The WNBA drew a league-record 3.79 million fans in 2026, a 20% year-over-year increase, according to Sports Business Journal’s analysis of official league box scores.
The publication’s final team-attendance table provides the Seattle context: the Storm drew 267,128 fans across 22 home games, for an average of 12,142. SBJ listed that figure as a 2.6% increase from Seattle’s 2025 home average of 11,835 and said the Storm filled 90.2% of average home capacity.
A leaguewide attendance record
SBJ reported that 25 games moved from their usual home venues to larger arenas in response to ticket demand. Those games drew 388,997 fans in total and averaged 15,743, which the publication calculated as 40% higher than games played in the usual arenas.
That larger-venue data is context for the leaguewide record, not proof that relocated games alone caused the increase. The SBJ report does not say the Storm relocated any games or tie Seattle’s individual growth to those 25 events.
Where Seattle sits in the final table
SBJ’s table listed the WNBA’s 2026 average home attendance at 11,473, compared with 10,982 in 2025. Seattle’s 12,142 average was above that reported league average, while its 2.6% growth trailed the league’s overall percentage increase.
The key confirmed picture is a growing WNBA attendance base with Seattle continuing to draw more than 12,000 per home date in the final 2026 tally. The figures describe regular-season gate attendance; they do not measure television audiences, sponsorship revenue or a forecast for future seasons.