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WNBA Finals attendance by year, record and history (2002–2026)

Name: WNBA Finals attendance, 2002–2026
Creator: Full Court Buckets
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By Ryan MoalemiPublished October 14, 2026 · Updated Oct. 18, 2026, PT

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Data through: Finals archive: through 2025. 2026 playoffs: through semifinals. 2026 Finals: through Game 1. Dataset v1 · Methods Next data update after Game 2. Next: Game 2, Mon. Oct. 19, 5 p.m. PT (8 p.m. ET) at Chase Center.

The highest Finals series total in our 2002–2025 database is 92,599, across five games in 2024. See supporting games

The FCB Finals database

Every WNBA Finals game since 2002, searchable

94 games indexed · 91 with published attendance · each row links to its source game record

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For these filters94 matching of 94 indexed games91 with attendanceCombined reported attendance 1,209,427Average per game 13,290Excluded from arithmetic: 3 games with no attendance shown (2020, no fans).

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These games have no published attendance (2020 Finals, no fans admitted), so no total or average is shown.

2024 series games in the benchmark series (not each a single-game record) Game high 22,076, 2003 G3 and 2007 G5 OT 5 overtime games

By game

Year	Game	Date	Matchup (home bold)	Arena	Attendance	Score	Margin	OT	Source
2026 G1	G1	10/17	ATL @ GSVChase Center	Chase Center	18,064	68–64	4	Reg.	Source Copy link
2025 G4	G4	10/10	LVA @ PHXMortgage Matchup Center	Mortgage Matchup Center	17,071	97–86	11	Reg.	Source Copy link
2025 G3	G3	10/08	LVA @ PHXMortgage Matchup Center	Mortgage Matchup Center	17,071	90–88	2	Reg.	Source Copy link
2025 G2	G2	10/05	PHX @ LVAMichelob ULTRA Arena	Michelob ULTRA Arena	10,404	78–91	13	Reg.	Source Copy link
2025 G1	G1	10/03	PHX @ LVAMichelob ULTRA Arena	Michelob ULTRA Arena	10,266	86–89	3	Reg.	Source Copy link
2024 G5	G5	10/20	MIN @ NYL 2024 seriesBarclays Center	Barclays Center	18,090	62–67	5	OT	Source Copy link
2024 G4	G4	10/18	NYL @ MIN 2024 seriesTarget Center	Target Center	19,210	80–82	2	Reg.	Source Copy link
2024 G3	G3	10/16	NYL @ MIN 2024 seriesTarget Center	Target Center	19,521	80–77	3	Reg.	Source Copy link
2024 G2	G2	10/13	MIN @ NYL 2024 seriesBarclays Center	Barclays Center	18,046	66–80	14	Reg.	Source Copy link
2024 G1	G1	10/10	MIN @ NYL 2024 seriesBarclays Center	Barclays Center	17,732	95–93	2	OT	Source Copy link
2023 G4	G4	10/18	LVA @ NYLBarclays Center	Barclays Center	16,851	70–69	1	Reg.	Source Copy link
2023 G3	G3	10/15	LVA @ NYLBarclays Center	Barclays Center	17,143	73–87	14	Reg.	Source Copy link
