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 | 11 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] |
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.[165]