Met Gala 2026 Sets Digital Records, Raises $42M for Costume Institute

Vogue Business reports record Met Gala metrics: couture milestones like Thom Browne’s 1.5 million sequins and Kylie Jenner’s 11,000-hour embroidery, livestreams with 196 million views and a peak of 1 million concurrent YouTube viewers, 1.696 billion global video views and 108 million social engagements, plus a $42 million fundraising total for the Costume Institute, with coverage expanding to the event’s broader cultural context rather than focusing solely on celebrities.