'No Kings' attendance numbers: How many people attended anti-Trump protests

This was the second ‘No Kings’ protests after the June demonstrations against President Donald Trump, which had seen a large turnout .

Published on: Oct 19, 2025, 05:29:34 IST

By Shuvrajit Das Biswas

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The second ‘No Kings’ protests on October 18 saw a massive turnout, as demonstrators took to the streets against President Donald Trump and his government across US cities. This comes after the June demonstrations which had seen a large turnout as well.

There were over 2,600 'No Kings' protests planned across the US on Saturday. (REUTERS)

Ahead of the second round of protests, the Trump administration had described the protesters as terrorists, far left agitators, and Hamas supporters. There were also fears among civil libertarians that protesters may be targeted for federal government surveillance.

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However, visuals and reports showed that protesters had turned out in large numbers nonetheless.

'No Kings' attendance numbers

The ‘No Kings’ protests on Saturday saw millions march against President Trump and his administration, The Guardian reported. Local reports stated that thousands had turned out in their respective cities to protest.

Indianapolis reportedly saw a crowd of several thousand, and Fort Wayne organizers said 8,000 had showed up, as per Indiana Capital Chronicle. Reports from the Bay Area too said thousands had shown up, with over a thousand gathering at San Francisco's Ocean Beach.

In New York, a 100,000 people marched across NYC in the ‘No Kings’ protest. Visuals from Times Square showed thousands raise chants.

Even red state Florida saw a decent turnout. “Just one of the two No Kings protest locations in The Villages, Florida had over 4,500 attendees,” shared Democratic Party member Barbie Harden Hall.

“They had to split to accommodate the crowds. So far, this is my favorite sign of the day from one of my favorite Villagers,” she added, noting that the count from the other location was awaited, meaning the number will be higher than what the politician already shared.

Prior to the rallies starting, organizers had shared they'd expected millions to turn out by the end of the day at over 2,600 planned rallies across the country.

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Shuvrajit Das Biswas
Shuvrajit has over seven years of experience covering US, India, and world news. An English Literature postgraduate from Jadavpur University, Shuvrajit started off covering entertainment, gaming and all things pop culture. There were brief periods away from the media industry, with short stints in content marketing, ed-tech and academic editing. However, the newsroom beckoned and over the last few jobs, Shuvrajit has exceedingly focused on team functioning as well, including tracking news and assigning tasks, working on everyday breaking news, framing detailed coverage plans, and creating immersive and data-driven stories. In his time as a digital journalist, he has covered a Lok Sabha election, multiple state elections, Union Budgets and award ceremonies. He has also helped in planning content for company event panels in the past. For work, Shuvrajit enjoys dabbling with data visualization, editing tools, and AI chatbots and attempts to incorporate AI workflows in everyday tasks. He is deeply interested in geopolitics, sports, films and music. Prompting is a new fascination for Shuvrajit now. Apart from that, he can be found doom-scrolling, sharing memes, or cheering on his favorite football team.Read More

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