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Paris Games Week

Paris Games Week, or simply PGW, is a trade fair for video games held annually at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles in Paris, France. It is organised by SELL, a French organisation that promotes the interests of video game developers.

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Paris Games Week
StatusActive
GenreVideo games
VenueParis expo Porte de Versailles
LocationParis
Coordinates48°49′48″N 2°17′10″E / 48.830°N 2.286°E / 48.830; 2.286
CountryFrance
Inaugurated27 October 2010 (2010-10-27)
Most recent
23 October 2024 (2024-10-23)
Next event
30 October 2025 (2025-10-30)
Attendance317,000 (2019)
Organized bySELL
Websitewww.parisgamesweek.com/en

Paris Games Week, or simply PGW, is a trade fair for video games held annually at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles in Paris, France. It is organised by SELL (Syndicat des éditeurs de logiciels de loisirs), a French organisation that promotes the interests of video game developers.

With 317,000 visitors for the 2019 edition, the show is the second most popular trade show in Europe1 and one of the world's most visited video game trade shows, ahead of E3 in the United States (66 100 visitors in 20192) and the Tokyo Game Show in Japan (262,076 visitors in 20193), but behind Gamescom in Germany (373,000 visitors in 20194) and the Taipei Game Show in Taiwan (over 320,000 visitors in 20195).

Dates

Year Dates Venue Location Attendance
2010 27–31 October Paris Expo Porte de Versailles Paris 120,0006
2011 21–25 October 180,0006
2012 31 October–4 November 212,0007
2013 30 October–3 November 245,0008
2014 29 October–2 November 272,0008
2015 28 October–1 November 307,0009
2016 27–31 October 310,00010
2017 1–5 November 304,00011
2018 26–30 October 316,00012
2019 30 October–3 November 317,00013
2022 2–6 November
2023 1–5 November
2024 23–27 October
2025 30 October-2 November
2026 22-25 October
References

References

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