Leipzig Book Fair Records Record Attendance

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The Leipzig Book Fair in Germany has seen record attendance. Organizers announced on the last day of the fair that the book fair, the accompanying Leipzig Reads reading festival and the Manga-Comic convention attracted approximately 313,000 visitors.

Deutschlandfunk

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This year, the Leipzig Book Fair records a new guest record. According to the organisers, 313,000 people have been visiting the industry meeting since Thursday. Long queues had formed on the exhibition grounds every day.

Berliner Zeitung

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Visitors exceeded the previous peak by 17,000 guests. Over four days, more than 2000 exhibitors from 54 countries presented themselves.

l-iz.de

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More and more people can be inspired at the Leipzig Book Fair, the Manga Comic Con and Europe's largest Leipzig Reading Festival. This is impressively demonstrated by the 313,000 visitors: inside (2025: 296,000), who came to the fair from 19 to 22 March and at over 3,000 events at more than 300 reading locations in Leipzig literature in all their [...] The Post Where Stories Connect Hundreds of Thousands of Thousands: Leipzig Book Fair Celebrate…

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From 19 to 22 March, 313,000 visitors flocked to the Leipzig Book Fair, which was 5.7 percent more than in the previous year. 2,044 exhibitors from 54 countries participated.

op-online.de

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313,000 visitors, political turmoil, AI debates – and a prize that moves: the Leipzig Book Fair 2026 was more than an industry meeting. It was a mirror of time.