2023 G2	G2	10/11	NYL @ LVAMichelob ULTRA Arena	Michelob ULTRA Arena	10,232	76–104	28	Reg.	Source Copy link
2023 G1	G1	10/08	NYL @ LVAMichelob ULTRA Arena	Michelob ULTRA Arena	10,300	82–99	17	Reg.	Source Copy link
2022 G4	G4	09/18	LVA @ CONMohegan Sun Arena	Mohegan Sun Arena	9,652	78–71	7	Reg.	Source Copy link
2022 G3	G3	09/15	LVA @ CONMohegan Sun Arena	Mohegan Sun Arena	8,745	76–105	29	Reg.	Source Copy link
2022 G2	G2	09/13	CON @ LVAMichelob ULTRA Arena	Michelob ULTRA Arena	10,211	71–85	14	Reg.	Source Copy link
2022 G1	G1	09/11	CON @ LVAMichelob ULTRA Arena	Michelob ULTRA Arena	10,135	64–67	3	Reg.	Source Copy link
2021 G4	G4	10/17	PHO @ CHIWintrust Arena	Wintrust Arena	10,378	74–80	6	Reg.	Source Copy link
2021 G3	G3	10/15	PHO @ CHIWintrust Arena	Wintrust Arena	10,378	50–86	36	Reg.	Source Copy link
2021 G2	G2	10/13	CHI @ PHOFootprint Center	Footprint Center	13,685	86–91	5	OT	Source Copy link
2021 G1	G1	10/10	CHI @ PHOFootprint Center	Footprint Center	10,191	91–77	14	Reg.	Source Copy link
2020 G3	G3	10/06	LVA @ SEAWNBA Court 1	WNBA Court 1	Not shownno fans admitted (2020)	59–92	33	Reg.	Source Copy link
2020 G2	G2	10/04	SEA @ LVAWNBA Court 1	WNBA Court 1	Not shownno fans admitted (2020)	104–91	13	Reg.	Source Copy link
2020 G1	G1	10/02	SEA @ LVAWNBA Court 1	WNBA Court 1	Not shownno fans admitted (2020)	93–80	13	Reg.	Source Copy link
2019 G5	G5	10/10	CON @ WASEntertainment and Sports Arena	Entertainment and Sports Arena	4,200	78–89	11	Reg.	Source Copy link
2019 G4	G4	10/08	WAS @ CONMohegan Sun Arena	Mohegan Sun Arena	8,458	86–90	4	Reg.	Source Copy link
2019 G3	G3	10/06	WAS @ CONMohegan Sun Arena	Mohegan Sun Arena	9,170	94–81	13	Reg.	Source Copy link
2019 G2	G2	10/01	CON @ WASEntertainment and Sports Arena	Entertainment and Sports Arena	4,200	99–87	12	Reg.	Source Copy link
2019 G1	G1	09/29	CON @ WASEntertainment and Sports Arena	Entertainment and Sports Arena	4,200	86–95	9	Reg.	Source Copy link
2018 G3	G3	09/12	SEA @ WASEagleBank Arena, George Mason University	EagleBank Arena, George Mason University	9,164	98–82	16	Reg.	Source Copy link
2018 G2	G2	09/09	WAS @ SEAKeyArena	KeyArena	14,212	73–75	2	Reg.	Source Copy link
2018 G1	G1	09/07	WAS @ SEAKeyArena	KeyArena	11,486	76–89	13	Reg.	Source Copy link
2017 G5	G5	10/04	LAS @ MINWilliams Arena, Univ. of Minnesota	Williams Arena, Univ. of Minnesota	14,632	76–85	9	Reg.	Source Copy link
2017 G4	G4	10/01	MIN @ LASSTAPLES Center	STAPLES Center	13,500	80–69	11	Reg.	Source Copy link
2017 G3	G3	09/29	MIN @ LASSTAPLES Center	STAPLES Center	13,500	64–75	11	Reg.	Source Copy link
2017 G2	G2	09/26	LAS @ MINWilliams Arena, Univ. of Minnesota	Williams Arena, Univ. of Minnesota	11,434	68–70	2	Reg.	Source Copy link
2017 G1	G1	09/24	LAS @ MINWilliams Arena, Univ. of Minnesota	Williams Arena, Univ. of Minnesota	11,823	85–84	1	Reg.	Source Copy link
