2024’s biggest Devcom event ever breaks records

• The new Koelnmesse Confex conference center housed an event that was 45% up on attendees
• Dates for the 2025 event are already on the calendar

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It’s official. Devcom Developer’s Conference 2024 – the developer-focused meet-up that runs each year prior to the consumer-based Gamescom event – was the biggest Devcom ever.

The event took place at the new Koelnmesse Confex conference center – an extension to the already enormous Koelnmesse venue – and 2024 saw not only record-breaking attendance but has also set new records for the number of sessions and speakers.

45% up

More than 5,000 unique participants registered for the conference, an increase of 45% compared to 2023, easily making Devcom the largest industry conference in Europe and the second largest globally.

Included in these numbers are 1,300 Gamescom trade visitors who registered for the event and explored the new expo area during the conference’s second day. 

In total the conference featured more than 350 speakers (that’s 100 up on the numbers for 2023) who engaged with audience in over 210 sessions across 17 stages.

Plus additional side events, such as the Xsolla Game Night, European Game Night, Courage Cologne and of course the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2024 in association with Gamelight and PocketGamer Connects Party only helped swell those numbers.

According to official stats just out, the conference attracted attendees from 1,660 companies and 83 countries. 10% of attendees represented companies with 2,000 or more employees, while 27% were from companies with 100 to 2,000 employees.

New venue. New heights

“This year’s Devcom Developer Conference was an extraordinary success, exceeding all our expectations and breaking records. The move to Koelnmesse’s new Confex has allowed us to expand our offering and create a more spacious environment for our attendees, speakers and partners,” said Stephan Reichart, managing director of game events GmbH. 

“Compared to last year, we recorded a 45% increase in visitor numbers, which underscores the growing importance of devcom within the global games industry. Our B2B program was extremely well received, giving publishers and developers additional days to negotiate new projects at devcom and gamescom.”

Dates for the next Devcom Developer Conference 2025 have already been announced: August 17 – 19th, again in Cologne, Germany.

Now, with a successful Devcom behind them, the organisers settle into the crowd-pleasing fun of Gamescom… See you at the show!