With 285,000 m² of hall space and 100,000 m² of outdoor space, the Cologne exhibition center is the third largest in Germany and among the top ten in the world. It is located just a stone's throw from Cologne's city center and has excellent connections to the national and international transport network.
Koelnmesse's key areas of expertise are "Global Competence in Food and FoodTec" with trade fairs such as Anuga and ISM in the food sector, "Global Competence in Furniture, Interiors and Design" for furnishing trade fairs such as imm cologne and ORGATEC, and "Digital Media, Entertainment and Mobility", which addresses important topics of the future with events such as gamescom and DMEXCO. Over 54,000 exhibiting companies from 122 countries and around 3 million visitors from more than 200 nations take part in Koelnmesse's regular events, which are held at different intervals. The internationality of the trade fairs is one of the highest in the world: on average, 72 percent of exhibitors and 42 percent of visitors come from abroad.