Figures
that count
Koelnmesse at a glance
• Every year, Koelnmesse organises and supports more
than
80
trade fairs, exhibitions, guest events and special
events in Cologne and in the most important markets all
over the world.
• The company is the leading trade fair organiser for 25
sectors. A total of
47,600 companies
from
123
countries
and
2.6 million visitors
from
208 nations
take part in these events. Almost
70 per cent
of the
exhibitors and over a third of the visitors come from
abroad.
• The trade fair business in Cologne safeguards
18,000
jobs
throughout Germany and ensures annual turnover
of over
1 billion Euro
in the city and its surrounding
region.
Half
of all the visitors staying overnight in
Cologne are participants of trade fairs and congresses.
• The Cologne exhibition grounds, which cover
284,000
square metres
and are the
fifth-largest in the world
,
are located in the heart of Cologne and can be used in
highly flexible configurations.
• Koelnmesse has more than
100 representative
offices
all over the world. Approximately
26,000 journalists
from all over the world report on the events.
