Stray Kids surpasses 40 million album shipments across Korea and Japan

Stray Kids has achieved another major milestone by surpassing 40 million cumulative album shipments across Korea and Japan.

According to the latest figures as of April 2026, the group recorded a total cumulative shipment count of 40,267,158 copies across 28 albums released in both countries.

Beginning with their pre-debut album 'Mixtape' released in January 2018 and continuing through the 2025 release 'DO IT', Stray Kids accumulated 35,742,708 shipments from 19 Korean albums according to Circle Chart.

In Japan, the group recorded 4,524,450 shipments from nine releases, ranging from their first best album 'SKZ2020' released in March 2020 to the Japanese mini album 'Hollow' released in June 2025.

Stray Kids had previously surpassed 30 million cumulative shipments in Korea and Japan in January 2025 with 25 releases. The group reached the 40 million mark just one year and three months later, once again proving its overwhelming album-selling power.

The group also achieved historic success on the Billboard 200 chart with its 2025 full-length album 'KARMA' and DO IT, which marked the group’s seventh and eighth consecutive No. 1 entries respectively.

In addition, entertainment data company Luminate included several Stray Kids releases near the top of its “2025 Year-End Music Report” in both the U.S. Top 10 Albums and U.S. Top 10 CD Albums categories.

The group also recorded the highest rankings among K-pop artists on the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’s 2025 Global Album Chart and Global Album Sales Chart.

Meanwhile, Stray Kids is set to headline major international festivals including The Governors Ball Music Festival in New York on June 6 and Rock in Rio in Brazil on September 11.

In September, the group will also launch a new Latin American festival project titled STRAYCITY.