There were over 1,500 major trade shows and conferences held worldwide in 2014, with the busiest months being May, June, July, and September. The United States hosted the most events, followed by the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and Japan. Popular host cities included Las Vegas, London, New York, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. Attending every single 2014 event would require over 4,000 consecutive days, averaging around 2.5 days per show.

1. GUIDETO
TECHNOLOGY
TRADESHOWS
Sometechnologyprofessionalschooseoneortwoeventstoattendforthe
year,whileotherslogtensofthousandsofmilescriss-crossingtheglobein
searchofadditionalvisibilityandleads.
Onaverage,thereare4showsrunningeveryday–7daysaweek–forthe
entireyear.Yes,1,593majortradeshowsandconferences!Thisdoesn’t
includeregionalmeetings,roadshowsandothercity-to-cityeventsthat
companies,magazines,associationsandpeergroupshost.companies,magazines,associationsandpeergroupshost.
Mostroadwarriorshaveasensewhenbusyseasonisandhowmanytimes
theytrekthroughMcCarranAirportperyear-butyoumaybesurprised!
WHENISBUSYSEASON?
1,593EVENTS
IN2014!
January
February
March
April
May
June
JulyJuly
August
September
October
November
December
86
146
221
218
254
197
5858
53
125
127
86
23
WHATCOUNTRIESARE
MOSTPOPULAR?
WHATCITIESATTRACT
THEMOSTSHOWS?
UnitedStates
UnitedKingdom
Canada
Germany
Japan
France
AustraliaAustralia
China
Brazil
Netherlands
LasVegas,NV
London,UK
NewYork,NY
SanFrancisco,CA
Washington,DC
Orlando,FL
SanDiego,CASanDiego,CA
Chicago,IL
SantaClara,CA
Tokyo,Japan
1059
122
49
47
38
36
2929
29
17
15
112
98
92
85
78
61
3535
35
31
28
WANTTO
ATTENDALL
2014SHOWS?
4,129
Days!
2.59Days
onAverage
WHATISTHEMOST
POPULARDAY?
THEAWARDFOR
THELONGESTSHOW
GOESTO...
28SHOWSSTARTONTHISDAY
(Ifyougetboredattheconference,itis
co-locatedwiththeChicagoAutoShow!)
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