Event
|
Date
|
Participants
|
Type
|
Location
|
Country
|
Notes
|
Ref.
|
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
|
New York City
|
USA
|
|
[65]
|
Pledge of allegiance to
Imam Ali
|
16 November 2011
|
Over 3 million
|
Political rally
|
Najaf
|
Iraq
|
|
[66]
|
CGIL labour reform protest
|
23 March 2002
|
Over 3 million
|
Political rally
|
Circus Maximus,
Rome
|
Italy
|
Against
Silvio Berlusconi's conservative government's labour reform
|
[67]
[68]
|
Nabakalebara Ratha Yatra
|
2015
|
Over 3 million
|
Religious holiday
|
Puri
|
India
|
|
[69]
|
Jean-Michel Jarre Concert
|
1997
|
3.5 million
|
Music performance
|
Moscow
|
Russia
|
Celebration of the 850th birthday of Moscow
|
[
citation needed]
|
Santo Niño de Cebú
|
19 January 2014
|
3.2 million
|
Religious gathering
|
Cebu City
|
Philippines
|
|
[70]
[71]
[72]
|
Hajj to
Mecca
|
2012
|
3.16 million
|
Pilgrimage
|
Mecca
|
Saudi Arabia
|
|
[73]
|
Death anniversary of
Muhammad and
Imam Hassan
|
3 February 2011
|
3 million
|
Religious gathering
|
Najaf
|
Iraq
|
|
[74]
|
Ramadan
iftar
|
13 July 2013
|
3 million
|
Religious gathering
|
Imam Reza shrine,
Mashhad
|
Iran
|
Largest-ever iftar
|
[75][
better source needed]
|
Anti-war rally against the
U.S.-led invasion of Iraq
|
15 February 2003
|
3 million
|
Political rally
|
Rome
|
Italy
|
|
[76]
[77]
|
Benazir Bhutto's return from exile
|
1986
|
3 million
|
Celebration
|
Lahore
|
Pakistan
|
The procession covered the 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) distance from the
Lahore Airport to
Minar e Pakistan in over ten hours
|
[78]
|
Closing
Mass of
World Youth Day 2013
|
|
3 million
|
Religious gathering
|
Copacabana Beach,
Rio de Janeiro
|
Brazil
|
|
[79]
|
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
|
2 June 1953
|
3 million
|
Celebration
|
London
|
UK
|
|
[80]
|
Boston Red Sox's
2004 World Series Win
|
30 October 2004
|
3 million
|
Sports rally
|
Boston
|
USA
|
The victory ended an 86-year drought of World Series championships and ended the era of the famous
Curse of the Bambino
|
[81]
|
Closing
Mass of
World Youth Day 2016
|
2016
|
Up to 3 million
|
Religious gathering
|
Kraków
|
Poland
|
|
[82]
[83]
|
New Year's Eve Party
|
31 December
|
Over 2 million
|
Celebration
|
Copacabana Beach,
Rio de Janeiro
|
Brazil
|
World's largest New Year's Eve party
|
[84]
|
Hajj to
Mecca
|
2016
|
Over 2 million
|
Pilgrimage
|
Mount Arafat,
Mecca
|
Saudi Arabia
|
|
[85]
|
2019–20 Hong Kong protests
|
18 August 2019
|
Over 2 million
|
Political rally
|
Hong Kong Island
|
China
|
Following the indefinite suspension of the
controversial extradition bill, protestors asked the
Hong Kong government to respond their 5 demands as well as protested against the abusive violence use of
the city's police force and its collusion with the mobs. The organiser claimed a total number of attendees with over 1.7 million (only counting people in
Causeway Bay and
Tin Hau areas) while lot of people gathered around
Wan Chai,
Central and
Sheung Wan. An estimated number of over 2 million people took part in the march.
