‘673,000 people showed up for ShattaFest 2025’

Amid the buzz around ShattaFest, there has been conversations over the number of fans who filled the Independence Square and its surrounding areas.

Public Relations Officer for the Shatta Movement, Sammy Flex, has claimed that attendance at the event surpassed 670,000 people.

In a statement posted on his X page on October 22, 2025, he said the figure was based on consultations with credible sources and data gathered by their team during the concert.

According to him, after careful analysis and verification, the official attendance was pegged at 673,000.

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Sammy Flex said the data was gathered from ground teams who monitored the crowd at various points during the event and described the number as a realistic reflection of what was witnessed.

“To bring finality to the ongoing discussions and speculations regarding the number of attendees at ShattaFest 2025, the Shatta Movement Empire undertook a careful review in consultation with credible sources, supported by verified data collected from our team on the grounds at the Independence Square.

“After thorough analysis and validation, we are pleased to confirm that the official attendance figure for ShattaFest 2025 stands at six hundred and seventy-three thousand (673,000) people.

“Let this be clearly understood going forward, this figure represents a realistic and factual account of the turnout witnessed at this historic event,” the statement read.

However, an analysis by JoyNews painted a different picture. The media outlet, through its Research Desk, estimated that around 400,000 people attended the concert.

JoyNews said its findings were based on aerial imagery, drone footage, and on-ground crowd density mapping conducted during and after the event.

The analysis showed that about 250,000 people filled the main Independence Square, with another 100,000 occupying nearby streets and open spaces.

Shatta Wale staged the concert on October 18, 2025, at the Independence Square as part of his 40th birthday celebration, in partnership with MTN Mobile Money.

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