2016 G5	G5	10/20	LAS @ MINTarget Center	Target Center	19,423	77–76	1	Reg.	Source Copy link
2016 G4	G4	10/16	MIN @ LASSTAPLES Center	STAPLES Center	12,885	85–79	6	Reg.	Source Copy link
2016 G3	G3	10/14	MIN @ LASGalen Center	Galen Center	8,093	75–92	17	Reg.	Source Copy link
2016 G2	G2	10/11	LAS @ MINTarget Center	Target Center	12,832	60–79	19	Reg.	Source Copy link
2016 G1	G1	10/09	LAS @ MINTarget Center	Target Center	12,113	78–76	2	Reg.	Source Copy link
2015 G5	G5	10/14	IND @ MINTarget Center	Target Center	18,933	52–69	17	Reg.	Source Copy link
2015 G4	G4	10/11	MIN @ INDBankers Life Fieldhouse	Bankers Life Fieldhouse	10,582	69–75	6	Reg.	Source Copy link
2015 G3	G3	10/09	MIN @ INDBankers Life Fieldhouse	Bankers Life Fieldhouse	16,332	80–77	3	Reg.	Source Copy link
2015 G2	G2	10/06	IND @ MINTarget Center	Target Center	12,134	71–77	6	Reg.	Source Copy link
2015 G1	G1	10/04	IND @ MINTarget Center	Target Center	11,023	75–69	6	Reg.	Source Copy link
2014 G3	G3	09/12	PHO @ CHIUIC Pavilion	UIC Pavilion	7,365	87–82	5	Reg.	Source Copy link
2014 G2	G2	09/09	CHI @ PHOUS Airways Center	US Airways Center	13,348	68–97	29	Reg.	Source Copy link
2014 G1	G1	09/07	CHI @ PHOUS Airways Center	US Airways Center	13,263	62–83	21	Reg.	Source Copy link
2013 G3	G3	10/10	MIN @ ATLGwinnett Center	Gwinnett Center	5,040	86–77	9	Reg.	Source Copy link
2013 G2	G2	10/08	ATL @ MINTarget Center	Target Center	12,313	63–88	25	Reg.	Source Copy link
2013 G1	G1	10/06	ATL @ MINTarget Center	Target Center	13,804	59–84	25	Reg.	Source Copy link
2012 G4	G4	10/21	MIN @ INDBankers Life Fieldhouse	Bankers Life Fieldhouse	15,213	78–87	9	Reg.	Source Copy link
2012 G3	G3	10/19	MIN @ INDBankers Life Fieldhouse	Bankers Life Fieldhouse	18,165	59–76	17	Reg.	Source Copy link
2012 G2	G2	10/17	IND @ MINTarget Center	Target Center	13,478	71–83	12	Reg.	Source Copy link
2012 G1	G1	10/14	IND @ MINTarget Center	Target Center	14,322	76–70	6	Reg.	Source Copy link
2011 G3	G3	10/07	MIN @ ATLPhilips Arena	Philips Arena	11,543	73–67	6	Reg.	Source Copy link
2011 G2	G2	10/05	ATL @ MINTarget Center	Target Center	15,124	95–101	6	Reg.	Source Copy link
2011 G1	G1	10/02	ATL @ MINTarget Center	Target Center	15,258	74–88	14	Reg.	Source Copy link
2010 G3	G3	09/16	SEA @ ATLPhilips Arena	Philips Arena	10,522	87–84	3	Reg.	Source Copy link
2010 G2	G2	09/14	ATL @ SEAKeyArena	KeyArena	13,898	84–87	3	Reg.	Source Copy link
2010 G1	G1	09/12	ATL @ SEAKeyArena	KeyArena	15,084	77–79	2	Reg.	Source Copy link
2009 G5	G5	10/09	IND @ PHOUS Airways Center	US Airways Center	17,313	86–94	8	Reg.	Source Copy link
2009 G4	G4	10/07	PHO @ INDBankers Life Fieldhouse	Bankers Life Fieldhouse	18,165	90–77	13	Reg.	Source Copy link
2009 G3	G3	10/04	PHO @ INDBankers Life Fieldhouse	Bankers Life Fieldhouse	18,165	85–86	1	Reg.	Source Copy link
