I don’t think people understand what michael jackson was pulling, the worldwide population in 1993 was 5.5 billion, it means 1/3 of the worldwide population was tuned in to watch his performance... January 31, 1993 Super Bowl XXVII halftime show United States 133,400,000 January 31, 1993 Super Bowl XXVII halftime show Worldwide 1,300,000,000