Here are a few of the most interesting Game of Thrones facts and statistics I was able to dig up. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.

Please note that some of these numbers are easier to find than others. A few of these Game of Thrones facts come from their own reports, but some are based on news reports and not official company tallies. Basically, this is the best I can find and I don’t guarantee anything to be 100%

Game of Thrones Facts

• Website: www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones
• Debut: April 17, 2011
• Creators: D. B. Weiss and David Benioff
• Network: HBO
• Genre: Fantasy, Drama
• Seasons: 8
• Based On: A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin
• Premiere Date of Game of Thrones Season 8: April 14, 2019

Game of Thrones Statistics

Number of Game of Thrones season 8 premiere viewers:

17.4 million

Number of people that watched the Game of Thrones series finale:

19.3 million viewers

Current Game of Thrones record for most viewers:

Season 8, Episode 5 “The Bells” on 5/12/19 (18.4 million viewers)

Last updated 5/15/19

Reported number of times the Game of Thrones Season 8 premiere was pirated:

54 million times

Reported budget for Game of Thrones season 8:

$90 million

Average amount that will be spent per episode on Game of Thrones season 8:

$15 million per episode

Average amount that was spent per episode on Game of Thrones season 1:

$6 million per episode

Number of times the Game of Thrones final season trailer was viewed in its first 24 hours:

81 million times

Number of times the Game of Thrones season 7 trailer was viewed in its first 24 hours:

61 million times

How many people watched the Game of Thrones season 7 premiere?

over 30 million

How many people watched the Game of Thrones pilot episode?

2.22 million

Number of Emmys Game of Thrones has been nominated for:

132

Last updated 4/13/19

Number of Emmys won by Game of Thrones:

47

Last updated 4/13/19

Average amount the 5 stars of Game of Thrones (Kit Harrington, Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Lena Headley and Nikolaj Coster-Waldu) are reportedly earning per Season 8 episode:

$1.2 million

Estimated amount that businesses will lose in productivity the day after the Game of Thrones finale:

$3.3 billion

Craig Smith

https://expandedramblings.com/index.php/about-dmr/

DMR Publisher. Director of Marketing by day and I run this little site at night. Other interests include Disney, Sports, 80’s Nostalgia, LEGO, Star Wars and Tech Gadgets. Other sites include DisneyNews.us and VideoGamesStats.com.

See author's posts

Please share this post if you enjoyed it: