As of 2026-10-12, Khodynka Tragedy tops the list with 1,379 deaths.
- #1 Khodynka Tragedy — 1,379 deaths
stampede in Russian Empire in 1896
The Khodynka Tragedy was a crowd crush that occurred on 30 May [O.S. 18 May] 1896, on Khodynka Field in Moscow, Russia. The crush happened during the festivities after the coronation of the last Emperor of Russia, Nicholas II. While 1,282 corpses were collected from the scene, injury estimates range widely from 1,200 to 20,000. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #2 Phnom Penh stampede — 347 deaths
2010 stampede in Phnom Penh
The Phnom Penh crowd crush occurred on 22 November 2010 when 347 people were killed and another 755 injured during a crowd crush at the Water Festival celebrations on the Diamond Gate Bridge of Diamond Island, in Cambodia. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #3 Estadio Nacional disaster — 328 deaths
May 1964 disaster in Lima, Peru
The Estadio Nacional disaster occurred on 24 May 1964 at the Estadio Nacional in Lima, Peru, during a match between football teams from Peru and Argentina. An unpopular decision by the referee outraged the Peruvian fans, who invaded the pitch. Police retaliated by shooting tear gas into the crowd, causing a mass exodus. The deaths mainly occurred from people suffering from internal haemorrhaging or asphyxiation from the crushing against the steel shutters that led down to the street. The... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #4 2006 Hajj stampede — 320 deaths
Crush resulting in 363 deaths
The 2006 Hajj stampede or crush resulted in the deaths of 363 pilgrims on 12 January 2006 during the Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The stampede occurred on Jamaraat Bridge around 1 pm on 12 January 2006, the fifth and final day of the Hajj. Between two and three million pilgrims attended the Hajj in 2006. Earlier, on 5 January at least 76 pilgrims had died when a hostel collapsed in Mecca. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #5 1994 Hajj stampede — 270 deaths
crowd crush in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
The 1994 Hajj stampede resulted in the deaths of at least 270 pilgrims on 23 May 1994 during the Hajj in Mecca during the Stoning of the Devil ritual. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #6 Victoria Hall disaster — 183 deaths
stampede that occurred in Sunderland, England
On 16 June 1883, a crowd crush caused by the distribution of free prizes resulted in the deaths of 183 children at the Victoria Hall in Sunderland, England. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #7 Bethnal Green tube disaster — 173 deaths
incident in London which occurred during the Second World War in 1943
source Wikidata - #8 2008 Naina Devi temple stampede — 146 deaths
Stampede which took place in Himachal Pradesh
The 2008 Naina Devi temple stampede occurred on 3 August 2008 in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. 146 people died and 150 were injured when they were crushed, trampled, or forced over the side of a ravine by the movement of a large panicking crowd. Witness accounts suggest that events were initiated after a rain shelter collapsed, which worshipers mistakenly took to be a landslide. There were as many as 3000 devotees at the temple because it was a sacred place in the holy month of... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #9 Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster — 135 deaths
stadium disaster in Indonesia
On 1 October 2022, a fatal crowd crush occurred following an association football match at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang Regency, East Java, Indonesia. Following a loss by home side Arema to their rivals Persebaya Surabaya, around 3,000 Arema supporters invaded the pitch. Police said that the rioting supporters attacked the players and the team officials. The police attempted to protect the players and stop the riot, but the crowds clashed with security forces. In response, riot police units... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #10 Accra Sports Stadium disaster — 127 deaths
2001 stadium disaster in Ghana
A stampede occurred at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra, Ghana, on 9 May 2001. It killed 126 people, making it the worst stadium disaster to have ever taken place in Africa. It is also the second-deadliest disaster in the history of association football behind the Estadio Nacional disaster. Read more on Wikipedia.
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