2009 G2	G2	10/01	IND @ PHOUS Airways Center	US Airways Center	16,758	93–84	9	Reg.	Source Copy link
2009 G1	G1	09/29	IND @ PHOUS Airways Center	US Airways Center	11,617	116–120	4	OT	Source Copy link
2008 G3	G3	10/05	SAN @ DETEMU Convocation Center	EMU Convocation Center	8,952	60–76	16	Reg.	Source Copy link
2008 G2	G2	10/03	DET @ SANAT&T Center	AT&T Center	16,012	69–61	8	Reg.	Source Copy link
2008 G1	G1	10/01	DET @ SANAT&T Center	AT&T Center	9,380	77–69	8	Reg.	Source Copy link
2007 G5	G5	09/16	PHO @ DET Game highPalace of Auburn Hills	Palace of Auburn Hills	22,076	108–92	16	Reg.	Source Copy link
2007 G4	G4	09/13	DET @ PHOUS Airways Center	US Airways Center	12,813	76–77	1	Reg.	Source Copy link
2007 G3	G3	09/11	DET @ PHOUS Airways Center	US Airways Center	12,024	88–83	5	Reg.	Source Copy link
2007 G2	G2	09/08	PHO @ DETPalace of Auburn Hills	Palace of Auburn Hills	16,752	98–70	28	Reg.	Source Copy link
2007 G1	G1	09/05	PHO @ DETPalace of Auburn Hills	Palace of Auburn Hills	10,513	100–108	8	Reg.	Source Copy link
2006 G5	G5	09/09	SAC @ DETPalace of Auburn Hills	Palace of Auburn Hills	19,671	75–80	5	Reg.	Source Copy link
2006 G4	G4	09/06	DET @ SACSleep Train Arena	Sleep Train Arena	14,213	72–52	20	Reg.	Source Copy link
2006 G3	G3	09/03	DET @ SACSleep Train Arena	Sleep Train Arena	14,253	69–89	20	Reg.	Source Copy link
2006 G2	G2	09/01	SAC @ DETPalace of Auburn Hills	Palace of Auburn Hills	15,218	63–73	10	Reg.	Source Copy link
2006 G1	G1	08/30	SAC @ DETPalace of Auburn Hills	Palace of Auburn Hills	9,581	95–71	24	Reg.	Source Copy link
2005 G4	G4	09/20	CON @ SACSleep Train Arena	Sleep Train Arena	15,002	59–62	3	Reg.	Source Copy link
2005 G3	G3	09/18	CON @ SACSleep Train Arena	Sleep Train Arena	14,073	55–66	11	Reg.	Source Copy link
2005 G2	G2	09/15	SAC @ CONMohegan Sun Arena	Mohegan Sun Arena	8,444	70–77	7	OT	Source Copy link
2005 G1	G1	09/14	SAC @ CONMohegan Sun Arena	Mohegan Sun Arena	8,157	69–65	4	Reg.	Source Copy link
2004 G3	G3	10/12	CON @ SEAKeyArena	KeyArena	17,072	60–74	14	Reg.	Source Copy link
2004 G2	G2	10/10	CON @ SEAKeyArena	KeyArena	17,072	65–67	2	Reg.	Source Copy link
2004 G1	G1	10/08	SEA @ CONMohegan Sun Arena	Mohegan Sun Arena	9,341	64–68	4	Reg.	Source Copy link
2003 G3	G3	09/16	LAS @ DET Game highPalace of Auburn Hills	Palace of Auburn Hills	22,076	78–83	5	Reg.	Source Copy link
2003 G2	G2	09/14	LAS @ DETPalace of Auburn Hills	Palace of Auburn Hills	17,846	61–62	1	Reg.	Source Copy link
2003 G1	G1	09/12	DET @ LASSTAPLES Center	STAPLES Center	10,264	63–75	12	Reg.	Source Copy link
2002 G2	G2	08/31	NYL @ LASSTAPLES Center	STAPLES Center	13,493	66–69	3	Reg.	Source Copy link
2002 G1	G1	08/29	LAS @ NYLMadison Square Garden	Madison Square Garden	17,666	71–63	8	Reg.	Source Copy link