|
[86]
|
Hajj to
Mecca
|
November 2010
|
2.8 million
|
Pilgrimage
|
Mecca
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Number excludes unregistered pilgrims, which were over 0.75 million
|
[87]
|
Feast of the Black Nazarene
|
January 2008
|
2.6 million
|
Religious holiday
|
Manila
|
Philippines
|
|
[88]
|
Funeral of
Puneeth Rajkumar
|
29 October 2021
|
2.5 million
|
Funeral
|
Bangalore
|
India
|
|
[89]
|
Funeral of
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
|
10 January 2017
|
2.5 - 4.5 million
|
Funeral
|
Tehran
|
Iran
|
|
[90]
[91]
[92]
|
Art of Living Silver Jubilee Celebration
|
2016
|
2.5 million
|
Celebration
|
Bangalore
|
India
|
|
[93]
|
Beatification of Pope John Paul II
|
2 April 2005
|
2.5 million
|
Religious gathering
|
Błonia Park,
Kraków
|
Poland
|
|
[94]
|
São Paulo Gay Pride Parade
|
June 2006
|
2.5 million
|
Celebration
|
São Paulo
|
Brazil
|
|
[95]
|
Funeral of
Mahatma Gandhi
|
31 January 1948
|
2.5 million
|
Funeral
|
New Delhi
|
India
|
|
[96]
|
Funeral of Pope John Paul II
|
8 April 2005
|
2 - 4 million
|
Funeral
|
Vatican
|
Vatican
|
|
[97]
[98]
|
Chicago Blackhawks
2013 Stanley Cup parade
|
2013
|
2 million
|
Sports rally
|
Chicago
|
USA
|
|
[99]
|
Philadelphia Flyers
1974 Stanley Cup parade
|
1974
|
2 million
|
Sports rally
|
Philadelphia
|
USA
|
|
[100]
|
Philadelphia Phillies
2008 World Series parade
|
31 October 2008
|
2 million
|
Sports rally
|
Broad Street,
Philadelphia
|
USA
|
|
[101]
|
Funeral of
Ziaur Rahman
|
2 June 1981
|
2 million
|
Funeral
|
|
Bangladesh
|
|
[102]
[103]
|
Spain national football team
2010 FIFA World Cup parade
|
2010
|
2 million
|
Sports rally
|
Madrid
|
Spain
|
|
[104]
|
Attukal Pongala
|
4 March 2007
|
2 million
|
Religious holiday
|
Attukal Temple,
Kerala
|
India
|
Largest gathering of women in history, overtaking the record set by the same festival on 23 February 1997
|
[105]
|
Baltic Way demonstration
|
23 August 1989
|
2 million
|
Political rally
|
Between
Vilnius,
Riga and
Tallinn
|
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia
|
The demonstrators formed an uninterrupted 675 kilometres (419 mi) human chain
|
[106]
|
Bicentennial of the
May Revolution
|
25 May 2010
|
2 million
|
Celebration
|
9 de Julio avenue,
Buenos Aires
|
Argentina
|
|
[107]
|
Funeral of
Bal Thackeray
|
18 November 2012
|
2 million
|
Funeral
|
Mumbai
|
India
|
7 kilometres (4.3 mi)-long
cortège
|
[108]
[109]
|
Bishwa Ijtema
|
2001
|
2 million
|
Religious holiday
|
Dhaka
|
Bangladesh
|
|
[110][
non-primary source needed]
|
People Power Revolution
|
February 1986
|
2 million
|
Political rally
|
Manila
|
Philippines
|
Resulted in the downfall of
President Ferdinand Marcos
|
[111]
[112]
|
Funeral of
Benigno Aquino Jr.
|
31 August 1983
|
2 million
|
Funeral
|
|
Philippines
|
|
[113]
|
Funeral of
Corazon Aquino
|
5 August 2009
|
2 million
|
Funeral
|
|
Philippines
|
|
[113]
|
World Youth Day
|
August 2000
|
2 million
|
Religious gathering
|
Rome
|
Italy
|
|
[114]
|
Ashura
|
24 December 2013
|
2 million
|
Religious gathering
|
Raja Bazaar,
Rawalpindi
|
Pakistan
|
Gathering prior to the
Ashura riots; commemoration of Chehlum of
Imam Hussain. Despite threats from
Takfiri groups against the assembled
Shia Muslims, the Takfiris eventually were forced to retreat.
|
[115]
|
Iglesia ni Cristo's 100th anniversary
|
27 July 2014
|
2 million
|
Celebration
|
Ciudad de Victoria
|
Philippines
|
|
[116]
[117]
|
Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer
|
29 July 1981
|
2 million
|
Wedding
|
London
|
UK
|
|
[118]
|
Ashura
|
9 August 2013
|
2 million
|
Religious holiday
|
Hussani Chuk Skardu,
Gilgit-Baltistan
|
Pakistan
|
Commemoration of Majlis of
Imam Hussain
|
[
citation needed]
|
2019–20 Hong Kong protests
|
16 June 2019
|
2 million
|
Political rally
|
Hong Kong Island
|
China
|
Around 30% of the population protested
Hong Kong Chief Executive
Carrie Lam delaying
a controversial extradition bill, calling on her to completely withdraw the legislation and resign. The crowd also protested against the violence of the city's police force towards the protestors on 12 June 2019.
|
[119]
|
Toronto Raptors
2019 NBA Championship parade
|
17 June 2019
|
2 million
|
Sports rally
|
Toronto
|
Canada
|
|
[120]
|
December 2016 Jakarta protests
|
December 2016
|
2 million
|
Political rally
|
Monas,
Jakarta
|
Indonesia
|
The protests demanded the termination of the gubernatorial office held by
Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, who had been accused as a suspect in the blasphemy case.
|
[121]
|