BTS - The K-pop group’s success in numbers

BTS

in numbers

Published, February 2, 2026
By Sarah-Grace Mankarious, Meryl Page and Woojin Lee, CNN
7

group members

in BTS: RM, Jin, V, J-Hope, Suga, Jimin and Jung Kook.

$33.3

million

in earnings from their 4-night stadium run in LA where they sold over 200,000 tickets. It was the most a non-English language act had ever made in Billboard Boxscore history.

Jungkook of BTS performs on NBC's "Today" at Rockefeller Plaza on November 08, 2023, in New York City.
46.9

million

X (Twitter) followers as of January 2026.

33

age of Jin,

the oldest of the seven-member group.

7

movies

that BTS has starred in or created, not including documentaries on band members’ solo endeavors.

3

The number of times the group has addressed the United Nations General Assembly.

2018

when BTS became the first Korean group with a platinum-certified single in the USA.

80+

concerts

spanning 30+ cities across 5 continents are scheduled for their comeback tour.

2013

the year BTS debuted.

Seven members of BTS in front on sponsors logos
#1

most streamed K-pop artist globally on Spotify in 2025 despite no group promotions.

2020

The year that BTS became Time Magazine’s Entertainer of the Year.

3 hrs 31 min

the record-breaking time it took the group to reach 1 million followers on TikTok.

0.3%

GDP

was the contribution from BTS — $4.9 billion in revenue — to the South Korean economy in 2019.

BTS dressed dancing on a stage
10

Chicken McNuggets

in the meal for the McDonald’s x BTS collaboration.

BTS in front of fans
$6.6

million

raised for the UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) campaign to end violence against children and young people (as of January 2024).

BTS on stage
Three members of BTS in dark suits at a podium with the words ‘The White House Washington’ written on it.
7

airships

one in each member’s hometown in October 2017 spreading messages of self-love for their UNICEF campaign to end violence against children and young people.

1

visit to the White House in May 2022 to discuss Asian inclusion.

6

No.1 singles

on the US Billboard 100 chart.

Members of BTS holding awards
V of BTS on stage
V of BTS performs during the 2017 American Music Awards on November 19, 2017, in Los Angeles, California.
BTS
100+

countries

where BTS have had No.1 singles including US, UK, Australia, Canada and their native South Korea.

Two BTS members dressed in military clothing
Jungkook (L) and Jimin of K-pop supergroup BTS at a sporting facility in Yeoncheon, shortly after their release from 18 months of South Korean military service, June 11, 2025.
2025

in June

the final four members of BTS — RM, V, Jimin and Jung Kook, completed their mandatory military service and Suga completed his duties as a social service agent, an alternate to serving in the military.

30

episodes

of “Learn Korean with BTS.”

Three members of BTS are dancing on a stage flooded in pink light.
2026

in March

BTS is scheduled to release their new album.

Credits

Reporting
Sarah-Grace Mankarious and Meryl Page
Editors
Mark Tutton and Mark Oliver
Designer
Sarah-Grace Mankarious and Woojin Lee
Photo editor
Brook Joyner
Developers
Marco Chacón and Denis Bouquet
Additional research
Gabrielle Smith and Carlotta Dotto
Photo credits
Noam Galai/Getty Images, Billboard Music Awards 2021/Getty Images, Michael Loccisano/Getty Images, Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins/Getty Images, John Angelillo/Pool/Getty Images, Mauricio Santana/Getty Images, Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images, NBC/Getty Images, Mario Anzuoni/Reuters, Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images, Theo Wargo/Getty Images, Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Steven Ferdman/Getty Images, Anthony Wallace/AFP/Gety Images, Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images
Sources
Spotify, Billboard, BTS, Guinness World Records, McDonald's, World Bank, UNICEF, The White House, X (Twitter)

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