Top 20 Most Popular Countries for Conferences and Meetings
According to research conducted by the ICCA the U.S.A. remains in the top country spot with an estimated total of 384,035 participants hosted in 2018. Per this ranking, Spain and Germany swap places compared to the rankings by number of meetings, with Spain in second place and Germany in third. France also remains in fourth, as with the ranking by number of meetings.
Canada, 10th in the ranking by number of meetings, enters the top 5 by estimated total number of participants, jumping from 168,000 to 203,000 participants in 2018, at an increase of 20% compared to 2017.
Table 2: Country/Territory rankings by estimated total number of participants in 2018
| Rank | Country/Territory | 2018 |
| 1 | U.S.A. | 384,035 |
| 2 | Spain | 296,825 |
| 3 | Germany | 293,337 |
| 4 | France | 241,044 |
| 5 | Canada | 203,429 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 181,149 |
| 7 | Italy | 168,578 |
| 8 | Japan | 168,248 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 149,513 |
| 10 | China-P.R. | 146,982 |
| 11 | Austria | 120,981 |
| 12 | Australia | 116,000 |
| 13 | Portugal | 113,154 |
| 14 | Brazil | 106,045 |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 105,084 |
| 16 | Argentina | 95,632 |
| 17 | Denmark | 91,975 |
| 18 | Sweden | 83,796 |
| 19 | Switzerland | 75,640 |
| 20 | Belgium | 72,846 |
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