gamescom 2025 excites the community worldwide and sets new standards
This summer, we partnered with the Trade Commissioner Service Canada to support the presence of an Atlantic Canadian delegation of gaming studios at gamescom 2025 in Cologne, Germany. Checkout the gallery below! gamescom is the world’s leading event for the gaming community and industry. gamescom 2025 was bigger and more diverse than ever before. It achieved new records for exhibitors, internationality and exhibition space. 357,000 visitors from 128 countries came together at the world’s biggest gaming festival to celebrate their love of gaming. Featuring the relocated event arena, an additional hall for the entertainment area, a larger indie area and expanded outdoor spaces, gamescom 2025 delivered a unique and even better visitor experience.
"Gamescom was probably our most productive show we've done, and we've done a lot of these now at this point." - Iron Fox Games
International participation at all-time high
A total of 1,568 exhibitors from 72 countries participated in gamescom 2025, with a foreign share of 70 percent. There were also 40 country pavilions representing 35 countries, including for the first time the pavilion of official partner country Thailand, along with Dubai and Kyrgyzstan. The number of trade visitors rose to over 34,000, with the strongest growth coming from the US, China, Canada and Japan.
"We left with solid leads and collaborations to follow up with." - Gift2Games
gamescom 2025 at a glance
- 357,000 visitors from 128 countries
- Over 34,000 trade visitors, with the strongest growth from the US, China, Canada and Japan
- More than 630 million views across the entire show program
- 72 million views for gamescom Opening Night Live
- 5.7 million page views for gamescom epix
- 1,568 exhibitors from 72 countries, with a foreign share of 70%
- 40 country pavilions from 35 countries
- Approximately 233,000 square meters of gross exhibition space
- Around 80,000 people at the gamescom city festival
I personally had 25+ pitches throughout the convention, received a lot of glowing feedback on the game, and dozens of followup requests within days of the convention ending. One publisher even described it as the highlight of their show! - Progenitor Game Studios
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