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gamescom

The world's largest trade fair and event highlight for interactive games and entertainment

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Date

20.08.-24.08.2025
August 2026
Cycle: annually
Year founded: 2009
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Fairgrounds

Messegelände
Cologne
Germany

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Organisers

Koelnmesse GmbH

Messeplatz 1
50679 Cologne
Germany
Fon: +49 221 821-0
Fax: +49 221 821-2574
info@koelnmesse.dehttp://www.koelnmesse.de

Project team

gamescom@koelnmesse.dehttp://www.gamescom.de
Fon: +49 221 821-3311Fon: +49 221 821-2880
Fax: +49 221 821-3099

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Sector focus

Information and Communication Technology, Software (industry 42)
Consumer Electronics, Multimedia (industry 87)
Games, Toys, Computer and Video Games (industry 73)

Main offerings

Computer Hardware
Software
Computer Games
Training
Supplementary Education
Professional Literature
Services

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Access

Trade visitors and general public

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Sponsors

Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware e.V. (BIU)

Statistics

Key figures
8/2024
No
Exhibitors
1.462
Domestic
429
Abroad
1.033
Other represented firms
0
Visitors (number of admissions)
338.297
Domestic
292.860
Abroad
45.437
Space (gross)
230.000
Space (net)
84.364
Special show space
18.278
Exhibitor stand space
66.086
Hall space
65.913
Domestic
21.844
Abroad
44.069
Open air
173
Domestic
173
Abroad
0
Origin of exhibitors 2024 from 64 countries
Armenia1
Australia22
Austria19
Azerbaijan1
Belgium17
Brazil31
Bulgaria11
Canada35
Chile6
China, People's Republic29
Colombia1
Croatia3
Cyprus10
Czechia5
Côte d'Ivoire1
Denmark19
Estonia17
Finland19
France60
Germany429
Greece10
Hong Kong, China SAR13
Hungary2
India4
Indonesia12
Ireland12
Israel4
Italy41
Japan11
Korea, Democratic People's Republic36
Latvia4
Lithuania4
Luxembourg2
Malta11
Mauritius1
Netherlands48
New Zealand10
North Macedonia1
Norway13
Paraguay1
Philippines7
Poland30
Portugal13
Romania14
Réunion1
Saudi Arabia3
Serbia9
Singapore17
Slovakia15
Slovenia3
South Africa1
Spain81
Sweden33
Switzerland33
Taiwan2
Tunisia1
Türkiye12
Ukraine2
United Arab Emirates4
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland113
United States Minor Outlying Islands1
United States of America89
Virgin Islands (British)1
Zambia1
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Tips for exhibitors

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