WWE issued a press release that praises WrestleMania 39 as the most successful WrestleMania of all time.
WrestleMania 39 is officially WWE’s most-successful and highest-grossing event in history. Over two nights at SoFi Stadium, they set new records for viewership, gate, sponsorship, merchandise, and social media.
In total, social media consumption rose 42%, with over 500 million views and 11 million hours of video consumed over two days. WrestleMania Sunday surpassed their existing global viewership record by 33 percent, which broke the record set by WrestleMania Saturday, which beat the record by 28 percent.
You can view the full press release below:
MOST SUCCESSFUL WRESTLEMANIA® OF ALL TIME
WrestleMania 39 Smashes Viewership, Gate, Sponsorship, Merchandise & Social Records
STAMFORD, Conn., April 3, 2023 – WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced that WrestleMania 39 became the most-successful and highest-grossing event in company history. The two-night, sold-out event at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles set new records for viewership, gate, sponsorship, merchandise and social media.
WrestleMania 39 became the most social WrestleMania of all-time, with over 500 million views and 11 million hours of video consumed over the two days, a 42 percent increase over last year.
Night 2 of WrestleMania 39 surpassed the existing global viewership record by 33 percent, just one day after Night 1 of WrestleMania 39 surpassed the existing global viewership record by 28 percent.
WrestleMania 39 generated a gate of more than $21.6 million, breaking the previous record by 27 percent, with 161,892 in attendance at SoFi Stadium over the two nights.
In addition, WrestleMania 39 broke all-time sponsorship and merchandise records. Sponsorship revenue eclipsed $20 million, more than doubling the previous record. Merchandise sales were up 20 percent versus the record set in 2022.