Print shows the 25 most recent games. All games, filters and sorting are on the live page, and the full dataset is a CSV download: https://fullcourtbuckets.com/news/2026-wnba-finals-ratings-tracker/#finals-database

By Finals series

Year	Teams	Games	Total	Average	Link
2025 Best-of-7	LVA vs PHX	4	54,812 10,266 + 10,404 + 17,071 + 17,071 = 54,812 G1 G2 G3 G4	13,703	Copy link
2024	MIN vs NYL	5	92,599 17,732 + 18,046 + 19,521 + 19,210 + 18,090 = 92,599 G1 G2 G3 G4 G5	18,520	Copy link
2023	LVA vs NYL	4	54,526 10,300 + 10,232 + 17,143 + 16,851 = 54,526 G1 G2 G3 G4	13,632	Copy link
2022	CON vs LVA	4	38,743 10,135 + 10,211 + 8,745 + 9,652 = 38,743 G1 G2 G3 G4	9,686	Copy link
2021	CHI vs PHO	4	44,632 10,191 + 13,685 + 10,378 + 10,378 = 44,632 G1 G2 G3 G4	11,158	Copy link
2020	LVA vs SEA	3	Not shown No fans admitted (2020 bubble) G1 G2 G3	–	Copy link
2019	CON vs WAS	5	30,228 4,200 + 4,200 + 9,170 + 8,458 + 4,200 = 30,228 G1 G2 G3 G4 G5	6,046	Copy link
2018	SEA vs WAS	3	34,862 11,486 + 14,212 + 9,164 = 34,862 G1 G2 G3	11,621	Copy link
2017	LAS vs MIN	5	64,889 11,823 + 11,434 + 13,500 + 13,500 + 14,632 = 64,889 G1 G2 G3 G4 G5	12,978	Copy link
2016	LAS vs MIN	5	65,346 12,113 + 12,832 + 8,093 + 12,885 + 19,423 = 65,346 G1 G2 G3 G4 G5	13,069	Copy link
2015	IND vs MIN	5	69,004 11,023 + 12,134 + 16,332 + 10,582 + 18,933 = 69,004 G1 G2 G3 G4 G5	13,801	Copy link
2014	CHI vs PHO	3	33,976 13,263 + 13,348 + 7,365 = 33,976 G1 G2 G3	11,325	Copy link
2013	ATL vs MIN	3	31,157 13,804 + 12,313 + 5,040 = 31,157 G1 G2 G3	10,386	Copy link
2012	IND vs MIN	4	61,178 14,322 + 13,478 + 18,165 + 15,213 = 61,178 G1 G2 G3 G4	15,295	Copy link
2011	ATL vs MIN	3	41,925 15,258 + 15,124 + 11,543 = 41,925 G1 G2 G3	13,975	Copy link
2010	ATL vs SEA	3	39,504 15,084 + 13,898 + 10,522 = 39,504 G1 G2 G3	13,168	Copy link
2009	IND vs PHO	5	82,018 11,617 + 16,758 + 18,165 + 18,165 + 17,313 = 82,018 G1 G2 G3 G4 G5	16,404	Copy link
2008	DET vs SAN	3	34,344 9,380 + 16,012 + 8,952 = 34,344 G1 G2 G3	11,448	Copy link
2007	DET vs PHO	5	74,178 10,513 + 16,752 + 12,024 + 12,813 + 22,076 = 74,178 G1 G2 G3 G4 G5	14,836	Copy link
2006	DET vs SAC	5	72,936 9,581 + 15,218 + 14,253 + 14,213 + 19,671 = 72,936 G1 G2 G3 G4 G5	14,587	Copy link
2005	CON vs SAC	4	45,676 8,157 + 8,444 + 14,073 + 15,002 = 45,676 G1 G2 G3 G4	11,419	Copy link
2004	CON vs SEA	3	43,485 9,341 + 17,072 + 17,072 = 43,485 G1 G2 G3	14,495	Copy link
2003	DET vs LAS	3	50,186 10,264 + 17,846 + 22,076 = 50,186 G1 G2 G3	16,729	Copy link
2002	LAS vs NYL	2	31,159 17,666 + 13,493 = 31,159 G1 G2	15,580	Copy link

24 Finals series. Click a total to see its games and the addition. Averages = total ÷ games with published attendance, rounded half-up.

