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Gamescom 2024 kicks off with a record number of exhibitors.

New record with more than 1,400 exhibitors New social stage starts with diverse program Preview of gamescom Opening Night Live devcom and Gamescom congress at the new Confex Announcement of gamescom LAN 2025.
The seed for Gamescom 2024 will be more global and heterogeneous than the users’ seed for Gamescom 2023. From 64 countries, 1,400 plus companies will showcase their products and novelties on a total exhibition area of 230,000 sq.m, approximately 15 percent more exhibitors than in 2023 actual newcomers in the record books. The number of country pavilions will also rise almost threefold to 48 from 37 countries – a record number. Pavilions: 27 countries were present in 2023, with 33 pavilions, while 550000 people visited the exhibition.

Gerald Böse, CEO of Koelnmesse: ”The largest gaming event is unceasingly expanding year after year. We are happy to be able to present such exciting figures just one week before Gamescom. With our partners and co-organizers of the game, The German Games Industry Association, we will realize further innovations that add to Gamescom's variety and appealing character.”Brief details regarding the Gamescom 2024 Exhibition Cologne. Computer and video game industry professionals throughout Europe will be able to present their works at Gamescom 2024. The gaming show covers the media, trading markets, and retail business. It also offers the means through which business relationships may be established. An entertainment area dedicated to gaming will be located at Gamescom Cologne 2024. Live testing of new games will also be performed there. As the present case shows, additional innovative products will revert the 2024 Games Show Cologne into the centre for gamers across the globe. Kölns bester Messestand-Architekt berät sich auf Gamescom 2024. As for Gamescom 2024 in Cologne, see more information.
There is no better place for gamers than the Gamescom convention. Visitors will be thrilled with the experience as the display of the most recent technology in gaming is in an extraordinary setting. It is about a field represented by some of the best specialists in the global gaming industry. Here is the invitation to immerse yourself in the gaming and entertainment universe! You will also be able to get information on live gaming content at Gamescom 2024 Cologne. This trade fair is a great source to look at the best of the gaming world and is a must-visit.
The investment circle of Gamescom will also be held on August 22. Here, representatives of investors confront IF's new studios. Forty-five studios were kick-started for the pitch competition with the preparatory training supported by KölnBusiness and the backing of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection.

The LAN at Gamescom will be back in 2025. After the positive first run of the Gamescom LAN during the fair at the Koelnmesse trade fair location in March of this year, This is round two in 2025. People can also anticipate even further elements that should enhance the fun. The LAN Event gamescom LAN 2025 will once more take place in Cologne from February 21 to 23 and will not only showcase technics, consoles, computers, running software and hardware of all kinds but also overall the abundance of the culture of gaming in general in cooperation with the community. Tickets for the occasion will be accessible during the Gamescom occasion the following week. The latest figures for Gamescom 2024 at a glance:

  • More than 1,400 exhibitors from 64 countries (2023: 1,220 from 63 countries)
  • 48 pavilions / joint stands from 37 countries (2023: 33 from 26 countries)
  • Approximately 230,000 square meters of gross exhibition space in 2023

Gamescom is the world's biggest gaming gathering and computer and video games trade fair. It is also the most significant business platform for games in Europe. The physical event will be held in Cologne, and people can access Gamescom remotely from the 20th to the 25th of August 2024. Gamescom cooperates with Koelnmesse and game – The German Games Industry Association.
Koelnmesse – industry trade fairs for the gaming sector: Koelnmesse is a global player in the organization of trade shows in computer and video games and other forms of entertainment. Organized at the trade fair grounds in Cologne/Germany, Gamescom is the most significant event for computer and video games worldwide and the most prominent business platform in Europe's games sector. Gamescom's Home page links highly motivated gamers, trade visitors, and exhibitors from all over the world with high efficiency, both personally on-site and digitally worldwide. This makes Gamescom the number one business-to-consumer/business-to-business and business-to-government events in gaming.
In addition to the event at its Cologne headquarters, Koelnmesse is strategically expanding its portfolio internationally. Singapore’s Gamescom Asia is an additional robust industry platform covering a comprehensive supply-demand for the rapidly developing Asia-Pacific games market. As for Brazil and the rest of Latin America, gamescom Latam is a new annual exhibition aimed at activating high growth in this segment.
The next events: Gamescom, Cologne, Germany 21. August – 25. August 2024 Asia’s invite-only gaming exhibition: Gamescom Asia, Singapore, from 17-20 October 2024 gamescom latam, São Paulo, Brazil 30 April – 4 May 2025 As you can imagine, this is the best time to build new partnerships and get acquainted with the primary buyers of Germany. Join Gamescom 2024/2025 and connect to more opportunities and growth! Instate Media allows you to exhibit your industry-related products and services. Take advantage of participating with a well-known exhibition booth builder in Germany. Contact us immediately!