New York City Marathon Becomes World’s Largest Marathon Ever with 59,000+ Finishers

For the second year in a row, the 2025 New York City Marathon broke the global record for the largest marathon ever, with 59,226 finishers on Sunday, November 2. The TCS New York City Marathon, held on the first Sunday of November, attracts over 50,000 runners, including the world’s greatest professional athletes as well as runners of all experience levels, ages, genders, talents, and backgrounds. It seemed all of NYC took to the streets early Sunday afternoon to cheer on, offer fist bumps and hug the thousands of marathoners as they sweated their way through the different legs of the race.

The runners were sturdy and cheerful, spanning all ages and speeds. But it was the spectators who stole the show, waving signs that spanned the political to the risqué, sipping pumpkin IPAs and general