Frankfurt Book Fair

【Exhibition Overview】

    The Frankfurt Book Fair (FRANKFURTER Buchmesse) is currently the world's largest and most influential book trade centre, and a top-tier event in the global book industry, renowned as the "global cultural barometer" and the "Olympics of the world's publishers."

    This international book fair has been organised by the German Publishers and Booksellers Association since 1949, with the founding principle of "allowing all publishers worldwide to exhibit any book." Over the years, it has maintained immense influence in the global book publishing and cultural sector, serving as a core platform for publishing houses from various countries to showcase achievements and engage in exchange.

    The 77th edition held in 2025 attracted 4,350 exhibitors from 131 countries and regions, drawing a total of 238,000 visitors, making it an unmissable annual industry event for professionals in the global publishing field.

【Core Value of the Fair】

    The core value of the Frankfurt Book Fair lies in its irreplaceable position as a copyright trading hub and its strong capability to aggregate global publishing resources. It is currently the world's most important international copyright trading market. Statistics show that copyright transactions concluded at the fair each year account for more than 75% of the total annual global copyright trading volume.

【Exhibition Zones and Functional Planning】

    This year's fair features a total exhibition area of 190,000 square metres, with multiple professional functional zones, including:

    - Electronic Media Centre

    - International Booksellers & Library Centre

    - Literary Agents & Rights Centre (LitAg)

    - Publishers Rights Centre (PRC)

    Exhibits cover all categories of content products, from traditional printed books to audiobooks, films, games, and digital publishing. New and distinctive zones such as the "Asia Stage" and "Young Adult Literature Hall" have also been set up. In 2025, the Literary Agents & Rights Centre sold 591 negotiation tables, bringing together 357 rights agencies and publishers from 33 countries, and attracting over 44,900 professional rights professionals for negotiations.

【Featured Thematic Activities】

    This year's fair closely follows three major industry trends—artificial intelligence, diversified content development, and international cultural exchange—and hosted more than 3,500 professional events on cutting-edge topics in the publishing industry, including:

    - "CEO Talks"

    - "International Rights Managers Conference"

    - "Frankfurt Calling" Cultural Policy Forum

    - Book-to-Screen Day, exploring the possibilities of adapting books into films and games

    - Frankfurt Audio Exhibition Zone, focusing on audiobook market development

    The fair also maintains a Guest of Honour country mechanism. In 2025, the Guest of Honour was the Philippines, with the theme "The Imagination Thrives in the Air," featuring a 2,000-square-metre "Floating Archipelago" pavilion showcasing works by over a hundred creators, along with dozens of satellite cultural events held in Berlin and Frankfurt.

【China's Participation】

    At the 2025 Frankfurt Book Fair, the number of Chinese publishing institutions participating hit a five-year high, with nearly 100 Chinese publishing houses bringing over 5,000 premium books and publications, and hosting more than ten special events promoting cultural exchange and mutual learning between China and the world.

    Among them, China International Book Trading Corporation (CIBTC) reached 50 participations as an exhibitor and held a 50th anniversary celebration event. Multiple Chinese publishing enterprises brought quality content to help bring Chinese culture to the world.

【Notable Exhibitors】

    This fair brings together numerous renowned publishing organisations from around the world, including:

    - International publishing giants: Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Hachette Livre, etc.

    - Well-known German publishing houses: Carl Hanser Verlag, Suhrkamp Verlag, etc.

    - Chinese exhibitors: Beijing Publishing Group, Beijing Science and Technology Press, Zhihu, iReader Technology, etc.