Top 10 Con's by attendence

Post by **JWR** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 7:56 pm

- TEN BIGGEST ANIME CONVENTIONS OF 2006 -

AnimeCons annual convention wrap includes a list of the ten largest conventions in 2006:

1. Anime Expo: 40,647 total, 32,930 paid
2. Otakon: estimated 32,902 total, 22,302 paid
3. A-Kon: 12,500 estimated paid
4. Anime North: 12,500 estimated total, 11,286 paid
5. Anime Central: 11,500 estimated total
6. FanimeCon: estimated 10,000 paid
7. Anime Weekend Atlanta: 8,949 paid
8. Anime Boston: 9,354 total, estimated 8,854 paid
9. Sakura-Con: 8,300 estimated total, 7,500 estimated paid
10. Katsucon: 6,400 estimated total, 5,664 paid

The Largest con in the USA was Comic-con in San Diego with 114,000

Keropi · Post by **Keropi** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:02 pm

What is the difference between "total" and "paid"?

Is "total" counting staff members and...?

wELCOME cONSUMER · Post by **wELCOME cONSUMER** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:52 pm

Total might include dealers, staff, volunteers and security that might've been hired by the convention. Paid might be just the con goers and paying guests. At least, that's what it sounds like. They are probably illustrating the number of bodies present in toto, separate from just the con goers and visitors.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:52 pm

Oh really what does THAT sound like?

glorff · Post by **glorff** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:12 pm

The cons do a lot of promotions, so there are press, television, etc plus they are encouraged to bring spouces and friends. There are also a lot of package deals where kids win tickets, but they have to have adults to get them in. Big cons will give away a couple hundred to a thousand tickets for advertising purposes.

Keropi · Post by **Keropi** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:24 pm

Ah okay. Thanks for explaining that.

Wow...Anime Expo has almost four times as many attendees as when I last attended. Yeah, that does make me wonder where they can fit them all over at Long Beach.

Long Beach is more convenient for me, but oh boy, AX lines can be legendary in their longness.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:24 pm

Yes, Beach is more convenient for him or her but oh boy AX lines can be legendary in their longness seems very long to me too.

ReiTheJelly · Post by **ReiTheJelly** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:55 pm

Hmmm...been to numbers 1, 2, 4 and 10 on that list. I think I need to add Anime Central to my list of "want to attend someday".

iwakuralain16 · Post by **iwakuralain16** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:21 pm

I have been meaning to go to 1 and 2, but I never have time anymore. ~_~ I try to just make it to A-kon these days. Maybe I will be able to do AX this year.(I hope so...) O_O

Baakay · Post by **Baakay** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 2:06 pm

Keropi wrote:Ah okay. Thanks for explaining that.

Wow...Anime Expo has almost four times as many attendees as when I last attended. Yeah, that does make me wonder where they can fit them all over at Long Beach.

Long Beach is more convenient for me, but oh boy, AX lines can be legendary in their longness.

You sucked the post right out of my brain. Those were my thoughts exactly!!

I'd love to go, I love Long Beach, but man. 40K? 10K was brutal!

duotrouble · Post by **duotrouble** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:16 pm

That's cool to see!

I frequent 3 of the top 10. Awesome!

EternityOfPain · Post by **EternityOfPain** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 2:49 pm

Oh nice. I had always thought that Katsucon was some small con... Never pictured it as the 10th largest.. Of course I did know Otakon (which is only 15-20 minutes away

) is 2nd. I was considering going to Katsucon but i think i might just hold off and go to Otakon.

Golden Boy · Post by **Golden Boy** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 3:05 pm

Being the lazy person that I am, can someone post which cities these cons are at? I'm not sure where Anime North or Anime Central are?

thanks,
gb

shellie · Post by **shellie** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 3:26 pm

What gives? Where is Ohayocon on that list??

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 3:26 pm

I am so glad you find this amusing, weird no comments.