Global market place

As a global trading center, Frankfurt enjoys a leading position in the ranking of the European metropolises. Messe Frankfurt is the oldest organizer of tradeshows and with almost 30 fairs and exhibitions and more than 780 thousend visitors per year, one the largest trade fair location of the continent.

The global significance of Messe Frankfurt is illustrated by internationally renowned tradeshows for consumer goods, lifestyle products, textiles, architecture, and media.

You have certainly heard about The Frankfurt Book Fair - the largest book fair worldwide and ACHEMA - the world's largest trade fair for the chemical engineering and the process industry. Moreover, the consumer goods fairs Tendence and Ambiente take place in Hessen.

More than two thirds of the 23,000 exhibitors travel to Frankfurt each year from all over the world.