Messe Frankfurt is the world’s largest trade fair, congress and event organiser with its own exhibition grounds. The Group employs more than 2,400 people at 30 locations around the globe.
With boundless passion and a wealth of experience, we have been active in the international trade fair business, both in Frankfurt and worldwide, for some 800 years. From automotive to logistics, from textiles to music, from energy efficiency to security, from homes to beauty – Messe Frankfurt’s programme of trade fairs, congresses and other events is extremely comprehensive. And the quality of our events meets the very highest standards.
The right people, the right encounters at the right place – this is the basis on which we design our events. We look forward to having you on board as a guest, customer and partner.
Annual Report

Messe Frankfurt connects – future trends with new technologies, people with markets, and supply with demand. More than five million people met at Messe Frankfurt’s 416 events worldwide in 2017. This diversity creates new, concrete answers to the various questions facing businesses and society today: from artificial intelligence to the energy revolution, new forms of learning, intelligent textiles, personalisation and smart cities.
Download Annual Reports
- Annual Report: 2019 (pdf, 10 MB)
- Annual Report: 2018 (pdf, 7 MB)
- Annual Report: 2017 (pdf, 4 MB)
- Annual Report: 2016 (pdf, 4 MB)
- Annual Report: 2015 (pdf, 6 MB)
- Annual Report: 2014 (pdf, 6 MB)
- Annual Report: 2013 (pdf, 16 MB)
- Annual Report: 2012 (pdf, 16 MB)
IFO Study: Economic effects of Messe Frankfurt

Every year, events at Messe Frankfurt generate immense purchasing power of €3.6 billion in Germany, half of which can be ascribed to Frankfurt. In addition, the events safeguard 33,260 jobs and result in €657 million in tax revenues throughout Germany. These are just some of the findings of a study by the ifo Institute.