Though many attendees felt like the Frankfurt Book Fair was quieter than last year, FBF reports that trade attendance for Wednesday and Thursday, the industry days of the fair, was up 3 percent. Visitors also increased on Friday and the fair was sold out on Saturday, both days that were open to the public. FBF counted 118,000 trade badge scans and 120,000 private visitor badge scans over the course of four days, up from 115,000 for each visitor type in 2024. (A reminder; FBF counts daily badges scanned, rather than tracking unique individuals attending.)
