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How Many Attendees Will Be At Inauguration? Let's Ask Crowd-Counting Expert

Hundreds of thousands of people — at least — will be gathering at Friday’s presidential inauguration. Some will be there to celebrate, while others simply want to mark a historic event.

But how many attendees will there actually be?

To learn more, we spoke with Stephen Doig, a professor at ASU’s Cronkite School and an expert in crowd counting.

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Steve Goldstein was a host at KJZZ from 1997 to 2022.