Largest Stadiums in the World by Seating Capacity

A stadium’s size is about more than seats. The biggest venues on earth are monuments to the sports their nations love most, and the list reveals a lot: cricket’s pull in India, football’s grip in Europe, and the sheer scale of American college sport.

The world’s biggest

Capacities shift with renovations and safety rules, so treat these as approximate figures as of 2026, but the order at the top is well established:

Stadium	Location	Approx. capacity	Main use
Narendra Modi Stadium	Ahmedabad, India	~132,000	Cricket
Rungrado 1st of May Stadium	Pyongyang, North Korea	~114,000	Football / mass events
Michigan Stadium	Michigan, USA	~107,600	College football
Beaver Stadium	Pennsylvania, USA	~106,500	College football
Ohio Stadium	Ohio, USA	~102,800	College football
Kyle Field	Texas, USA	~102,700	College football
Melbourne Cricket Ground	Melbourne, Australia	~100,000	Cricket / Australian rules
Camp Nou	Barcelona, Spain	~99,000	Football

Cricket sits at the summit

The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is the largest in the world, seating around 132,000 after a complete rebuild that reopened in 2020. That a cricket ground tops the list says everything about the sport’s status in India, a country that fills stadiums like nowhere else.

America’s college giants

One striking feature of the list is how many entries come from United States college football. Michigan’s “Big House”, Penn State’s Beaver Stadium and Ohio Stadium all pack in more than 100,000 fans on a Saturday, a scale of amateur sport that has no real equal anywhere in the world.

Europe’s football cathedrals

Europe’s biggest grounds are football-first. Camp Nou in Barcelona is the continent’s largest, and while a long-running renovation has affected its exact capacity, it remains one of the sport’s iconic venues. Wembley, the Bernabeu and others follow closely behind.

The takeaway is simple: the world’s largest stadiums map neatly onto where sport matters most, and no single sport owns the list. Cricket claims the top spot, American football fills the middle, and European football rounds it out.

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest stadium in the world?+

The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, is the largest stadium in the world by seating capacity, holding around 132,000 spectators. It is primarily a cricket venue and reopened after a full rebuild in 2020.

What is the largest stadium in the United States?+

Michigan Stadium, known as 'The Big House', is the largest in the United States, seating roughly 107,600. Several other American college-football stadiums also hold over 100,000, more than almost any venues outside the US.

Are stadium capacities fixed?+

No. Capacities change with renovations, safety regulations, and reconfigurations for different events, so published figures are approximate and shift over time. The numbers here are approximate as of 2026.