Over 4 Million Tickets Sold in LA 2028 Presale

Organizers of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics announced Thursday that more than 4 million tickets were sold worldwide during the initial sales phase this month, marking a record for presale demand more than two years before the Games begin.

The LA28 organizing committee reported strong interest from the presale for residents of Los Angeles and Oklahoma City, which ran starting April 26. During that period, 95 percent of tickets priced under $100 were purchased, including about 500,000 tickets at $28 each offered exclusively to local buyers. The general public phase, known as Drop 1, followed from April 9 to 19 and saw sales across 85 countries and all 50 U.S. states and territories. California led purchases, followed by Texas, New York, Oklahoma and Illinois. Within California, the top cities included Los Angeles, Irvine, Long Beach, Santa Monica and Pasadena, with Exposition Park, downtown Los Angeles and Long Beach as the highest-selling zones.

Popular events drove the sales, including soccer, track and field, basketball, swimming and gymnastics. Nearly all tickets for soccer matches at seven venues nationwide were bought, and sessions for artistic gymnastics sold out fastest....