The final fundraising figure for this year’s London Marathon has hit £87.3m, beating all previous records, its organisers have said.
The former record of £73.5m was set in 2024, with this year’s reported total increasing by £13.8m, a rise of just under 19%.
This brings the cumulative total raised since the first edition of the London Marathon in 1981 to £1.4bn.
The record figure of £87.3m adds to a collection of world records set at this year’s marathon. These include becoming the world’s largest such event, with 56,640 finishers, and a new women’s-only world record of 2:15:50 set by Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa.
A total of 1,133,813 people – another world record – entered the public ballot for next year’s London Marathon, which will take place on Sunday 26 April 2026.
Participant fundraising platform reports £36m total
London Marathon’s official online fundraising partner Enthuse also saw a record year on its platform, with more than £35.8m raised by participants with an average donation of £46.75 and an average page value of £2,809.
Hugh Brasher, CEO of London Marathon Events, described the record £87.3m raised as “phenomenal”.
He said: “Thousands of charities directly benefit from the money raised by the incredible efforts of those who ran 26.2 miles on Sunday 27 April, helping these organisations make a difference all year round.”
Chester Mojay-Sinclare, Enthuse founder and CEO, said the London Marathon is an “incredible force for good”.
He said: “Every year, as the official online fundraising partner, we’re helping even more good causes to raise more funds.
“It’s clear the appetite to use the TCS London Marathon to fundraise for a good cause is as high as it’s ever been.
“We’re really excited by the positive impact this year’s donations will make to charities and those that they support.”
Diana Jupp, CEO of Pancreatic Cancer UK, the 2025 London Marathon official charity of the year, added: “We are so proud of each and every one of our runners, who took on the ultimate test and together raised an incredible £2.8m.
“That money is already helping our researchers push the boundaries of what’s possible in the early detection of pancreatic cancer.”
