Trade show · Frankfurt, Germany · Major show

PAPERWORLD 2027

Also known as Paperworld - Internationale Frankfurt Messe - The World of Office & Paper Products · Paperworld Frankfurt

Dates28–30 Sep 2027Dates announced · read on paperworld.messefrankfurt.com · checked 11 Nov 2026
VenueGoethe University Frankfurt am MainFrankfurt, Germany · where the 2020 edition was; venue not yet confirmed
RunningSince 2011Annual · 9 editions on record
Last checked11 Nov 2026Organiser website checked
Dates announced by the organiser. We read them on paperworld.messefrankfurt.com on 11 Nov 2026. Dates can change; we check again as the show gets closer.

Key numbers

Exhibitors
1,665in 2020, organiser's figure
Visitors
32,340in 2020, organiser's figure
Floor space
57,402 m²in 2012, organiser's figure
Editions on record
9first in 2011

About PAPERWORLD

At Paperworld, everything related to stationery, office supplies and writing instruments is divided into the two areas Office and Stationery: Office covers commercial office supplies, whereas Stationery concerns paper and stationery products for private use.

From our listing of the 2020 edition. Details may have changed since.

Editions

YearDatesWhereExhibitorsVisitors
202728–30 Sep 2027
Dates announced
Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt, Germany
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202025–28 Jan 2020Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt, Germany
1,66532,340
201926–29 Jan 2019Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt, Germany
1,63433,787
201827–30 Jan 2018Messe Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
1,60734,033
201531 Jan – 3 Feb 2015Messe Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
1,67742,145
201425–28 Jan 2014Messe Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
1,78445,360
201326–29 Jan 2013Messe Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
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201228–31 Jan 2012Messe Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
2,00050,000
201130 Jan – 2 Feb 2011Messe Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
2,00044,000

Past editions from the bvents archive (2008–2019) and organiser figures where they were published.

Questions

When is PAPERWORLD?

28–30 Sep 2027 — dates announced on the organiser's website.

Where is it held?

The 2020 edition was at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany. The organiser hasn't confirmed the venue for this edition yet.

How often does it take place?

Annual, judging by the 9 editions on record since 2011.

Who organises it?

Messe Frankfurt Rus.

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