Sort with the column buttons (▲▼); filters, search and view combine and are kept in the page address. Row links (e.g. #g2024-1) open with that row shown even if filters or the first page would hide it. The table opens on 10 rows. Show all, and both CSV downloads, include every matching game. “Source” opens the published WNBA.com game record.

2026 WNBA Finals

Valkyries lead 1-0. Golden State won Game 1, 68-64, at Chase Center on Saturday, Oct. 17. Game 2 is Monday, Oct. 19.

2026 Finals reported attendance

Through Game 1: 18,064 combined reported attendance

Combined reported attendance appears here after each published game record. A final score and a reported attendance figure are recorded separately, so one can be in while the other is still pending. 🔗 Copy link

Schedule, results and attendance

(2) Golden State Valkyries vs. (4) Atlanta Dream · best of seven · 2-2-1-1-1. Times are PT, with ET in parentheses. An asterisk means if necessary.

Game	Date	Tip PT (ET)	Arena	TV	Result	Attendance	Box score
1	Sat. Oct. 17	12:30 p.m. (3:30 p.m.)	Chase Center, San Francisco	NBC, Peacock	Valkyries 68, Dream 64	18,064	Box score
2	Mon. Oct. 19	5 p.m. (8 p.m.)	Chase Center, San Francisco	USA, CNBC, Peacock	Not played yet	Not published yet	Not available yet
3	Wed. Oct. 21	5 p.m. (8 p.m.)	State Farm Arena, Atlanta	USA, CNBC, Peacock	Not played yet	Not published yet	Not available yet
4	Sat. Oct. 24	10 a.m. (1 p.m.)	State Farm Arena, Atlanta	NBC, Peacock	Not played yet	Not published yet	Not available yet
5*	Mon. Oct. 26	5 p.m. (8 p.m.)	Chase Center, San Francisco	USA, Peacock	If necessary	If necessary	Not available yet
6*	Thu. Oct. 29	5 p.m. (8 p.m.)	Arena TBD	USA, Peacock	If necessary	If necessary	Not available yet
7*	Sat. Oct. 31	5 p.m. (8 p.m.)	Chase Center, San Francisco	USA, Peacock	If necessary	If necessary	Not available yet

Games 1–4 follow the WNBA release of Oct. 13, 2026: Game 1 Saturday, Oct. 17, 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT, Chase Center, NBC and Peacock; Game 2 Monday, Oct. 19, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, Chase Center, USA Network, CNBC and Peacock; Game 3 Wednesday, Oct. 21, 8:00 p.m. ET, State Farm Arena, USA Network, CNBC and Peacock; Game 4 Saturday, Oct. 24, 1:00 p.m. ET, State Farm Arena, NBC and Peacock. The release calls it a best-of-seven, 2-2-1-1-1 series, with the No. 2 Valkyries hosting the No. 4 Dream.

Games 5–7, and Game 6’s arena as TBD, are on the Valkyries’ official playoff schedule, checked Oct. 17, 2026. Those games are if necessary. The Valkyries page lists USA/Peacock for Games 5–7 and does not print a separate Eastern time; the ET in those rows is three hours ahead of the listed Pacific tip. The Oct. 13 WNBA release does not list Games 5–7, so this page does not add CNBC for them.

Result and attendance are separate. Neither is filled in until the official game record publishes that fact, and a box-score link is added only with that record. A published score does not imply a published attendance figure.

Finals attendance record calculator

Under the default attendance assumptions, the 2026 Finals would need at least six games to pass it.Assumptions, not a forecast: 18,064 per Chase Center game; 17,099 per State Farm Arena game, a selected observed crowd (Sept. 19, 2026, Chicago at Atlanta box score, standing room included); Game 6 venue Venue unconfirmed on the Valkyries’ official schedule (checked Oct. 16, 2026, 1:05 a.m. PT), assumed 17,099. Change them in the calculator.

