() |
[46] | |
Appearance of Pope John Paul II at World Youth Day 1995 | January 1995 | Over 5 million | Religious gathering | Manila | ![]() |
Largest papal crowd in history until visit of Pope Francis to Manila on 18 January 2015 | [47] |
Democracy and Martyrs' Rally | 7 August 2016 | 5 million | Political rally | Istanbul | ![]() |
5 million according to Istanbul Police Department | [48] |
Parade celebrating Argentina national football team's victory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup | December 2022 | 5 million | Sports rally | Buenos Aires | ![]() |
[49][50][51] |
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.[163]