Event strategy and media consultancy AMR International has released its annual ‘Top 20 exhibition organisers’ global ranking based on exhibition organising for 2020.
Informa Markets remains number one, followed by RX (Reed Exhibitions), and CFTC moves to third, up from the ninth position last year.
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) debuts in the AMR Top 20, while Messe Nuremberg and the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) re-join the rankings. Meanwhile, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Tarsus drop out of the top 20.
Florent Jarry, head of AMR’s global events practice, says: “2020 was an exceptional year due to the disruption of Covid-19, as a result, the rankings are strongly biased towards organisers with strong Q1 calendars and with strong portfolios in China, where events were less disrupted in H2. This has led to the ranking being substantially different from previous years. Therefore, this year’s AMR Top 20 is a snapshot and not representative of longer-term market positions.”
AMR International also provides more in-depth analysis on the global exhibitions industry in its annual Globex report, which is a more definitive dataset and forecast for the industry. Globex 2021 will be published in November.
