VidCon

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VidCon
General information
place Anaheim Convention Center (since 2012)
genre Online video
Website www.vidcon.com
Previous venues
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza (2010-11)

The VidCon is a multi-genre video Convention and has been held since 2010 every year in Southern California instead. It was initiated by Hank and John Green ( vlogbrothers ) and is now the largest video convention in the world with over 30,000 participants.

history

The Anaheim Convention Center. Venue since 2012.

2010

The first VidCon took place on July 10-11, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. The tickets were sold out in advance. Over 1400 guests attended the event.

2012

The third VidCon was held for the first time in 2012 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Since there was more space available on the new site, the number of visitors rose to 7,000 this year.

2013

YouTube announced in 2013 that it would be the main sponsor of VidCon for two years. In the same year, around 12,000 people attended VidCon. One month before the event, all tickets were sold out.

2014

In 2014, YouTube used the convention to announce new features on the video platform, including a donation function and the ability to upload videos at 60 fps.

2015

The sixth VidCon took place July 23-25, 2015 at the Anaheim Convention Center. This year, 19,500 people attended VidCon.

2016

The seventh VidCon took place again from June 23rd to 25th at the Anaheim Convention Center. The number of visitors amounted to 25,000.

2017

A worldwide expansion of VidCon is planned for the first time in 2017: VidCon Europe is to take place from April 8th to 9th in Amsterdam , VidCon Australia from September 9th to 10th in Melbourne . As usual, the main event is scheduled for the summer in California.

Overview

year Venue Number of visitors source
2010 Hyatt Regency Century Plaza 1,400
2011 2,500
2012 Anaheim Convention Center 7,000
2013 12,000
2014 18,000
2015 19,500
2016 25,000
2017 30,000+

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ About VidCon , VidCon.
  2. ↑ a b Kim Rixecker: From the tip box to crowd translations: an overview of all new YouTube features ( memento from June 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) , t3n , June 27, 2014.
  3. ↑ Jefferson Graham: Vidcon brings out YouTube fans , USA Today , Aug. 4, 2013.
  4. ↑ Ed Carrasco: YouTube Signs Deal To Become Principal Sponsor of VidCon , NMR - Newmediarockstar, April 26, 2013.
  5. ↑ VidCon Announces 2016 Dates, Adds More Events With a Focus on Gaming. In: Tube filter. November 3, 2015, accessed June 14, 2016 .
  6. ↑ a b VidCon Announces International Expansion for 2017. Streaming Media, June 23, 2016, accessed on December 6, 2016 (English).
  7. ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/10/business/la-fi-ct-youtube-20100710
  8. ↑ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118040686
  9. ↑ VidCon 2012: love, respect and double rainbows ( Memento from July 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  10. ↑ http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/talkingtech/2013/08/04/vidcon-brings-out-youtube-fans/2616897/
  11. ↑ a b http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-ct-vidcon-2014-five-things-you-may-have-missed-20140629-htmlstory.html
  12. ↑ About - VidCon US. February 6, 2018, archived from the original ; accessed on September 7, 2019 .