90,000 attend Charlie Kirk’s memorial, one of the largest such tributes
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Thousands of people gathered on Sunday and the commemoration ceremony was gathered to pay tribute to the founder of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), who attracted one of the biggest public participation for a special citizen.
The organization told FOX News that approximately 90,000 people participated in the service and approximately 70,000 people brought Glendale to the capacity of the State Farm Stadium in Arizona.
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An image of Charlie Kirk is reflected on a screen in front of the public memorial ceremony in the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, September 21, 2025. (Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images)
According to the estimates provided by Tpusa, 10,000 people were gathered in the nearby Desert Diamond Arena, a designated overflowing space. In addition, 10,000 people watched Kirk’s commemoration ceremony, one of the nearby imaging areas.
Together, participation underlined the extraordinary scale of the event.
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People stand on September 21, 2025, Arizona, at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, attending the public commemoration ceremony for Charlie Kirk. (Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images)
Previous predictions provided by law enforcement officers placed the participation number around 200,000.
The commemoration ceremony, led by political heavy weights, conservative media figures and religious leaders, is one of the largest public meetings for a special citizen.
According to the White House Communication Director Steven Cheung, Kirk’s service was published on every major US television network.
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The large crowds are gathered at the Charlie Kirk Commemoration Service at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, September 21, 2025, September 21, 2025. (Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images)
Monuments have taken many shapes from sincere ceremonies to large public meetings, while Kirk’s service stressed the unique intersection of politics, media and faith defining public life.
Similar outlets had previously marked the deaths of cultural icons. For example, Elvis Presley’s death in 1977 drew an estimated 80,000 people on the streets of Memphis for the funeral, but only a few hundred were accepted inside.
In June 2016, approximately 14,000 people participated in a service to the legendary heavy boxing champion Muhammad Ali, Louisville, Kentucky. In addition, thousands of people almost watched with more live streams.
In 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. Two major services were organized for. And the estimated 150,000 people came together to watch King’s trip between two locations and took more place in each place.
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Forty Assassination 10 September During the open air event at Utah Valley University. The meeting was the first stop in Tpusa’s planned American return tour.
The charismatic Kirk, known for its signature debates on university campuses, was in the midst of getting open microphone questions from thousands of crowds. The only shooting ended his life.
Emma Colton from Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
