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In 2019, over 36,000 WordPress enthusiasts came together at 142 different WordCamps to spend a day or three talking about WordPress, the free and open-source software that now powers 35% of the web!
WordCamps were held in 49 different countries in 2019, with events in 6 continents: Africa, Asia, Australia/Oceania, Europe, North America, and South America.
As you can see in the chart below, the number of WordCamps stayed at the same level that was reached in 2018 but number of people involved have steadily increased!
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
Total WordCamps
142
143
126
115
89
Total Registered Attendees
46,458
45,177
42,931
37,708
27,354
Unique Attendees
36,258
35,755
33,744
29,585
21,436
Total Organizers
1,407
1,395
1,061
815
600
Unique Organizers
1,331
1,342
1,017
797
583
Total Sessions
3,648
3,540
3,315
2,998
2,284
Total Speakers
3,590
3,479
3,265
2,965
2,376
Unique Speakers
2,775
2,634
2,459
2,284
1,762
Total Sponsors
2,791
2,650
2,478
2,312
1,672
Unique Sponsors
1,334
1,208
1,042
1,240
1,113
Notes on this report:
Data was gathered using reporting tools. Numbers before 2018 may vary slightly from past years (which were gathered manually).
We are reporting on “total sessions”, rather than “unique sessions”. This is because determining unique sessions is subjective and therefore difficult to track.
Flagship WordCamps Data
WordCampWordCampWordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Europe tickets sold: 3 868
WordCamp US tickets sold: 1 750
WordCamp Nordic tickets sold: 606
Trends and Analysis
An average number of attendees per WordCamp = about 327. This is a continued increase from the past few years, most likely due to the increase in tickets sold for flagship events.
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