The 2025 edition of Munich’s famed Oktoberfest ran from September 20 to October 5, 2025.

An estimated 6.5 million people attended the world’s most famous beer festival. That is down from 6.7 million in 2024. That decline is attributed, in part, to a temporary closure of the event due to a bomb threat. In 2023, a record-breaking 7.2 million people attended, though that number was inflated by extra days added to the event so its ending could coincide with German Unity Day.

The Beer Flowed At Oktoberfest

An estimated 6.5 million liters (1.7 million gallons) of beer was served, according to estimates by the official Oktoberfest beer tents (2024: 7 million liters/1.8 million gallons; 2023: 7.4 million liters/2.0 million gallons).

That equates to about one measure of beer per attendee, slightly less than in 2024 and 2023.

Continuing a years-long trend, sales of non-alcoholic beer was up between 6% and 10%. Demand for non-alcoholic beverages as a whole—beer tents offer soft drinks and other beverages—was up 3%.

And So Did The Chicken

While revelers were drinking less, they were eating more. Food sales are estimated to have increased between 5% and 6%, excluding chicken. Though Oktobefest has yet to report chicken sales, at the midway point of the festival, it was reported that chicken sales were in line with prior years.

Roasted chicken, called Hendl, is usually the most popular food item and is sold in all of the beer tents, served as a half chicken.

Other Fun Facts About Oktoberfest

Given the huge number of attendees that come from around the world, and range from beer-loving partiers to families with young children, Oktoberfest always posts fun statistics:

  • The lost and found office reported 4,500 items of lost property turned it, substantially higher than the 3,500 items turned in 2024 (2023: 3,250). Those 4,500 lost items included 1,100 items of clothing, 800 wallets, 600 identity cards, 450 bank cards, 400 smartphones, 370 keys, 280 pairs of glasses/sunglasses, 150 bags and backpacks, 60 umbrellas and 40 hats and watches, including 25 smartwatches.
  • Every year, people try to steal the famous one-litre glass Maßkrugs and one-litre ceramic steins. 116,000 such attempted thefts were thwarted in 2025 (2024: 98,000, 2023: 115,600).
  • 2.8 million kWh of electricity was used consumed and 81,000 m³ of water was used.
  • Drinking water fountains were used 112,000 times.
  • 764 tons of waste was disposed of.