GITEX Global 2026
Dubai, 7 to 11 December. Summit at DWTC, expo at Expo City
A reference page. GITEX runs this event, not Aspire. We publish it because our community attends, and we keep it updated. Official site
- Dates
- 7 to 11 December 2026
- Venue
- Dubai World Trade Centre and Expo City Dubai
- City
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The numbers
Every figure links to where it came from. Attendance for an event that has not happened is a projection, and each row says so rather than presenting it as a count.
- Dates7 to 11 Dec
Official 2026 dates. 7 December is the Scale Summit at DWTC. 8 to 11 December is the expo at Expo City Dubai. gitex.com
- Exhibitors, 20256,800
Official 2025 close recap: 6,800 enterprises, 2,000 startups, 1,200 investors, 180 countries. Not a 2026 count. GITEX 2025 recap
- Startups, 20252,000
Same official 2025 recap. GITEX 2025 recap
- Venue changeExpo City
Gulf News reported the 2026 move to Expo City and the shift from the usual October slot to December. Gulf News
What it is
GITEX Global is Dubai's large technology trade show. The 2026 edition is 7 to 11 December, which is a calendar change as well as a venue change. The official site splits the week: a Scale Summit on 7 December at Dubai World Trade Centre, then four expo days from 8 to 11 December at Expo City Dubai. Do not navigate to DWTC for the whole week.
Who goes
Governments, operators, enterprise vendors and a large startup layer. The 2025 recap put 6,800 exhibiting companies and 2,000 startups on the floor. That is a trade-show crowd, not a protocol-dev crowd. If you need Ethereum builders, Devcon is the better November week. If you need MENA buyers and a large booth hall, this is the one.
Side events
Search GITEX side event or GITEX Global afterparty and you will find hotel receptions, national-pavilion nights and Dubai Harbour leftovers from previous editions. 2026's expo days are at Expo City, so the geography of those nights will move. There is no single official GITEX side-event calendar comparable to TOKEN2049 Week. Brand invitations and Luma are the list. The summit day on 7 December at DWTC is a different room from the expo. Aspire does not run those nights.
Tickets and costs
Register interest on gitex.com. Expo City is not next to DWTC. Budget a car or metro time between the 7 December summit and the rest of the week if you attend both. December in Dubai is the comfortable outdoor month. Hotels near Expo City will be the 2026 constraint, not the old Trade Centre strip.
Worth knowing before you book
The October-at-DWTC muscle memory is wrong this year. If your driver still heads to World Trade Centre on 8 December you will miss the floor. Confirm which day you are actually attending before you book the hotel.
Last checked against its sources on 19 August 2026. Dates and ticket tiers are set by GITEX and can change. Confirm on the official site before booking travel.
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