The Wiesn in numbers
The Theresienwiese has a size of 42 hectares.
The area of the festival grounds is 31 hectares.
The average number of visitors each year is around six million.
In 2019, 6.3 million visitors were counted. The previous record from 1985, with 7.1 million visitors, was surpassed in 2023 with 7.2 million visitors, thanks to the beautiful weather, which included 17 days (out of 18) of sunshine.
There are seats for 120,000 people.
Around 12,000 people work at the Wiesn each year, including 1,600 waiters and waitresses.
On average, around 60,000 hectoliters of beer and almost 500,000 Brathendl are sold each year.
It is estimated that a turnover of around one billion euros is generated during a Wiesn.