Wimbledon 2026 Draws Largest Crowd in Tournament History

Wimbledon welcomed a record number of spectators during the 2026 Championships, with 550,151 guests attending the 139th edition of the Grand Slam.

The All England Club announced that this year’s tournament established a new attendance record, with daily attendance records also set on days seven, 12 and 14 of the Championships.

Tournament officials said the first rain-free Wimbledon since 2019 contributed to the record turnout. The favorable weather led to strong demand for the Queue, with tens of thousands of spectators purchasing same-day tickets.

International attendance remained strong, with the largest number of overseas visitors traveling from the United States. Ireland, Italy and Germany also ranked among the top international markets for the tournament.

Wimbledon also expanded its fan experience outside the United Kingdom with the return of The Wimbledon Court in New York City’s Central Park. More than 14,000 people attended the four-day event, where Wollman Rink was transformed into a grass tennis court.

The event featured The Wimbledon Court Invitational exhibition, with Andre Agassi, Caroline Wozniacki, James Blake and Eugenie Bouchard taking part. Additional programming included free coaching clinics and a wheelchair tennis session.

According to organizers, attendance at the New York activation increased 42% compared with last year’s event, setting a new record for the experience.

The Championships also included several community and charitable initiatives. On the first Thursday of the tournament, Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales made a surprise visit to the Queue, where she met spectators and scanned tickets as guests entered the grounds.

The Wimbledon Foundation, the official charity of the All England Club and The Championships, welcomed more than 600 guests representing 116 charity partners during the tournament. The Foundation also raised $373,000 (€325,000/£278,000) through the Championships’ ticket resale scheme, which is supported by Barclays.

The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum also saw strong attendance during the tournament, welcoming more than 35,000 visitors over the two-week event.

On the court, Linda Noskova defeated fellow Czech player Karolina Muchova to win the women’s singles title, while Jannik Sinner beat Alexander Zverev to capture his second consecutive Wimbledon men’s singles championship. 

Japan’s Yui Kamiji and Tokito Oda claimed the women’s and men’s wheelchair singles titles, respectively, while Great Britain’s Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid secured their seventh Wimbledon men’s wheelchair doubles title. 

Other doubles champions included Hanyu Guo and Kristina Mladenovic in the women’s doubles, Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara in the men’s doubles, Jelena Ostapenko and Marcelo Arevalo in the mixed doubles, Kamiji and Zhu Zhenzhen in the women’s wheelchair doubles, and Guy Sasson and Niels Vink in the wheelchair quad doubles.