The data displays the top 20 biggest exhibition halls worldwide in 2018, ranked by hall capacity. The Hannover Messegelände (Hannover Exhibition Center) was the biggest in the world with a gross capacity of 463,165 square meters.
Trade fairs and shows worldwide - additional information Some of the biggest exhibition halls in the world are found in Germany, among them are Cologne and Düsseldorf’s Exhibition Centres. However, Hannover’s Messegelände and Frankfurt’s Main Exhibition Ground were in the top three of the biggest exhibition halls as of 2016 extending 463,165 square meters and 366,637 square meters, respectively.
Hannover Messegelände | 463165 |
National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) Shanghai | 400000 |
Frankfurt/Main Messegelände | 366637 |
Fiera Milano | 345000 |
China Import & Export Fair Complex Guangzhou | 338000 |
Kunming Dianchi International Conv. & Exh. Center | 300000 |
Köln Messegelände | 284000 |
Crocus Expo IEC Moskau | 254960 |
Düsseldorf Messegelände | 248580 |
Paris-Nord Villepinte | 242082 |
McCormick Place Chicago | 241549 |
Fira Barcelona - Gran Via | 240000 |
Feria Valencia | 230837 |
Paris expo Porte de Versailles VIPARIS | 219759 |
Messe München | 200000 |
Chongqing International Expo Center | 200000 |
BolognaFiere | 200000 |
SNIEC Shanghai | 200000 |
Orange County Convention Center Orlando | 190875 |
The NEC Birmingham | 186000 |