You ask a very good question, and I have not seen the answer anywhere. Tradeshow Week compiles their own statistics for the top 200 shows in the United States, and a separate list for the top 50 shows for Canada. AUMA does a great job listing the top European venues, and they have a good German and Worldwide database of shows, but it is not searchable by size. If you or any of our readers sees a unified, ranked list of worldwide shows, please let me know because I’d like to see it, too!

Even during this time of economic crisis many exhibitors have found it’s a great time to exhibit. There are less competitors there, and the attendees who are still coming are highly qualified, with greater buying authority. That said, it can be harder for an exhibitor whose industry has been harmed more than average, such as housing, construction, and mortgage finance. Thanks for the comment.

Thanks for the statistics and tips for the Expo industry. Can you provide list of top fifty show in the world and name of the country. Please keep on mailing the updates.

Thank you for your comment. While some of the information, we discuss in our Trade Show Tips, has been researched based on B2B shows, many of the principles relate to B2C shows as well. For example, you can meet more people at a show, quicker and more efficiently than a field sales call.