MTÜ: almost 800 thousand people participated in the St. Stephen’s Day celebrations in Budapest

By: Trademagazin Date: 2025. 08. 22. 11:48

According to mobile data, more than 798,000 people with mobile phones participated in the St. Stephen’s Day celebrations on the embankments of Budapest and the surrounding area – 12.5 percent more than last year – and the number of people arriving at the venue for the fireworks exceeded 450,000 – the Hungarian Tourist Agency (MTÜ) informed MTI on Friday.

According to the mobile data, 83 percent of the celebrants were Hungarians, which is a 14 percent increase compared to last year’s data. In addition to Budapest, the most people came from the Érd, Budakesz and Szigetszentmiklós districts – the announcement includes.

The almost 139,000 number of foreigners with mobile phones shows a 7 percent increase compared to St. Stephen’s Day in 2024 – they added.

The most important sending countries were Germany, Romania, Poland, Italy and Slovakia. According to cell phone data, 10 percent of foreign celebrants were German, 9 percent Romanian, and 7 percent Polish.

The number of people arriving for the evening fireworks – by mobile phone – was 125,000 more than in 2024. 80 percent of the visitors were Hungarian, joined by almost 89,000 foreign mobile phone owners from around 60 countries: The latter represents 27 percent more guests than the previous year.

Of the international tourists watching the fireworks on the quays, most came from Romania, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Italy.