The world report determine is an 18% yr on yr enhance in functions.
An astonishing and world record-breaking 1,338,544 folks from the UK and throughout the globe have utilized to enter the 2027 TCS London Marathon.
This large complete has shattered the earlier world-record complete of 1,133,813, which was set final yr within the poll for the 2026 London Marathon. This represents an 18% yr on yr enhance and greater than double the whole functions for the 2024 London Marathon (578,304).
The whole variety of UK functions for 2027 was 1,008,091, which means that 1.8% of the whole UK inhabitants has utilized to enter the occasion. The very best variety of UK candidates had been ladies aged 20-29, with greater than 179,000 candidates, and greater than 35% of the UK candidates had been aged 18-29.
A complete of 503,284 had been functions from males (49.92% of the whole), 498,985 from ladies (49.50% of the whole) and 5822 (0.58% of the whole) from non-binary candidates.
There have been an extra 330,450 functions from non-UK residents – from greater than 200 international locations – together with greater than 92,000 from the USA, greater than 34,000 from France, greater than 21,000 from Eire and greater than 14,000 from Germany.
Hugh Brasher, CEO of London Marathon Occasions, organisers of the TCS London Marathon, stated: “This astonishing complete of greater than 1.33 million poll candidates firmly establishes London because the world’s most sought‑after marathon. Nothing else comes shut.
“The 2026 TCS London Marathon was a landmark version. The world’s hottest marathon grew to become the most important and quickest, with 59,830 finishers crossing the enduring line on The Mall and world information in each the boys’s and girls’s elite races. We witnessed historical past too: Sabastian Sawe grew to become the primary man to interrupt the 2‑hour barrier in a aggressive marathon, and Tigist Assefa as soon as once more rewrote the report books with a brand new ladies‑solely world report. For the primary time in a marathon, three ladies ran beneath 2 hours 16 minutes in the identical race.
“We additionally noticed unprecedented participation from younger folks over the weekend. A report 19,600 youngsters took half within the TCS Mini London Marathon, and greater than 610,000 accomplished the Mini Marathon of their colleges throughout the UK.
“Our mission is to encourage folks of all ages and talent to get energetic – and these extraordinary numbers present the huge draw and energy of the TCS London Marathon.”
Simply earlier than this yr’s version, Brasher confirmed to AW that they’re nonetheless in talks with stakeholders to host a one-off two-day London Marathon subsequent yr.
The thrilling plans contain staging two marathons subsequent yr on Saturday and Sunday (April 24 & 25), with probably large advantages in terms of elevating charity cash, an financial increase, plus the sizeable social uplift that the occasion has been synonymous with since 1981.
Brasher insisted „the double … shall be one and executed“ and that it may generate £400 million price of financial and social profit.
Poll outcomes shall be introduced by early July, with locations allotted by means of a very random draw.
