On November 13, 2025, AIBF issued a news release to the media and posted the same information to their website
under Latest News and Updates – ExxonMobil Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Final Numbers.
On November 15 at 8:35 am MT, the festival’s official Facebook page posted the news on its Facebook page in a graphic. Full news release text was not added to the post. Sadly, the number of Balloon Fiesta LIVE views reported were off by a large amount. Following is the text from that “Final Numbers” graphic:
Final numbers for the 2025 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta…
- 851,994 estimated guests
- 537 registered balloons
- 651 registered pilots
- 1,018,013 Balloon Fiesta LIVE views
Statistics from the news release can be viewed on our Ballooning News 2025 Official Numbers page