Riyadh Tech Show ‘Breakthrough' Success, ‘Surpassing Even CES’: Organizers

More than 100,000 attendees helped Leap22 “leapfrog into first place among international technology events” as it wrapped its inaugural four-day run Thursday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, said show organizer Informa Friday. Leap22 was “a breakthrough success, attracting the biggest audience for a technology event in recent years, surpassing even CES, and setting a new record for most attendees to a new platform,” said Informa. The show drew more than 700 exhibitors, “including the world's leading technology companies,” plus 1,500 startups and more than 500 international speakers, it said. It plans a 2023 installment Feb. 6-9, also in Riyadh, it said. CES 2022 drew about 2,300 exhibitors and more than 40,000 attendees, said CTA, which didn’t comment Monday on the Leap22 announcement.