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Largest exhibition halls in the world by hall capacity 2018

Ranking of the world's largest exhibition halls in 2018, by gross hall capacity (in square meters)

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