Light+Build Set to Return to Frankfurt in 2026 - Ranked 5th in the Knemex Top 100 Largest World Tradeshows
Light+Build returns to Frankfurt (DE) on 8th March 2026 and is a key event in the marketing calendar for any business involved in the lighting and smart building industry, typically attracting >200k visitors.
Knemex Top 100 Tradeshows/Expos Worldwide by Visitor Numbers
| Rank | Trade Show | Location | Country | Visitor Numbers (Approx.) |
| 1 | Agritechnica | Hanover | Germany | 450,000 |
| 2 | China International Import Expo (CIIE) | Shanghai | China | 400,000 |
| 3 | Tokyo Game Show | Tokyo | Japan | 250,000 |
| 4 | IFA Berlin | Berlin | Germany | 240,000 |
| 5 | Light + Building | Frankfurt | Germany | 220,000 |
| 6 | INTERMOT Cologne | Cologne | Germany | 220,000 |
| 7 | Bauma China | Shanghai | China | 212,500 |
| 8 | Hannover Messe | Hannover | Germany | 200,000 |
| 9 | CeBIT | Hanover | Germany | 200,000 |
| 10 | Canton Fair | Guangzhou | China | 180,000 |
| 11 | CES | Las Vegas | USA | 170,000 |
| 12 | Interpack | Düsseldorf | Germany | 170,000 |
| 13 | Anuga | Cologne | Germany | 170,000 |
| 14 | InnoTrans | Berlin | Germany | 160,000 |
| 15 | ITB Berlin | Berlin | Germany | 160,000 |
| 16 | SIAL Paris | Paris | France | 160,000 |
| 17 | Automechanika Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Germany | 136,000 |
| 18 | International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) | Chicago | USA | 129,415 |
| 19 | International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) | Chicago | USA | 129,415 |
| 20 | SIAL China | Shanghai | China | 123,000 |
| 21 | EMO Hannover | Hannover | Germany | 120,000 |
| 22 | MEDICA | Düsseldorf | Germany | 120,000 |
| 23 | IDEX (International Defense Exhibition & Conference) | Abu Dhabi | UAE | 100,000 |
| 24 | China International Petroleum & Petrochemical Technology and Equipment Exhibition (CIPPE) | Beijing | China | 100,000 |
| 25 | Mobile World Congress | Barcelona | Spain | 100,000 |
| 26 | EuroShop | Düsseldorf | Germany | 100,000 |
| 27 | Arab Health | Dubai | UAE | 100,000 |
| 28 | Hannover Messe USA | Chicago | USA | 100,000 |
| 29 | Gitex Technology Week | Dubai | UAE | 100,000 |
| 30 | ITMA Asia + CITME | Shanghai | China | 100,000 |
| 31 | Japan IT Week | Tokyo | Japan | 90,000 |
| 32 | NAB Show | Las Vegas | USA | 90,000 |
| 33 | Farnborough International Airshow | Farnborough | UK | 80,000 |
| 34 | Musikmesse | Frankfurt | Germany | 78,000 |
| 35 | Toy Fair | Nuremberg | Germany | 70,000 |
| 36 | Mobile World Congress Shanghai | Shanghai | China | 70,000 |
| 37 | Spielwarenmesse | Nuremberg | Germany | 70,000 |
| 38 | Nuremberg Toy Fair | Nuremberg | Germany | 67,000 |
| 39 | A+A | Düsseldorf | Germany | 67,000 |
| 40 | Hong Kong Electronics Fair | Hong Kong | China | 65,000 |
| 41 | AHR Expo | Las Vegas | USA | 65,000 |
| 42 | Mobile World Congress Shanghai | Shanghai | China | 65,000 |
| 43 | HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition) | Hong Kong | China | 65,000 |
| 44 | Eurobike | Friedrichshafen | Germany | 60,000 |
| 45 | Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) | Houston | USA | 60,000 |
| 46 | World of Concrete | Las Vegas | USA | 60,000 |
| 47 | ProWein | Düsseldorf | Germany | 60,000 |
