Gamescom 2017 sets new attendance record, Gamescom 2018 dated

Gamescom 2017 outperformed last year’s show in several ways. Among these is attendance, as 350,000 visitors showed up for the big expo last week. Gamescom 2016 was attended by 345,000 people.

Here’s a breakdown of some key stats:

Number of visitors:
2017: 350.000
2016: 345.000

No. of trade visitors:
2017: 30.700
2016: 30.500

Internationality of visitors:
2017: 106 Countries
2016: 97 Countries

Exhibiting companies:
2017: 919
2016: 877

Internationality of exhibitors:
2017: 72 percent share of foreign exhibitors from 54 countries
2016: 68 percent share of foreign exhibitors from 53 countries

Exhibition space:
2017: 201.000 m²
2016: 193.000 m²

Gamescom 2018 has been dated. Next year’s event will take place between August 21 and August 25.

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