ANOET, the national association of bullfighting event organisers, has carried out a study on the number of visitors to bullfighting events in bullrings in 2023. The study provides convincing and optimistic data on the good health of bullfighting and its consolidation in Spanish society.
At the end of the 2023 season, almost 6 500 000 spectators attended bullfighting events, a significant increase compared to 2022. Thanks to these figures, we have reached numbers not seen since 2012.
Another aspect to consider is that bullfighting events have taken place in more than 900 bullfighting arenas across different arena categories, providing a clear panorama of the presence of bullfighting across the geographical area of our country.
Now that the pandemic that put the brakes on bullfighting has been overcome, attendance and interest in bullfighting has risen to levels not seen since the decade of the 2000s.
