CHICAGO — The results are in and the winners of the 2022 Trade Show Executive (TSE) Fastest 50 class are available for viewing on the List of the 50 winners of the TSE Fastest 50The list includes the top 50 fastest growing in terms of net exhibition space, exhibiting companies and total attendance, as well as the next 50 fastest growing in the same three categories.
The Fastest 50 list recognizes the 50 fastest-growing issues in each category of metrics tracked by TSE’s research department and through submissions. The Next 50 is the group of issues that closely followed the Fastest 50 but failed to break into the top 50.
“After a year where trade shows were just returning to in-person operations, we expected significant growth across the board in 2022, and shows across all industry sectors have certainly seen unprecedented growth,” said Carri Jensen, TSE’s director of research. “We haven’t seen growth rates of this magnitude in the history of the Fastest 50.”
The 2022 Fastest 50 class saw growth of 82.8% in net square footage, 76.5% in exhibiting companies, and 88.2% in total attendance. Approximately one-third of shows in each metric list (net square footage, exhibiting companies, and total attendance) saw triple-digit growth, with the remaining Fastest 50 shows seeing double-digit growth of over 41%.
Honorees are invited to the TSE Fastest 50 Awards Ceremony and Summit, May 1-3, hosted by the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The event will feature diverse networking opportunities and a robust educational summit with a keynote address, panel discussions and presentations from thought leaders and show organizers.
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“It’s incredible to see so many trade shows growing at the pace we’ve seen in 2022,” said Gabrielle Weiss, TSE’s vice president and editor-in-chief. “Most of 2022 saw many trade shows reach their pre-pandemic numbers across a variety of metrics, including size, attendance and exhibitor count. We’re honored to recognize and celebrate the strong return of events in 2022 with our Fastest 50 Awards & Summit, and to host a program for the industry’s top executives to network and learn as we aim for even higher in 2023 and beyond.”
The Fastest 50 honorees include Airports Council International – North America’s ACI-NA Annual Conference & Expo, Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association (AVIXA)’s InfoComm USA, Informa Connect’s Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, USA Beauty, LLC’s Cosmoprof North America and MHI’s MODEX.
At the Fastest 50 Awards Gala, the grand prize winners will be revealed, highlighting the 2022 shows that experienced the highest growth rate compared to 2021. The TSE Trailblazers program has been reinstated this year, and Trailblazers will be invited to the event and on the main stage to share the spotlight in recognizing the industry’s promising innovators at the Awards Gala. The TSE Trailblazers program is now accepting applications.
The latest edition of the Fastest 50 recognized the fastest-growing trade shows of 2019, including Meese Frankfurt’s Apparel Sourcing USA, RX’s FIBO USA, Clarion Events’ HydroVision International, and Informa Markets’ International Roofing Expo. The Fastest 50 Awards & Summit 2023 marks the first time since the pandemic that the event will take place.
To see the full list of this year’s Fastest 50 winners, visit https://www.tsefastest50.com/honorees/
Contact Gabrielle Weiss at (312) 493-7753 or gweiss@tradeshowexecutive.com; Carri Jensen at (541) 286-4014 or cjensen@tradeshowexecutive.com