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| Tubecon | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Online Video |
| Venue | Many, including Messukeskus (Helsinki) and more |
| Location(s) | Many locations, including Helsinki, Stockholm and more |
| Country | Many, including Finland, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Norway and more |
| Inaugurated | August 2014 |
| Most recent | 17–18 August 2018 |
| Attendance | 17,000 (Finland 2018) |
| Organized by | Locals |
Tubecon was a community-driven international YouTube event that gathers YouTube creators and their audiences in arena-sized public events. The first Tubecon took place in August 2014 in Hartwall Arena, Helsinki with over 5,000 visitors.[1] Since then Tubecon has been organized 25 times in 4 different countries so far (Finland, Sweden, Spain and Switzerland) with altogether over 120,000 visitors in all the events.[2]
In recent years Tubecon has grown significantly, as the YouTube and online influencer scene has also grown. The biggest Tubecon events have gathered over 18,000 visitors and featured over 200 YouTubers and online influencers.
Tubecon event program is built in collaboration with local online influencers and it includes multiple program elements such as Meet & Greets, Tubecon Video Awards, panels and concerts. In 2018 Tubecon is taking place in Finland, Sweden, Germany and Switzerland and letters of intent have been signed in Romania, Latvia and Austria.[3]
- ^ "Tubeconissa yli 5 000 nuorta". HS.fi (in Finnish). 16 August 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ tubecon.org.
- ^ "Finnish Tubecon event spreads to France". Good News from Finland (in Finnish). 15 August 2018.