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This is a list of the largest historic peaceful gatherings of people in the world at one place for a single event.
Over ten million
Event | Date | Participants | Type | Location | Country | Ref. |
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Ardh Kumbh Mela | 4 February 2019 | 50 million | Pilgrimage | Prayagraj | India | [1] |
Maha Kumbh Mela | 10 February 2013 | 30 million | Pilgrimage | Prayagraj | India | [2] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | 2017 | 30 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | Iraq | [3][4] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | 2015 | 27 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | Iraq | [citation needed] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | 2023 | 22 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | Iraq | |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | 2022 | 21.2 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | Iraq | [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | 17 Sep 2022 | 21 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | Iraq | [13][need quotation to verify] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | 2014 | 20 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | Iraq | [14][15][16] |
Kumbh Mela | 30 January 2001 | 20 million | Pilgrimage | Prayagraj | India | [17] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | September 2021 | 16.3 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | Iraq | [18] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | October 2018 | 15.3 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | Iraq | [18] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | October 2019 | 15.2 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | Iraq | [18] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | January 2013 | 15–18 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | Iraq | [19][20] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | January 2012 | 15 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | Iraq | [21][22] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | January 2011 | 15 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | Iraq | [23] |
Funeral of C. N. Annadurai | 4 February 1969 | 15 million | Funeral | Tamil Nadu | India | [24] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | October 2020 | 14.6 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | Iraq | [18] |
Kumbh Mela | 15 January 2019 | 14 million | Pilgrimage | Prayagraj | India | [25] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | 2017 | 14 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | Iraq | [26][27] |
Martyrdom processions of Musa al-Kazim | 2016 | 12 million | Martyrdom processions | Kadhimiya, Baghdad | Iraq | [28][29] |
Martyrdom processions of Musa al-Kazim | 2015 | 12 million | Martyrdom processions | Kadhimiya, Baghdad | Iraq | [30] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | November 2016 | 11.2 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | Iraq | [18] |
Funeral of Ruhollah Khomeini | 6 June 1989 | 10.2 million | Funeral | Tehran | Iran | [31] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | 2009 | 10–14 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | Iraq | [citation needed] |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | January 2010 | 10 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | Iraq | [32][33][34] |
Kumbh Mela | 14 April 2010 | 10 million | Pilgrimage | Haridwar | India | [35][need quotation to verify] |
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Approximately 50 and 30 million people attended the Allahabad Ardh Kumbh Mela in 2019 and Maha Kumbh Mela in 2013, respectively to bathe in the Ganges, making them the largest peaceful gathering events in the world.[1][2]
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People taking part in the Arba'een Pilgrimage
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Attendees at the funeral of Ruhollah Khomeini
Five to ten million
Event | Date | Participants | Type | Location | Country | Notes | Ref. |
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Celebration of General Douglas MacArthur after he was relieved of duty by President Harry S. Truman | 20 April 1951 | 7.5 million | Celebration | New York City | United States | [36] | |
Martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein | October 2015 | 7-9 million | Martyrdom anniversary | Karbala | Iraq | [37][38] | |
Mass on the Feast of Santo Niño at the apostolic and state visit of Pope Francis in the Philippines | 18 January 2015 | 6-7 million | Religious gathering | Rizal Park, Manila | Philippines | Largest papal crowd in history | [39][40][41] |
Feast of the Black Nazarene | 9 January 2024 | Over 6 million | Religious holiday | Manila | Philippines | [42][43][44] | |
Mid-Sha'ban celebration | 6 July 2012 | Over 6 million | Religious holiday | Karbala | Iraq | [45] | |
Feast of the Black Nazarene | 9 January 2015 | Over 5.5 million | Religious holiday | Manila | Philippines | Ahead of Pope Francis' visit | [46][47][48] |
Mid-Sha'ban pilgrimage to the Shrine of Imam Hussein | 20 July 2011 | Over 5 million | Pilgrimage | Karbala | Iraq | [49] | |
Appearance of Pope John Paul II at World Youth Day 1995 | January 1995 | Over 5 million | Religious gathering | Manila | Philippines | Largest papal crowd in history until visit of Pope Francis to Manila on 18 January 2015 | [50] |
Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series parade | 4 November 2016 | Over 5 million | Sports rally | Chicago | USA | The Cubs' victory marked their first World Series win since 1908 | [51] |
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Mass on the Feast of Santo Niño at the apostolic and state visit of Pope Francis in the Philippines with over six million people gathered in Rizal Park, Manila on 18 January 2015.
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Over six million of Devotees at the Traslación of the Black Nazarene on 9 January 2024.
Two to five million
Event | Date | Participants | Type | Location | Country | Notes | Ref. |
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Democracy and Martyrs' Rally | 7 August 2016 | 5 million | Political rally | Istanbul | Turkey | 5 million according to Istanbul Police Department | [52] |
Parade celebrating Argentina national football team's victory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup | December 2022 | 5 million | Sports rally | Buenos Aires | Argentina | [53][54][55] | |
Death anniversary of Imam Kazim | 30 June 2011 | 5 million | Pilgrimage | Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Kadhimiyah | Iraq | [56] | |
Funeral of Gamal Abdel Nasser | 1 October 1970 | 5 million | Funeral | Cairo | Egypt | [57][58] | |
Bishwa Ijtema | 2010 | 5 million | Religious holiday | Dhaka | Bangladesh | [59] | |
Makarajyothi | 14 January 2007 | 5 million | Religious holiday | Sabarimala | India | [60] | |
Rod Stewart Concert | 31 December 1994 | 4.2 million | Music performance | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | [61] | |
Ashura | 2010 | Over 4 million | Religious holiday | Karbala | Iraq | [62][better source needed] | |
Funeral of Umm Kulthum | 6 February 1975 | 4 million | Funeral | Cairo | Egypt | [63][64] | |
WorldPride | 30 June 2019 | 4 million | Celebration | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=List_of_largest_peaceful_gatherings