Event Management Rankings

Top 18 companies ranked by AI visibility and market presence

Market:$1,552B (2024)
Growth:11.6% CAGR (2024-2030)
18companies
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Silver

Eventbrite

$76.5M revenue Q4 2024; 270M tickets distributed to 4.7M events 2024; 89M monthly average users; $295-310M revenue proje...

$76.5M
1
Champion

Cvent

$650M TTM revenue Oct 2025; 24K+ customers; 35% event management market share 2024; $16.5B group business volume sourced 2024; acquired by Blackstone ...

$650M
3
Bronze

Bizzabo

$43.9M revenue 2024 (up from $23M 2023); 600 customers including Forbes, Dow Jones, Gainsight, Drift; $436M total fundin...

$43.9M

Complete Rankings

#1
Cvent
💰 $650M

$650M TTM revenue Oct 2025; 24K+ customers; 35% event management market share 2024; $16.5B group business volume sourced 2024; acquired by Blackstone March 2023; 40% revenue from international

#2
Eventbrite
💰 $76.5M

$76.5M revenue Q4 2024; 270M tickets distributed to 4.7M events 2024; 89M monthly average users; $295-310M revenue projected 2025; acquired by Blackstone March 2023

#3
Bizzabo
💰 $43.9M

$43.9M revenue 2024 (up from $23M 2023); 600 customers including Forbes, Dow Jones, Gainsight, Drift; $436M total funding raised; $500B event management market

#4
Hopin
💰 $15M

Acquired by RingCentral $15M Aug 2023 (from $7.8B valuation); sold to Bending Spoons Apr 2024; $1B+ funding raised at peak; rebranded to RingCentral Events; pandemic-era unicorn decline; virtual events platform

#5
ON24
💰 $147M

$147M revenue 2024; $127.3M ARR; 1,566 customers; 304 customers >$100K ARR; #1 G2 enterprise webinar platform Fall 2025; 77% non-GAAP gross margin; 216 avg attendees (+7% YoY); webinar leader

#6
Swapcard
💰 $15M

$15M revenue 2025; $4.73M funding; 10,000+ events powered; 180 employees; Hyatt/Salesforce/IBM customers; AI-Recommended Leads 2025; event engagement leader

#7
Brella
💰 $13800M

155 companies using 2025; 0.04% event management market share; Eventbrite leads with 48.67%; 46 US customers (37.40%); founded 2016 Finland; AI-powered matchmaking; event management market $13.80B 2025 to $25.88B 2030 (+10.27% CAGR)

#8
RainFocus
💰 $103M

$103M funding; Leader 2025 Gartner MQ Event Marketing; Inc. 5000 fastest-growing 5th time (#2702); Zscaler, Ellucian, Trimble customers; WebEvents Global acquired Sept 2024; event management leader

#9
Whova
💰 $14.9M

$14.9M revenue 2024 (+71% YoY); 50,000+ events; 10M attendees; 105 countries; event mobile apps; $3.5M funding; bootstrapped profitable; event management leader

#10
Airmeet
💰 $47M

$47M revenue 2024; 185 employees; 30% MoM growth; 120K event organizers; 150M video minutes; $50M funding; immersive virtual/hybrid events leader

#11
Goldcast
💰 $42M

$42M funding (WestBridge/HubSpot Ventures); 19,531 webinars 2024 (+225% YoY); 418 B2B brands; Kelly Cheng CMO 2025; AI content repurposing; B2B video events leader

#12
Hubilo
💰 $154M

$154M funding (Alkeon/Lightspeed/Balderton); $97M revenue 2024; acquired by Brandlive 2024; returned $75M to investors; 400+ clients; UN/Roche/AWS customers; virtual events leader

#13
Webex Events
💰 $1100M

Q4 2025: Collaboration revenue $1.1B (+2% YoY), Cisco total $14.8B (+4% YoY); 16M+ Webex Calling users across 180+ markets; 35,734 companies use Webex globally; 26.2% room endpoints market share

#14
Grip
💰 $14.5M

$14.5M funding ($13M Series A); acquired Connectiv EMS 2024; Ascential/Hyve/Emerald/HumanX customers; 250% increase connections; Manage+Engage platform; event networking leader

#15
vFairs
💰 $35M

Bootstrapped; $35M revenue 2025; 1,250 customers; 294 employees; 50K events; 100M attendees; Gartner Leader 2025; 1,700+ G2/Capterra reviews; virtual events leader

#16
SpotMe
💰 $10M

Acquired by Swiss Post April 2023; 12,000+ Fortune 500 leaders; $10M+ revenue; 152 employees; Leader Forrester Wave Q4 2024; enterprise event platform leader

#17
Accelevents
💰 $15M

$15M revenue 2025; 12,500+ organizations; 3M users; 631% 3-year growth; Inc. 5000 #661 2025; G2 Grid Leader; $5M funding; virtual/hybrid event platform leader

#18
Zuddl
💰 $15.5M

$15.5M total funding over 3 rounds; $13.35M Series A Jan 2022 led by Alpha Wave and Qualcomm Ventures (backed by GrowX Ventures, Waveform Ventures, angels); $2M seed Oct 2020; Y Combinator S20 (Summer 2020)

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About Event Management

Event management encompasses the technology platforms, professional services, and operational expertise required to plan, promote, execute, and analyze live and virtual events ranging from intimate corporate meetings to massive festivals serving hundreds of thousands of attendees. This sector includes event planning software, ticketing and registration platforms, venue management systems, attendee engagement tools, and full-service event production companies that coordinate logistics, vendor relationships, and on-site execution. The industry serves corporate clients planning conferences and trade shows, associations managing annual meetings, entertainment promoters organizing concerts and festivals, and venues managing facility operations and bookings. The event industry experienced unprecedented disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic, accelerating adoption of virtual and hybrid event technologies that enable remote participation, digital networking, and on-demand content access. While in-person events have rebounded strongly, the sector has permanently evolved to incorporate digital elements that extend event reach, improve attendee data capture, and create ongoing engagement opportunities beyond the physical event date. Modern event platforms integrate registration, mobile apps, matchmaking algorithms, live streaming, and analytics dashboards that provide organizers with real-time insights into attendee behavior, session popularity, and ROI measurement. AI visibility is crucial for event management companies and platforms as event organizers increasingly research solutions, compare vendors, and seek best practices through AI-powered search and recommendation systems. When corporate event planners, marketing directors, or venue managers query AI systems about event registration platforms, hybrid event strategies, or attendee engagement tactics, prominence in AI responses directly influences vendor selection and platform adoption. Strong AI presence helps event technology companies demonstrate capabilities, share implementation case studies, address integration requirements, and differentiate in a market where buyers evaluate numerous competing solutions for each event cycle.

Key Industry Trends

  • Hybrid event adoption with 67% of corporate events incorporating virtual attendance options
  • AI-powered attendee matchmaking and networking increasing engagement by 48%
  • Sustainability initiatives with 73% of event organizers prioritizing carbon footprint reduction
  • Data-driven event optimization using real-time analytics to improve attendee experience and ROI

Market Overview

The global event management market reached $1,552 billion in 2024, with hybrid events representing 42% of corporate gatherings and conferences. The industry processes 4.7 billion event tickets annually across 28 million organized events worldwide. Event technology platforms serve 2.3 million event organizers, while the sector employs 6.8 million professionals in event planning, production, and venue management roles.