181st Oktoberfest by the Numbers

Newly elected mayor of Munich, Dieter Reiter taps the first keg

At noon on the first Saturday of Oktoberfest, at the end of a parade that travels the streets of Munich, the mayor of Munich uses a mallet to tap a wooden keg brought by draft horses and proclaims, "O'zapft is!" which is a Bavarian saying meaning, "It's tapped!" thus starting the three weeks of festivities.


Here's a rundown of numbers of this year's Oktoberfest, the 181st that has been celebrated on Munich's hallowed ground called Theresienwise, or as the pros refer to it: Wies'n.


6.3 Million: Number of visitors
6.5 Million Liters: Beer Consumed
3.7 Million: Additional Passengers on the Munich Subway and Bus System
112,000: Stolen Bier Steins
3,603: People who needed medical attention
1,290: Arrests
681: Alcohol Poisonings
150: Closures of the Theresienwise Subway station because of overcrowding
36: Fights in which the Liter Steins were used

8: Found Children

2.98 Million Kilowatts: Power Consumed
220,000 Cubic Meters: Gas Consumption

115,000 Cubic Meters: Water Consumption

570 GB: Mobile Data on the First Saturday
112: Oxen Eaten

3,646: Lost and Found Items
900: IDs
530: Purses
230: Eyeglasses
330: Smart phones
1: iPhone 6
4: Tickets to the Bayern München vs. Hannover 96 Soccer match

Source: http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/oktoberfest-bilanz-fundstuecke-und-ein-erschlagenes-monster-1.2159365