The Messe Frankfurt Group is one of the world’s leading trade fair, congress and event organisers with their own exhibition grounds. The Group employs approximately 2,200 people at 28 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. With our events we meet highest quality standards and create global interfaces between the industry, commerce, politics, services and consumer goods sectors.
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
Trade fairs, congresses and events are Messe Frankfurt's core business, both as an organiser in Germany and abroad and as a host. In financial year 2021, Messe Frankfurt had to contend with the effects of the pandemic for the second time. Once again, this severely disrupted the Group’s growth, which had been stable up to 2019. Owing to the global coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing travel restrictions and quarantine regulations, physical events around the world were cancelled or restricted locally. Events under the Messe Frankfurt umbrella had to be cancelled or postponed. In the Annual Report, you will find Messe Frankfurt's key economic figures for the 2021 financial year.
Download annual reports
- Annual report 2021 (pdf, 853 KB)
- Annual report 2020 (German version only) (pdf, 760 KB)
- 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)
If you are interested in further editions of our annual report, please contact us via press@messefrankfurt.com
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.
- Download ifo study (pdf, 2 MB)
