Overview

• The league surpassed the 2002 regular-season mark of 2,364,736 after 215 games and is averaging over 11,000 fans per game, putting it on pace to top roughly 3.1 million by Sept. 11 if the trend holds.
• Expansion franchise Golden State Valkyries sold out all 16 home games at Chase Center, drawing 289,024 fans in their inaugural season.
• Indiana leads total home attendance with more than 300,000 through 18 games despite Caitlin Clark missing most home dates; coach Stephanie White says a pre-postseason return is the hope with long-term health prioritized.
• The New York Liberty report a 29% per-game increase and have already exceeded last season's total, while teams boost capacity by moving select games to larger arenas such as CFG Bank Arena and T-Mobile Arena.
• Injury pressures persist as the Fever lose Sophie Cunningham to a torn MCL and add Shey Peddy on a seven-day hardship deal, with rising revenues sharpening player calls for higher pay during ongoing CBA talks.