Format 2-2-1-1-1. Reported games lock to their published attendance; completed games awaiting a report stay “pending”; future games use your assumptions. Game 6’s venue is Venue unconfirmed on the Valkyries’ official schedule (checked Oct. 16, 2026, 1:05 a.m. PT).

Series length Pre-series benchmark: 92,599 (2024, fixed for this chase) · Dataset v1

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Total under selected attendance assumptions

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How this is calculated

R = pre-series benchmark (92,599). C = combined reported attendance of completed 2026 Finals games (pending reports count as unknown, not zero). g = remaining future games in the selected series length. To tie: R − C. To exceed: R − C + 1, the exact required total. Approximate average across g games: (R − C + 1) ÷ g, shown to two decimals. A uniform whole-number target rounds that up, which is sufficient but not the minimum possible average. With no remaining games the result is final; no per-game target is shown.

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Under default attendance assumptions, if the series goes…	4	5	6	7
Total under default attendance assumptions	70,326	88,390	105,489	123,553
Versus 92,599	22,273 to tie / 22,274 to exceed	4,209 to tie / 4,210 to exceed	+12,890 above	+30,954 above
Average per game	17,582	17,678	17,582	17,650

Defaults: 18,064 at Chase Center; 17,099 at State Farm Arena, a selected observed crowd (Sept. 19, 2026 box score), not a published capacity; Game 6 venue Venue unconfirmed, assumed 17,099.

What the numbers say

The highest WNBA Finals series total in this 2002–2025 database is 92,599 combined reported attendance, over five games in 2024 (18,520 average). It is also the highest average per game in the database, and 10,581 above No. 2 by total (2009).Scope: Finals archive: through 2025🔗 Copy link
Scenario, not a forecast: under the default assumptions, a seven-game 2026 Finals would total 123,553, 33.4% more than 2024’s 92,599, while averaging 17,650 per game, 4.7% below 2024’s 18,520. A longer series can pass the total without a bigger average crowd.Scope: Finals archive: through 2025; 2026 Finals: through Game 1; scenario uses default assumptions🔗 Copy link
The largest single-game Finals attendance since 2002 is 22,076, reported twice, both in Detroit (2003 G3, 2007 G5).Scope: Finals archive: through 2025🔗 Copy link
Five WNBA Finals games since 2002 have gone to overtime in this database (2005 G2, 2009 G1, 2021 G2, 2024 G1, 2024 G5).Scope: Finals archive: through 2025🔗 Copy link
The 2026 WNBA playoffs had three overtime games before the Finals (First Round DAL–GSV G2, Semis GSV–LVA G3, Semis ATL–NYL G2).Scope: 2026 playoffs: through semifinals🔗 Copy link
Finals games from 2002 to 2025 have a combined reported attendance of 1,191,363 across the 90 games with published attendance. This sums game figures; it is not a count of unique people.Scope: Finals archive: through 2025🔗 Copy link

Inspect the 5 overtime games in the database · Reported attendance comes from the cited game records; rankings, sums and scenarios are FCB calculations.

WNBA Finals attendance by year, 2002–2025

Combined reported attendance per series (games played labeled)

Coverage: 2002–2025 Finals (1997–2001 not yet included). Data through the 2025 Finals. 2020: Finals played without fans; no attendance shown. Source: Full Court Buckets compiled this data from official box scores.

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Average reported attendance per game

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Longer series produce larger totals; the best-of-seven format began in 2025. The average chart is the fairer comparison of crowd size, though it does not separate demand from arena size. No 2026 bar is shown until games are played.

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2026 playoff attendance by round

Scope: 2026 playoffs: through semifinals.

