CES 2027
Jan 6 to 9, 2027 in Las Vegas, US
Consumer tech·Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC); overflow at The Venetian Expo and Resorts World·Tickets from $300
About
The world's largest consumer technology trade show, drawing 148,000 industry professionals to Las Vegas each January for product launches, trend-setting announcements, and cross-industry deal-making.
Who goes
Hardware brands, enterprise tech buyers, retail chains, consumer electronics press
Tickets and cost
Prices as of Aug 2026
- Exhibits$100
- Conference$700
- Typical total with travel$1,500
Our verdict
Scored 64 out of 100
CES is the world's largest consumer and enterprise technology trade show, drawing 148,000 industry professionals across hardware, software, retail, and media. Attendees should expect a sprawling multi-venue experience where product visibility and media coverage are the primary ROI drivers, not intimate networking. It is best suited to hardware brands, enterprise sales teams, and journalists; pure-software founders rarely find their core buyers here.
Worth it for
- 148,000+ attendees across multiple convention spaces give cross-industry discovery that no vertical conference can match
- CES Foundry startup zones sit alongside Fortune 500 launch stages, creating rare peer-and-buyer access in a single visit
- Press density is uniquely high; product announcements at CES reliably generate global tech-media coverage for both large brands and startups
- Climate-controlled concourse connecting convention halls and Tech Express shuttles reduce the logistical friction of a sprawling multi-venue event
Watch out for
- Attendee reports consistently note that 3,500+ exhibitors make planned conversations nearly impossible; most ROI comes from unplanned encounters
- First-time attendees report losing significant time to badge pickup queues and venue navigation before any useful meetings occur
- Stage programming focuses on product launches rather than peer networking; founder-to-founder conversations are rare on the main exhibit floor
