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Date

20.04.-24.04.2026
Cycle: annually
Year founded: 1947
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Fairgrounds

Messegelände
Hanover
Germany

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Organisers

Deutsche Messe AG

Messegelände
30521 Hanover
Germany
Fon: +49 511 89-0
Fax: +49 511 89-32626
info@messe.dehttp://www.messe.de

Project team

hannovermesse@messe.dehttp://www.hannovermesse.de
Fon: +49 511 89-34466
Fax: +49 511 89-31147

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Sector focus

Trade Fairs for Capital Goods (industry 02)
Computer-Aided Engineering, Factory Automation, Measuring and Control (industry 19)
Electrical Engineering, Electronics (industry 22)
Energy (conventional and renewable) (industry 23)
Information and Communication Technology, Software (industry 42)
Logistics, Gears and Drives, Conveyance and Storage Technology (industry 55)
Subcontracting (industry 96)

Main offerings

Gears and Drives Technology
Fluid Mechanics
Energy Engineering
IT Services
Technologies
Research and Development
Compressed Air Technology
Vacuum Technology in Laboratories
Surface Mount Technology
Ancillaries
Services
Nanotechnology
Energy Management
renewable energies
Factory Automation
Process Automation
Industrial Automation
light weight building board
Power Plants
Plant Engineering
Components

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Trade visitors and general public

Statistics

Key figures
4/2024
Exhibitors
3.856
Domestic
1.263
Abroad
2.593
Other represented firms
0
Visitors (number of admissions)
126.978
Domestic
78.807
Abroad
48.171
Space (gross)
195.600
Space (net)
112.362
Special show space
6.759
Exhibitor stand space
105.603
Hall space
104.441
Domestic
55.139
Abroad
49.302
Open air
1.162
Domestic
987
Abroad
175
Origin of exhibitors 2024 from 59 countries
Albania1
Australia2
Austria22
Azerbaijan1
Belgium44
Brazil4
Bulgaria23
Canada88
China, People's Republic1145
Congo, Democratic Republic71
Croatia4
Czechia23
Denmark16
Egypt4
Estonia15
Finland25
France35
Germany1263
Greece4
Hong Kong, China SAR12
Hungary11
India89
Indonesia10
Iran, Islamic Republic2
Ireland4
Israel3
Italy154
Japan20
Kosovo11
Latvia11
Lithuania13
Luxembourg10
Malaysia4
Mexico19
Morocco5
Netherlands71
North Macedonia1
Norway39
Pakistan3
Poland25
Portugal25
Romania37
Saudi Arabia9
Singapore2
Slovakia4
Slovenia1
South Africa2
Spain37
Sri Lanka1
Sweden16
Switzerland40
Taiwan67
Tunisia1
Türkiye141
Ukraine11
United Arab Emirates5
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland36
United States of America101
Vietnam13
FKM trade visitor structure
4/2024
Visitors (number of admissions)
126978
Proportion of trade visitors
87%
Total Germany (%)
62
Bremen
3
Hamburg
5
Lower Saxony
35
Schleswig-Holstein
3
North Rhine-Westphalia
20
Hesse
5
Rhineland-Palatinate
2
Saarland
0
Baden-Württemberg
8
Bavaria
6
Berlin
4
Brandenburg
2
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania
1
Saxony-Anhalt
2
Saxony
2
Thuringia
2
Professional position (%)
Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer
2
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
21
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office
6
Department head, group head, team leader
17
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
29
Lecturer, teacher
1
Trainee
2
Other position
8
Student
6
Other not gainfully employed
0
9
0
Area of responsibility (%)
Management
18
Research and development, design/construction
13
Manufacturing, production, quality control
8
Buying/procurement
3
Finance/accounting, controlling
1
Information and communication technology
9
Personnel administration, administration
9
Sales
6
Marketing, advertising, PR
4
Logistics: material management, storage, transport
0
Maintenance/repairs
3
Other area
8
Student
6
Other not gainfully employed
2
7
2
1
Law
1
Telecommunications
1
5
Economic sectors (%)
Manufacturing industry (industry/manufacturer)
42
Power industry
10
Information/ communication services
11
Other economic sectors
9
Company and freelancer services
7
Research and development
5
-
4
Authority, public services
3
other non-professionals
2
Association, organisation
2
-
1
Wholesale and Retail
1
Mining industry
1
Financing and insurance
1
Logistics, transportation, traffic
1
-
1
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
17
more than 50 km up to 100 km
13
more than 100 km up to 300 km
30
over 300 km
40
Foreign origin total (%)
38
EU
75
Other european countries
5
Africa
1
North America
3
South and Central America
4
Middle East
1
South-, East-, Central Asia
12
Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)
China, People's Republic
5
Netherlands
3
United States of America
2
Korea, Republic
2
Brazil
2
Size of company/organization (%)
1 - 4
9
5 - 9
4
10 - 49
17
50 - 199
18
200 - 499
10
500 - 999
8
1 000 and more
35
Student
6
Other not employed
0
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
decisively
15
collectively
22
in an advisory capacity/organization
24
no
17
Student
20
Other not gainfully employed
1
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
24
Earlier events
41
First visit
47
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Survey conducted by: Wissler & Partner
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