Top 50 Biggest Stadiums In The World (2025)

As far as stadiums go; it is the bigger the better. The biggest stadiums in the world are huge monuments to the advancement of humanity. Mostly, these stadiums are used to host sports events, although they are also used for social or political, as well as musical events as well.

Sometimes, these huge monuments are built by sports establishments themselves, such as football clubs; as a testament to how important sports is to mankind.

Surprisingly, man did not acquire the taste for large stadiums recently; these structures have been built for millennia. These days they are called stadiums, in the past they were called amphitheaters.

Top 50 Biggest Stadiums In The World

Stadiums Ranked 11–50 by Capacity

Rank	Stadium Name	Location	Capacity	Primary Use
11	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Melbourne, Australia	100,024	Cricket/AFL
12	Salt Lake Stadium	Kolkata, India	85,000	Football
13	Camp Nou	Barcelona, Spain	84,000	Football
14	FNB Stadium	Johannesburg, South Africa	94,736	Football/Rugby
15	Wembley Stadium	London, England	90,000	Football
16	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, California, USA	88,565	American Football
17	Estadio Azteca	Mexico City, Mexico	87,523	Football
18	Bukit Jalil National Stadium	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	87,411	Football
19	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium	Jakarta, Indonesia	88,306	Football
20	Croke Park	Dublin, Ireland	82,300	Gaelic Games
21	MetLife Stadium	East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA	82,500	American Football
22	AT&T Stadium	Arlington, Texas, USA	80,000	American Football
23	Stade de France	Paris, France	80,698	Football/Rugby
24	Luzhniki Stadium	Moscow, Russia	81,000	Football
25	Signal Iduna Park	Dortmund, Germany	81,365	Football
26	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium	Madrid, Spain	81,044	Football
27	Allianz Arena	Munich, Germany	75,024	Football
28	Old Trafford	Manchester, England	74,310	Football
29	Principality Stadium	Cardiff, Wales	74,500	Rugby/Football
30	Twickenham Stadium	London, England	82,000	Rugby
31	Nissan Stadium	Tokyo, Japan	72,327	Football/Rugby
32	Stade Vélodrome	Marseille, France	67,000	Football
33	Estadio Monumental	Buenos Aires, Argentina	83,214	Football
34	Maracanã Stadium	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	78,838	Football
35	NRG Stadium	Houston, Texas, USA	72,220	American Football
36	Caesars Superdome	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	73,208	American Football
37	Lambeau Field	Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA	81,441	American Football
38	Arrowhead Stadium	Kansas City, Missouri, USA	76,416	American Football
39	Soldier Field	Chicago, Illinois, USA	61,500	American Football
40	Levi’s Stadium	Santa Clara, California, USA	68,500	American Football
41	Gillette Stadium	Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA	65,878	American Football
42	Hard Rock Stadium	Miami Gardens, Florida, USA	64,767	American Football
43	FedExField	Landover, Maryland, USA	82,000	American Football
44	TIAA Bank Field	Jacksonville, Florida, USA	67,814	American Football
45	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	71,000	American Football
46	Lucas Oil Stadium	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	70,000	American Football
47	Allegiant Stadium	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	65,000	American Football
48	SoFi Stadium	Inglewood, California, USA	70,240	American Football
49	U.S. Bank Stadium	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA	66,860	American Football
50	Paycor Stadium	Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	65,515	American Football

Closing

The biggest stadiums in the world continue to get bigger; across the world there are four major stadiums in different stages of completion, which when they are opened, will drastically change the look of this list. As stadiums continue to be profitable; more money will be invested into building even bigger ones.