Burning Man Festival Statistics

Average non-ticket spending in Nevada was $735.2 per participant in 2024.⁴²

• The official 2024 category averages were $164.2 for fuel, $160.6 for food, $150.6 for lodging, $127.4 for survival supplies, and $132.4 for entertainment.⁴²
• The comparable total was $741.5 in 2023 and $816.9 in 2022.⁴²
• That means 2024 was down 0.8% from 2023, and 2023 was down 9.2% from 2022.⁴²
• Pre-pandemic Nevada spending averaged $346.8 per participant in 2019.⁴²
• The 2025 census no longer publishes category averages, only percentiles: the median Nevada spend was $400 per participant, and the middle half spent between $200 and $1,000.⁴³ A median is not comparable with the averages above, so this section stays on the 2024 averages.

How much does it cost to go to Burning Man?

Burning Man tickets for 2026 were sold in tiers from $550 to $3,000, with $775 set as the price that covers the cost per participant.⁴⁴

• Tiers were $550, $675, $775, $975, $1,500 and $3,000, before taxes and fees, and a vehicle pass cost $165.⁴⁴
• Travel is the bigger cost for most people: in 2025, the median participant spent $2,000 getting to Burning Man, and the middle half spent between $1,000 and $3,200.⁴³
• The median participant also spent $400 in Nevada in 2025.⁴³

U.S. residents accounted for 79.2% of Burning Man participants in 2025, with Canada at 2.3% and all other countries at 18.5%.⁴⁵

• California was the largest single state in 2025 at 32.5%.⁴⁵
• Nevada residents accounted for 6.4% in 2025.⁴⁵
• Canada was the only non-U.S. country listed on its own in the 2025 residence data, at 2.3%.⁴⁵
• Black Rock City drew ticket buyers from 102 countries in 2025, the most on record.⁴⁶
• The latest country-by-country ranking, from 2022, put the United Kingdom (1.4%), Australia (1.2%) and Germany (1.1%) next after the U.S. and Canada.⁴⁷

The international share has grown since the event returned in 2022, reaching 20.8% in 2025.⁴⁵

• The international share was 16.1% in 2022, 17.0% in 2023, 16.7% in 2024, and 20.8% in 2025.⁴⁵
• The U.S. share was 83.9% in 2022, 82.9% in 2023, 83.3% in 2024, and 79.2% in 2025.⁴⁵
• Canada represented 4.5% in 2022, 5.0% in 2023, 2.7% in 2024, and 2.3% in 2025.⁴⁵
• Other countries represented 11.6% in 2022, 12.0% in 2023, 14.0% in 2024, and 18.5% in 2025.⁴⁵

Note: International share is Canada plus all other countries in the census residence data.

Burning Man’s global community created more than 90 official Regional Events in 2025.¹

• Burning Man Project’s official global-events page says its Regional Events draw more than 100,000 people each year.⁵⁰
• Burners Without Borders had 35 chapters across 6 continents in 2025.¹
• Out of 363 art projects in Black Rock City in 2025, 58 came from outside the U.S., representing 31 countries.¹

Burning Man featured 363 art projects in 2025.¹

• Of those projects, 58 came from outside the U.S., representing 31 countries.¹
• The official 2023 Dispatch reported 383 art projects and 71 Honoraria-supported works.⁵²
• Burning Man’s 2022 Timeline reported 84 art installations supported by Honoraria grants.⁵
• Official 2022 sources also reported 1,190 placed theme camps, 67 placed villages,⁵ and 624 mutant vehicles registered to drive on playa.⁴⁷
• In 2022, 8,031 Burners took the Burner Express Bus to Black Rock City, the airport supported 3,096 take-offs and landings, and approximately 1,700 porta-potties were installed.⁴⁷
• Before the Man burn in 2022, 1,282 fire performers and crew formed the fire conclave circle.⁵

In 2025, 38.7% of Burning Man participants were ages 30–39, making it the largest age band in the official census.⁴⁵

• Participants ages 40–49 made up 26.1% in 2025, while ages 50–59 made up 15.6%.⁴⁵
• Ages 0–19 accounted for 1.6% of participants in 2025.⁴⁵
• The 2025 gender distribution was 55.6% male, 42.9% female, and 1.5% other identity.⁴⁵
• Households with income of $100,000 or more accounted for 75.5% of participants in 2025.⁴⁵
• Participants with a bachelor’s degree or higher made up 79% in 2025.⁴⁵
• In the person-of-color self-identification series, 16.4% answered yes and 6.4% answered sometimes in 2024.⁵³

Note: Income and education shares add up the census's own categories.

Burning Man’s official on-site population rose back to 72,181 in 2025¹ after falling to 69,141 in 2024.²

• The federal permit cap remains at 80,000 attendees.⁴
• Burning Man Project said the higher-priced 2024 ticket tiers did not sell as planned, producing an approximate $5.7 million revenue shortfall versus 2023.⁵⁶
• The global footprint continued to expand in 2025, with more than 90 official Regional Events and 35 Burners Without Borders chapters across 6 continents.¹