New York Road Runners (NYRR), the US-based non-profit organisation that produces 60 adult and youth races annually, has announced that the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon broke the world record for the largest marathon ever.
Held on Sunday, November 2, 2025, NYRR reported that the marathon had 59,226 finishers, surpassing its own record for the second consecutive year.
Event organiser NYRR noted that the marathon is one of the most inclusive and accessible sporting events in the world. The event saw 59,662 starters, with the final finisher numbers currently standing at:
- Men’s finishers: 31,927
- Women’s finishers: 27,156
- Non-binary finishers: 143
NYRR confirmed these were the most ever men’s, women’s, and non-binary finishers for the event.
The marathon attracted an international field, with 18,660 finishers representing 132 countries. All 50 US states were represented, alongside Washington DC, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and Guam.
In the men’s open division, Benson Kipruto of Kenya won with a time of 2:08:09. The victory was by three hundredths of a second, marking the closest margin of victory in the race’s history. It was his fourth Abbott World Marathon Majors title, following wins in Boston, Chicago, and Tokyo.
The women’s open division saw Kenya’s Hellen Obiri set a new course record of 2:19:51 on her way to claiming her second TCS New York City Marathon title. She became only the eighth woman to be a repeat champion.
The top American man in the open division was Joel Reichow (6th), finishing in 2:09:56, while the top American woman was Fiona O’Keeffe (4th), setting the fastest ever time by an American woman with 2:22:49.
In the wheelchair divisions, Marcel Hug of Switzerland won the men’s race in 1:30:16, extending his record number of wins to seven. The women’s wheelchair champion was the US-based Susannah Scaroni, winning her third title, and second consecutive, with a time of 1:42:10. The non-binary division was won by Daniel Mata of Venezuela in 2:41:39.
The oldest finisher was 91-year-old Koichi Kitabatake of Japan (7:25:13), who also won his age group in the AbbottWMM Age Group World Championships for the second time. The oldest woman finisher was Judith Sorn, 83, of the USA (8:34:50).
