Mobile World Congress Attendance by the Numbers*:
  • More than 47,000 people from 182 countries attended Mobile World Congress in 2009
  • 50% of attendees were C-Level / Board / Vice Presidents / Directors
  • 2,800 Chief Executive Officers attended Mobile World Congress 2009
  • 9,000 mobile network operator representatives attended
  • 2,400 Press/Media attended the Mobile World Congress, representing more than 1,500 media groups from 76 countries
  • 1,300 exhibiting companies occupied more than 130,000 square metres of exhibition and hospitality space

Figures based on the official 2009 Mobile World Congress attendance report.