2026 round	Games	Combined reported attendance	Average	Largest crowd
First round	10	123,170	12,317	18,064	Copy link
Semifinals	6	83,656	13,943	18,064	Copy link
Before the Finals	16	206,826	12,927	18,064
Finals (through Game 1)	1	18,064	18,064	18,064	Copy link

16 games with sources

Round	Date	Matchup	Att.	Final	Source
First round G1	09/27	NYL@MIN	12,339	NYL 91-75	Source
First round G2	09/29	MIN@NYL	17,593	NYL 87-71	Source
First round G1	09/27	DAL@GSV	18,064	GSV 104-80	Source
First round G2	09/30	GSV@DAL	6,251	DAL 108-100 OT	Source
First round G3	10/02	DAL@GSV	18,064	GSV 77-73	Source
First round G1	09/27	IND@LVA	10,207	LVA 102-85	Source
First round G2	09/29	LVA@IND	16,298	IND 99-89	Source
First round G3	10/01	IND@LVA	10,388	LVA 94-83	Source
First round G1	09/27	WAS@ATL	9,766	ATL 92-77	Source
First round G2	09/30	ATL@WAS	4,200	ATL 93-75	Source
Semis G1	10/04	LVA@GSV	18,064	GSV 71-60	Source
Semis G2	10/07	LVA@GSV	18,064	GSV 83-81	Source
Semis G3	10/09	GSV@LVA	10,218	GSV 87-77 OT	Source
Semis G1	10/04	NYL@ATL	9,745	ATL 92-82	Source
Semis G2	10/07	NYL@ATL	9,574	ATL 101-98 OT	Source
Semis G3	10/09	ATL@NYL	17,991	ATL 85-83	Source

Methods, data & sources Dataset v1 · released Oct. 16, 2026

Attendance is the figure published in the cited game record. Series totals add the game-level figures and do not measure unique individuals, ticket revenue or independently counted turnstile entries. Future-game assumptions are shown separately from reported results. Missing values remain visible with their status.

Averages are calculated from unrounded totals and rounded to the nearest whole number, with .5 rounded up. Required combined-attendance thresholds are exact; approximate averages and uniform targets are labeled separately.

Full Court Buckets compiled this data from official box scores. Every game row links to its published game record. Finals archive: through 2025. 2026 playoffs: through semifinals. 2026 Finals: through Game 1. The database has 94 games: the 2002–2025 archive plus 2026 Finals games played so far (1997–2001 not yet included). 2020 Finals games were played without fans; no attendance is shown for them, and they are excluded from sums and averages. Overtime is shown as regulation, OT, multiple OT or unknown. Lead changes are kept in the CSV exactly as reported by the source and are not shown or ranked on this page until reviewed game by game. Corrections: hello@fullcourtbuckets.com.

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Data dictionary

finals-attendance.csv is every Finals game in this archive. playoffs-2026-attendance.csv is the 16 games before the 2026 Finals. Blank attendance means the game is indexed and no fans were admitted.

Column	Meaning
season, game, date	Finals year, game number, and date
away, home, away_score, home_score, winner, margin	Matchup and final score
overtime_periods	0 regulation, 1 overtime, 2 or more multiple overtime, blank unknown
arena	Building named on the game record
attendance	Published figure. Empty for the 2020 Finals.
source_url	Published WNBA.com game record
lead_changes, times_tied	Kept exactly as reported. Not shown or ranked on this page.

Corrections log

No corrections yet for Dataset v1. Each future entry will list the affected figure, previous value, replacement, reason, source and date, and earlier dataset versions will stay available.

Cite this page

Coverage: 2002–2025 plus 2026 Finals through Game 1 · 1997–2001 not yet included · 91 of 94 games have published attendance

APA: Moalemi, R. (2026, October 18). WNBA Finals attendance record & history (2002–2026) (Dataset v1). Full Court Buckets. https://fullcourtbuckets.com/news/2026-wnba-finals-ratings-tracker/

Plain: Source: Full Court Buckets analysis of published WNBA game records, https://fullcourtbuckets.com/news/2026-wnba-finals-ratings-tracker/ (Dataset v1; Finals archive: through 2025. 2026 playoffs: through semifinals. 2026 Finals: through Game 1.)

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