The WNBA is having an amazing season with lots of fans and record-breaking viewers.
The 2024 WNBA All-Star Game shows how popular the league has become with huge voting numbers.
Let’s see how the WNBA is growing this season and what might happen next.
Record-Breaking All-Star Voting:
This year, fan voting for the WNBA All-Star Game hit new heights. In 2023, the top 11 players got a total of 702,202 votes. But in 2024, Caitlin Clark alone received a whopping 700,735 votes! Last year’s most-voted player, A’ja Wilson, only got 95,860 votes. This shows just how much more fans are getting involved now.
Top WNBA All-Star fan votes 🗳️
2024:
1️⃣ Caitlin Clark: 700,735
2️⃣ Aliyah Boston: 618,680
3️⃣ A'ja Wilson: 607,300
4️⃣ Breanna Stewart: 424,135
5️⃣ Angel Reese: 381,5182023:
1️⃣ A'ja Wilson: 95,860
2️⃣ Breanna Stewart: 87,586
3️⃣ Brittney Griner: 72,637
4️⃣ Aliyah Boston: 72,294
5️⃣…— Front Office Sports (@FOS)
Unprecedented Viewership Numbers:
Viewership for WNBA games has also soared this season. A game between Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever and Diana Taurasi’s Phoenix Mercury drew huge ratings . The Fever won (88-82) on June 30th in a game that averaged 1.9 million viewers—the second-highest ever on ESPN for a WNBA game! The only game to beat it was another Fever match against Chicago Sky on June 23rd with an average of 2.302 million viewers and a peak of 2.7 million during the broadcast.
Sunday's #WNBA matchup between the @IndianaFever & @PhoenixMercury delivered 1.9M avg. viewers
🏀 Audience peak 2.7M viewers
🏀 Up 462% vs 2023's regular season averageDetails:
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR)
Fans must be thrilled about these incredible numbers!
Significant Viewership Growth:
It’s not just big games seeing more viewers; overall viewership is up too! On ESPN, average viewership for WNBA games jumped from 440,000 in 2023 to an impressive 1.4 million this season according to Vox. This rise reflects growing interest in women’s sports overall.
Anticipating New Records:
Last year’s All-Star Game set a record with 850,000 viewers and peaked at nearly one million. With current trends , this year’s event will likely break those records again!
The Future of the WNBA:
The rise in popularity isn’t just temporary; it’s changing sports forever . Star rookies like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are pulling in massive crowds with their performances. The league is set for continued growth as more people recognize its talent and entertainment value.
As we look forward to what’s next for the WNBA—what do you think will happen?
