Record-breaking Cairo International Book Fair 2026 opens with 690,000+ first-day visitors, 1,457 publishers from 83 countries, cementing its position as publishing’s most formidable Arab market opportunity.
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Egypt’s IP overhaul brings new enforcement powers, Marrakesh Treaty implementation, and revived royalty societies—key changes for publishing professionals.
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But here just a reminder: the biggest book fair in the world is in Africa.
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Just take a moment to try even imagine almost five million people attending a book fair.
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Increasingly at these book fairs, the line is being blurred between “public facing” and “professional”, and in increasing numbers the industry names and faces we are all used to seeing at the big western publishing events are lining up to be at these emerging market events, at the same time as regional players are upping their game.
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CIBF 2025 could beat the 4.7 million visitor record set in 2024.
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While Sharjah has a head-start, I fully expect Egypt to become a major player on the international publishing circuit as this decade unfolds.
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At one time seen as a publishing backwater and mere “public-facing” book fair by most western publishing industry players, Cairo is fast becoming a key arena for global participation.
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The Cairo International Book Fair is usually the biggest book fair in the world by visitor...
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This year the Cairo event finally embraced digital fully, with a hybrid in-person and online fair,...
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The digital embrace exemplifies a shift in digital mood in the Egyptian publishing sector that...
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With internet penetration at only 52% it’s easy for publishers to dismiss Egypt as an online...
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