Stray Kids' DominATE World Tour Ranks in Top 10 Global Tours of 2025

Stray Kids have made a significant impact on the global music scene with their 2025 world tour, securing a spot in the top 10 of the world's most successful tours this year.

According to Billboard's year-end charts released on December 9th, Stray Kids' 'Stray Kids World Tour < dominATE >' achieved the highest ranking for a K-pop artist, landing at number 10 on the 'Top Tours 2025' chart, which covers the period from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025.

The tour, which included performances in Hong Kong, five cities in Latin America, ten cities in North America, and six cities in Europe, sold approximately 1.3 million tickets across 31 shows. The chart also features global superstars such as Coldplay, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, The Weeknd, and Shakira.

Stray Kids' tour, their largest to date, set numerous records for K-pop artists. Out of the 31 shows counted on Billboard's 'Top Tours 2025' chart, 29 were held in major stadiums across 21 regions in Latin America, North America, and Europe. Notably, they became the first K-pop act to perform in 11 of these stadiums. At Paris' Stade de France, they set a new record for the largest K-pop concert audience.

In October, Pollstar, a leading concert industry publication, ranked Stray Kids at number 2 on the 'Top 20 Global Concert Tours,' the highest position for a K-pop artist. This ranking is based on average ticket sales revenue per region, placing them just behind Beyoncé. Rolling Stone also highlighted Stray Kids' achievements in an article titled '10 Moments That Defined K-pop's Monumental Year in 2025,' drawing attention to their success.

Rolling Stone noted, "The 'K-pop mega group' Stray Kids broke new records this year. According to Pollstar, the '< dominATE >' tour was the second most successful global tour of 2025, following Beyoncé. They continue to break their own records with each album release. With their November release, SKZ IT TAPE 'DO IT,' they became the only group in Billboard 200 history to debut at number 1 with eight consecutive projects."

Kim Ji-won, TenAsia Reporter one@tenasia.co.kr