Attendance for Gamescom 2025 broke records last week, increasing 6.5% to 357,000 visitors from 128 countries.
There was an additional hall for the entertainment area this year, alongside a larger indie area and expanded outdoor spaces.
Last year saw 335,000 in-person visitors at Cologne’s Koelnmesse.
Gamescom 2025 welcomed a total of 1,568 exhibitors from 72 countries, marking a foreign share of 70%. There were 40 pavilions representing 35 countries, with Thailand, Dubai, and Kyrgyzstan hosting booths for the first time.
As for trade visitors, 34,000 people attended the event with the strongest growth from the US, China, Canada, and Japan.
The event’s organisers also shared growth from its digital content, with more than 630 million viewers watching Gamescom content on Saturday evening – an 105% increase compared to 2024.
72 million of these viewers watched Gamescom Opening Night Live, which was the most-watched event in its seven-year history.
“Gamescom 2025 sets new standards,” said German Games Industry Association (Game) managing director Felix Falk.
“Bigger, more diverse and more international than ever before, the most important festival of gaming culture underscores the positive force that games, the industry, and the global community represent.”
Koelnmesse president and chief executive officer Gerald Böse added: “Gamescom 2025 has once again set a new standard for large-scale international events.
“Gamescom combines business and entertainment like no other event worldwide, as shown by the 1,568 exhibitors spread across 233,000 square meters of gross exhibition space.”
Böse continued: “With record figures once again in nearly every category, the enormous variety of experiences and global participation, Gamescom is the most important event for the global gaming community.”
Devcom 2025 also saw record-breaking attendance numbers this year, up 6% from 2024 to 5,400 visitors. This October, Devcom will be rebranded to Gamescom Dev.