BTS' JIN ranks highest among Asian solo artists in Pollstar's ”Top 20 World Tours”

BTS' JIN has once again set a new solo record in Asia, further solidifying his reputation as a vocalist loved around the world.
Pollstar, an American trade magazine for the concert and live music industry, announced on the 11th (current
local time), the rankings of the "Top 20 Global Concert Tours Selected by Pollstar" were announced.
JIN recorded an average city box office revenue of $2,743,048 per performance, and
JIN is currently the only Asian solo artist to be ranked on the chart, ranking 14th among all artists worldwide, including MV.
Pollstar's "Top 20 Global Concert Tours" ranks artists based on average box office revenue per city. Beyoncé is ranked first, followed by
The top spot was taken by Coldplay. JIN will be holding his first exclusive fan concert and his first solo world tour, "RUNSEOKJ" from June 28th to August 10th (local time).
Starting in Korea, the tour continued to Chiba and Osaka in Japan, Anaheim, Dallas, Tampa, Newark in the US, London in the UK, and Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
JIN reached 9th place on the Billboard Top Tour monthly chart in July, becoming the most successful Asian solo artist.
It set a new record with the highest revenue ($32.5 million) and the highest audience (217,000). This is the highest number of tickets sold in Japan and the US, excluding JIN's Korean and European tours.
JIN's performance drew even more attention as an overwhelming achievement achieved through performance alone. He ranked 24th on the Billboard Top Tour monthly chart in August.
With just four performances, including one at Amsterdam Arena in the Netherlands on August 9th and 10th, Jin made it back onto the charts following his July performance. Jin earned $11.5 million and had an audience of 50,700.
He once again set a new Billboard "Top Tour" record as the Korean solo artist who generated the most revenue from a European tour, mobilizing an audience of 1,000,000.
He also won the Billboard Top Box Score
According to Boxscores, JIN's "RUN SEOK JIN" concert was held at Kyocera Dome Osaka on July 12th and 13th.
The two performances of "ep_TOUR" grossed a total of $9.6 million, the highest grossing concert ever held by a K-pop solo artist at a single venue.
This is the highest box office record for a K-pop solo artist, the second highest for a K-pop artist including a group, and the highest for a K-pop single including a group.
This was the third record for the entire show. The fact that the Kyocera Dome was sold out, even with all seats open, including the top 8th floor and designated reserved seats, was a rare occurrence even in Japan, and became a major hot topic.
Even when BTS held a concert at Kyocera Dome in the past, the seats on the 8th floor were not open to the public. JIN has been ranked #1 on the US Billboard and World Digital Song Sales.
He is the solo artist with the most number one songs (7) in the history of the Billboard World Albums chart. JIN's second solo mini-album, "Echo," reached number one on the Billboard World Albums chart for 19 consecutive years.
It is the first and only K-Pop solo album of 2025 to rank in the charts for more than two weeks, proving his unparalleled popularity.
He is also the best-selling K-pop solo artist in the US for 25 years.
Stone gave JIN's world tour a perfect 5 and called him "truly the best in the world."
JIN has received rave reviews from not only the audience but also major media outlets around the world for his live performance and musical ability, and fans have praised him highly.
In response to the flood of requests and enthusiastic support from fans, they will be holding an encore concert at Incheon Munhak Stadium Main Stadium on October 31st and November 1st.
In August, JIN appeared on the Brazilian media outlet "SEC (Series Em Cena)"
JIN also won the "2025 International Male Artist of the Year" award at the "THE FACT Awards" held in Macau on September 20th (Japan time).
At the 2019 TMAs (Tokyo Music Awards), he won first place in the solo category of the Fan & Star Choice Awards. This award is given to the K-Pop artist who is most loved by fans around the world that year.
This award is given to artists who have achieved great success, and JIN was once again honored with the award following his win in 2022. JIN also received the "TMA Best Music Award" from Fan & Star.
In the "Summer" category, they also won first place, beating out artists including powerful groups. With these achievements, they achieved a double win at the TMAs.
, demonstrating his status as a top soloist and global icon.