Facts and figures about the Oktoberfest in Munich
Oktoberfest in figures: Visitors, records, extremes
Oktoberfest is an event with impressive numbers: With millions of visitors, thousands of employees and eternal records. We have compiled the most important facts and figures about the Oktoberfest for you here.
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Oktoberfest 2025 in numbers
Applicants in 2025:
- Total: 803
- Approved: 468
- Goods sales: 170
- Exhibitions: 238
- Catering establishments: 36
- Largest festival hall (including garden): Hofbräu (9,991 seats)
- Smallest catering business: Schiebl's Kaffeehaferl (60 seats)
Beer price 2025
The festival grounds
- Theresienwiese: 42 hectares
- Oktoberfest area with 34.5 hectares, including Oider Wiesn ("Old Oktoberfest") with 3.5 hectares
Oktoberfest records
- Most visitors: 7.2 million (2023)
- Highest beer consumption: 79,225 hectoliters (2011)
- Largest festival tent: Bräurosl with 12,000 seats in 1913; today Hofbräu festival tent with just under 10,000 seats
The Oktoberfest 2024: Balance sheet
- Visitors: 6.7 million
- Beer served: 7 million liters
- Electricity consumption (operation): 2.8 million kilowatt hours
- Natural gas consumption: 165,000 cubic meters
- Water consumption: 82,653 cubic meters
- Garbage: 802 tons
- Lost property: 3,500
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