discussion Variety: The 2025 Met Gala reached 1.2B global livestreams views, raised record $31M

[Feanor]

 

 Met Gala 2025 Posts Blockbuster Livestream Numbers: 1.2 Billion Global Views

 

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Talk about superfine. This year's Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit — known colloquially as the Met Gala — saw explosive growth in viewership across platforms in 2025. As of Wednesday evening, Variety can report that Met Gala videos native to Vogue's website and YouTube channel have garnered 1.2 billion global views.

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The May 5 event's night-of audience grew 109% compared to 2024. The total 1.2 billion figure accounts for replays of some of the Met's best looks – rocked by Zendaya, Teyana Taylor, Colman Domingo and Zoe Saldana – and represents a 10% worldwide and 23% domestic boost for audience, year-over-year. 184 million minutes of the gala have been viewed on YouTube.

Variety

 

 

Not only did the audience grew, but the Gala itself also raised more funds for the Met's Costume Institute than ever before:

 

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Miller also spoke about the exhibit at a press preview Monday morning, at which the Met's CEO, Max Hollein, announced the gala had raised a record $31 million — the first time the fundraiser for the museum's Costume Institute has crossed the $30 million mark and eclipsing last year's haul of more than $26 million.

AP

 

All while highlighting and celebrating black style.

 

[Starshine]

#ThankYouMadonna

[truthteller]

YES 3/4 BLACKPINK YES RATINGS

[k4rmabutterfly]

The engagement on Twitter was also literally insane, more than 6m tweets   Thank you Lisa, Jennie and Rosé 

[Blackout2006]

The Indians were tuned IN this time with Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, and Diljit Dosanjh  Such a great Met Gala  

Edited May 11 by Blackout2006

[LegaMyth]

I don't think the MET needs more money. This is just me though.