The World Publishing Expo held in Frankfurt in 2012 attracted visitors from 83 countries, with 55% coming from outside Germany. The event featured 450 exhibitors and highlighted notable participation from countries like Norway, the Netherlands, and France. Future events include the 65th World Newspaper Congress and the World Publishing Expo in Berlin, scheduled for October 2013.

1. World Publishing Expo (IFRA Expo &
Conference), Frankfurt 2012
Facts and Figures
Total number of visits
In 2012, visitors came from 83 countries. 55% of the visitors came from outside
Germany.
2011 (World Newspaper Week Vienna): 106 countries
2010 Hamburg: 99 countries
2009 Vienna: 75 countries
2008 Amsterdam: 83 countries
2007 Vienna: 88 countries
11000
10.667
10.169
8250 8.841
8.055
7.083
6.753
5500
2750
0
2007 Vienna 2008 - A-Dam 2009 - Vienna 2010 - Hamburg 2011 - Vienna 2012 - Frankfurt
Total Visits

2. Top 20 visitor countries (from outside Germany)
Norway 328
Netherlands 300
France 271
Finland 259
Italy 242
United Kingdom 242
Switzerland 212
Sweden 210
Belgium 167
Austria 154
Denmark 115
Russian Federation 88
Spain 78
India 70
USA 62
Turkey 60
Japan 58
Poland 47
Czech Republic 43
China 33
0 100 200 300 400
Visits by country 2012
Number of exhibitors
450
375
367
336 335 341
300 305
285
261
225
150
75
0
2006 A-dam 2007 Vienna 2008 A-dam 2009 Vienna 2010 Hamburg 2011 Vienna 2012 Frankfurt

3. World Publishing Expo net surface (qm)
16.000
15.126
13.313
11.115 11.141 10.775
8.000 8.837
0
2007 Vienna 2008 Amsterdam 2009 Vienna 2010 Hamburg 2011 Vienna 2012 Frankfurt
Find the WPE12 Social Media Newsroom with links to
- Flickr event pictures
- Live-Event Blog
- Slideshare presentations (Media Port)
- YouTube videos (speaker interviews, Expo reviews etc)
- Twitter, Facebook, LinkdedIn channels
at
http://bit.ly/WPE12_SocialMedia
Mark your calendar:
65th World Newspaper Congress / 20th World Editors Forum
2-5 June 2013, Bangkok/Thailand
www.wan-ifra.org/bangkok2013
World Publishing Expo (IFRA Expo & Conference) 2013
7-9 October 2013, Berlin/Germany
www.wan-ifra.org/expo2013
Overview of upcoming WAN-IFRA events
http://www.wan-ifra.org/events
Ioana Sträter
Executive Director Exhibitions
WAN-IFRA
ioana.straeter@wan-ifra.org
Tel. +49-6151/733-6