| 48 | DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR | Shanghai | China | 55,000 |
| 49 | SMM Hamburg | Hamburg | Germany | 50,000 |
| 50 | Intersolar Europe | Munich | Germany | 50,000 |
| 51 | Anuga FoodTec | Cologne | Germany | 50,000 |
| 52 | World Travel Market London | London | UK | 50,000 |
| 53 | SMM | Hamburg | Germany | 50,000 |
| 54 | REHACARE | Düsseldorf | Germany | 50,000 |
| 55 | EISENWARENMESSE - International Hardware Fair | Cologne | Germany | 47,000 |
| 56 | EISENWARENMESSE - International Hardware Fair | Cologne | Germany | 47,000 |
| 57 | EXPO REAL | Munich | Germany | 46,000 |
| 58 | CPhI Worldwide | Various Locations | Various | 45,000 |
| 59 | JEC World | Paris | France | 42,000 |
| 60 | InfoComm | Orlando | USA | 40,000 |
| 61 | CommunicAsia | Singapore | Singapore | 40,000 |
| 62 | Beautyworld Middle East | Dubai | UAE | 40,000 |
| 63 | Computex Taipei | Taipei | Taiwan | 40,000 |
| 64 | Cosmoprof North America | Las Vegas | USA | 40,000 |
| 65 | Domotex | Hanover | Germany | 35,000 |
| 66 | LASER World of PHOTONICS | Munich | Germany | 34,000 |
| 67 | International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show | New York City | USA | 33,000 |
| 68 | International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) | Atlanta | USA | 32,000 |
| 69 | Embedded World | Nuremberg | Germany | 31,000 |
| 70 | Tube | Düsseldorf | Germany | 31,000 |
| 71 | Taipei International Cycle Show | Taipei | Taiwan | 30,000 |
| 72 | MODEX | Atlanta | USA | 30,000 |
| 73 | Automechanika Dubai | Dubai | UAE | 30,000 |
| 74 | SMM India | Mumbai | India | 30,000 |
| 75 | Seafood Expo Global | Brussels | Belgium | 29,000 |
| 76 | ArabPlast | Dubai | UAE | 27,000 |
| 77 | MIPIM | Cannes | France | 26,000 |
| 78 | INDEX Dubai | Dubai | UAE | 25,000 |
| 79 | Asian Aerospace | Singapore | Singapore | 25,000 |
| 80 | Mobile World Congress Americas | Los Angeles | USA | 22,000 |
| 81 | HKTDC Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair | Hong Kong | China | 21,000 |
| 82 | ANGA COM | Cologne | Germany | 20,000 |
| 83 | FESPA Global Print Expo | Munich | Germany | 20,000 |
| 84 | Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair | Hong Kong | China | 20,000 |
| 85 | MD&M West | Anaheim | USA | 20,000 |
| 86 | BIO International Convention | Various Locations | Various | 17,000 |
| 87 | SupplySide West | Las Vegas | USA | 17,000 |
| 88 | PLMA's World of Private Label | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 16,000 |
| 89 | Aircraft Interiors Expo | Hamburg | Germany | 14,000 |
| 90 | London Wine Fair | London | UK | 14,000 |
| 91 | ITB Asia | Singapore | Singapore | 13,000 |
| 92 | Annapoorna World of Food India | Mumbai | India | 12,000 |
| 93 | Hong Kong Fashion Week | Hong Kong | China | 11,000 |
| 94 | VISION | Stuttgart | Germany | 11,000 |
| 95 | African Utility Week | Cape Town | South Africa | 10,000 |
| 96 | World ATM Congress | Madrid | Spain | 10,000 |
| 97 | International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association Expo | Various Locations | Various | 9,000 |
| 98 | Tyrexpo Asia | Singapore | Singapore | 6,000 |
| 99 | JEC Americas | Atlanta | USA | 6,000 |
| 100 | 3D Printing USA | Santa Clara | USA | 3,500 |
Click here for more information and to register for Light+Build 2026 (Links to external L+B 2026 website)