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The Web Summit Rio blog is here!

This May, we’ll host our first Web Summit outside of Europe in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Keep an eye on all our news and updates with the Web Summit Rio blog! Rio de Janeiro is one of Latin America’s most vibrant startup ecosystems. That’s why we’re excited to launch Web […]

Marie Boran
Published on January 29, 2023

Meet 6 of our nominees for the Earthshot Prize, 2023

Web Summit returns as one of the key Earthshot nominators for 2023. Here’s who we nominated. The Earthshot Prize aims to find and grow the people and solutions that can repair the damage done to our planet. The rest of the 2020s will prove pivotal to this goal, but Earthshot […]

Matthew Taylor
Published on January 15, 2023

Behind the numbers of Web Summit 2022

We’ve dug into some of the data behind Web Summit 2022, where record numbers of attendees enjoyed our Lisbon showcase. Image: Web Summit 71,033 attendees Attendees, tech enthusiasts and business entrepreneurs alike come from all over the world to see what happens at an event “redefining the global tech industry”. […]

Ciaran Bruder
Published on November 15, 2022

The numbers behind Collision 2022

In June 2022 we returned to Toronto for the first time since 2019. Here are some of the big numbers behind our North American tech event. Collision 2022 offered up three days of talks, networking sessions and all-round good times! We’ve dug into some of the data behind our global […]

Ciaran Bruder
Published on July 1, 2022

What Fortune calls the “World Cup of tech conferences” returned to Lisbon from November 1–4, 2021, for a series of inspiring talks, speaker experiences, and networking opportunities. What happened at Web Summit 2021? On Monday November 1, 2021, at Web Summit’s Opening Night, Paddy Cosgrave took to the stage in […]

Ciaran Bruder
Published on January 26, 2022