Better late than never, right? 😅
We admit our timing was a bit off, but we couldn’t just leave our #MWC26 highlights sitting in the camera roll. 📱
We were blown away by everything we saw, but one thing is clear: this is the year of robotics. From robotic arms to humanoids that are… well, a bit cringe. 🤖✨
Here’s a wrap-up of our favorite moments from the world’s biggest tech event. 👋
MWC26 welcomed nearly 105,000 attendees for a week of AI, innovation and industry-defining debate as well as boundary-pushing new features Airport of the Future, New Frontiers and robots of all shapes and sizes
MWC26 Barcelona in numbers
- Nearly 105,000 attendees from 207 countries and territories
- 2,900 exhibitors, sponsors, and partners
- Over 1,700 speakers and thought leaders, including 40% C-level speakers and 35% female speakers
- The GSMA Ministerial Programme convened 188 delegations, 45 intergovernmental organisations, 54 ministers, and 118 heads of regulatory authorities
- 58% of attendees representing industries adjacent to the core mobile ecosystem
- 17% C-suite attendees; 45% director level and above
- 27% female attendees
- Nearly 2,600 journalists and industry analysts from around the world
- Over 1,300,000 views of the keynotes and live sessions on the MWC Barcelona website and social channels, MWC app, Mobile World Live and media partners’ platforms
- 4YFN, co-located with MWC26 in Hall 8, welcomed over 1,000 exhibitors from leading startups and corporations, over 300 speakers and hundreds of investors with collective funds totalling €70 billion
- Separately, Talent Arena organised by Mobile World Capital Barcelona (MWCapital) and co-located with MWC26 at Fira Montjuïc, welcomed more than 25,000 attendees
