AEW's attendance figures have been a cause for concern for a while, especially when it comes to the company's weekly TV shows. For 2024, AEW's averaged 4,227 attendees, which Dave Meltzer noted is a bit misleading as the company chose to run smaller buildings throughout the year, such as the Esports Stadium residency in Arlington, Texas for "AEW Collision" in the summer, and the Hammerstein Ballroom for "Collision" and "AEW Dynamite" over the weekend before Christmas. 

However, Meltzer also believes that the Wembley Stadium figure, which is reportedly over 53,000 in tickets sold but 46,000 at the turnstiles, balances it out. All of these things factored into the 2024 average being 27.3% lower than the 2023 average of 5,812, and also lower than the 2022 average of 5,623.

In terms of individual shows, "Dynamite" saw a 26.7% drop from 5,042 to 3,694 fans, while "Collision" saw an even steeper drop of 38.7% from 4,176 to 2,559 fans. As previously mentioned, Meltzer pointed out "Collision's" Arlington residency as a reason for the drop, but when taking that out of the equation, it is still a notable decrease from the year before. Whereas "Dynamite's" numbers are a fair comparison point, as the Hammerstein Ballroom is the only small building the show was held in during 2024.

It isn't all doom and gloom for AEW, as the company's averages compared to figures from the past are still very promising. Meltzer reported that 4,227 would beat a lot of WWE averages from the early 1990s, and when compared to WCW, the 2024 average was higher than anything the promotion put out besides the three-year stretch between 1997 and 1999.