CES 2013 has already been scheduled (it’s January 8 – 11, for those curious), and it’ll have new records to break once things get going again. A source close to the CEA informed us today that CES 2012 has broken a trifecta of records already, and the final tallies aren’t even in yet. For starters, more people attended CES this year than ever before. That’s people who actually showed up and claimed a badge — not just those who registered and flaked — with the final figure already confirmed to be upward of 153,000. That trumps the 152,203 that arrived in Las Vegas back in 2006, as well as the 149,529 that hit the ground here last year.
Furthermore, a record amount of exhibition space was claimed, with 1.86 million net square feet used this year; the prior record was set in 2008 when 1.857 million net square feet were claimed. Finally, a new record was set when looking at the total number of exhibitors, with over 3,100 outfits checking in this go ’round. The prior record? 3,072, which was set in 2008. There’s no question that CES felt busier than ever for us this year, and now we’ve got the numbers to prove our suspicions — naturally, we’re already mentally gearing up for CES 2013. We’ll be here, and hopefully so will you.
Update: The official PR is out! It’s embedded after the break.
P.S. – You can relive our CES 2012 coverage right here in our hub!
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