What this is
How much Worlds spectator prices rose: the 2026 adult multi-day pass costs roughly 10 times the 2022 badge, and three times the 2024 pass.
How it’s built
- Convert the 2022 £10 badge at $1.17–1.26 per pound: $11.70–12.60.
- Divide 2026 prices by it: $120 adult pass 9.5–10.3 times; $150 finals pass 11.9–12.8 times; $70 under-18 pass 5.6–6.0 times.
- Against 2024’s $39.99 pass: 2026 is 3.0–3.75 times; 2025’s $99 was 2.48 times. The 2023 ¥2,000 badge was $12.90–14.30.
What we assumed
- Exchange rates of $1.17–1.26 per pound and ¥140–155 per dollar.The research uses ranges rather than a single rate, so the multiples are shown as ranges.
- Starting (“from”) prices stand for what spectators paid.Only starting prices are reported for 2026; discounts or higher tiers would move the multiples.
- The badges are comparable products.Not strictly: 2026 passes also admit to the new Pokémon XP show, and tax treatment differs between years.
Sanity check
Each input price is separately reported (pokemon.com, a registration page, LAist, trade press), so the arithmetic is easy to redo. The jump is real; how much buys a bigger event is not separated.
Where it comes from
Our calculation from other figures in the trainer’s notes:
Show the working
- 2022 to 2026 adult multiday times: 9.5 to 10.3
- 2022 to 2026 sunday pass times: 11.9 to 12.8
- 2022 to 2026 under18 times: 5.6 to 6
- 2024 to 2026 multiday times: 3 to 3.75
- 2024 to 2025 multiday times: 2.48
- 2023 badge $: 12.9 to 14.3
- £10 at $1.17–1.26 = $11.7–12.6
- $120 ÷ 12.6 = 9.5
- ÷ 11.7 = 10.3
- $150 ÷ 12.6 = 11.9
- ÷ 11.7 = 12.8
- $70 ÷ 12.6 = 5.6
- ÷ 11.7 = 6.0
- $120 ÷ $39.99 = 3.0
- $150 ÷ $39.99 = 3.75
- $99