Osaka Expo visitors exceed break-even point

OSAKA –

The cumulative number of general visitors to the World Expo in Osaka has topped 22 million, which is regarded as the event’s break-even point, its organizers said.

As of Sunday, 22,205,483 people had visited the Osaka Expo since its April 13 opening, the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition announced Monday.

The cumulative number of visitors has now exceeded 22.05 million — the number of visitors to the 2005 World Expo in Aichi Prefecture, it said.

The Expo got off to a slow start with the number of daily visitors staying below 100,000 initially, but its popularity eventually expanded thanks to positive reactions on social media. Between Sept. 12 and Sunday, the daily numbers topped 200,000 for 17 consecutive days.

The association expects a total of approximately 28.2 million people to visit the Osaka Expo before it ends on Oct. 13.