SEVENTEEN sold 661,088 tickets during the 12-month period from August 2025 through July 2026, topping Pollstar's Asia Focus Top Touring Artists chart.
Girl group TWICE ranked second with $76.2 million, followed by TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) with $53 million and BTS with $49.1 million.
The four groups collectively generated about $275.7 million in concert revenue across Asia, highlighting K-pop's growing dominance in the region's live entertainment market.
Western performers trailed their South Korean counterparts. Lady Gaga ranked fifth with $44.4 million, followed by American rapper Travis Scott with $37.9 million. Chinese pop star G.E.M. placed seventh with $31.7 million, while BLACKPINK and ENHYPEN took eighth and ninth with $29.2 million and $21.6 million, respectively.
SEVENTEEN's rise was driven partly by its "NEW_" world tour, which began in September 2025 and included stadium performances in Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand.
The 13-member group, which debuted under talent mill HYBE's subsidiary Pledis Entertainment in 2015, sold out four shows at Hong Kong's 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium. They moved up from second place in the previous year's rankings, when British rock band Coldplay held the top spot.
K-pop's commercial strength extended beyond individual artists.
HYBE, which manages BTS, SEVENTEEN and TXT, ranked first among concert promoters in Asia with $248 million in reported revenue, ahead of global concert giant Live Nation's $209.8 million and Japan's Creativeman Productions' $103.7 million.
The figures highlight the expanding role of South Korean entertainment companies in a regional concert market that has traditionally relied heavily on international touring acts.
Pollstar attributed Asia's growth to increasing demand for live performances, investment in large-scale venues and stronger regional touring networks.
Adam Wilkes, president and CEO of AEG Presents Europe and Asia-Pacific, said the region was becoming increasingly influential in the global concert industry as Asian performers attracted audiences beyond their home markets.
"Asia is no longer waiting to be integrated into someone else's touring model," Wilkes told Pollstar. "The region is building a live ecosystem on its own terms."
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