VidCon
Online video convention, Anaheim · Los Angeles
- Founded
- 2010
- Entered
- 2010
- Status 2026
- Active
- Metro
- Los Angeles
- Embeddedness
- 10 connections
- Confidence
- verified · strongest source other web
Method
Hank and John Green hold the first VidCon on July 9 to 11, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles with about 1,400 attendees. It moves to the Anaheim Convention Center in 2012, reaches 75,000 attendees in 2018 and 2019 and about 55,000 in 2023 and 2024. Viacom buys it in February 2018 for an undisclosed price; Paramount sells it to Informa in August 2024, also undisclosed. The 2025 edition on June 19 to 21 has YouTube as title sponsor and inducts Hank Green, Rhett and Link and Grace Helbig into its Hall of Fame; the 2026 edition on June 25 to 27 inducts Markiplier, Philip DeFranco, Michelle Phan and Cassey Ho. International editions in Amsterdam, London, Melbourne, Singapore and Abu Dhabi are inactive; Mexico City continues.
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The path: money and goods moving
- acquired byParamount SkydanceViacom buys VidCon in February 2018 for an undisclosed sum and Paramount sells it to Informa in August 2024.2018 to 2024
- acquired byInformaInforma buys VidCon from Paramount Global in August 2024 through Fan Expo HQ for an undisclosed price.2024 to present
Influence
- influencedTanaConTanaCon is staged as a rival to VidCon after VidCon declines to feature Mongeau.2018
- copied byTanaConTanaCon is staged as a rival to VidCon after VidCon declined to feature Mongeau; VidCon invites her in May 2019.2018
Representation, events, tools
- atAnaheim Convention CenterVidCon has been held at the Anaheim Convention Center every year since 2012, including the June 2025 and June 2026 editions.2012 to present
- hostsYouTubeYouTube is title sponsor of VidCon 2025 for its 20th anniversary with keynotes from Kevin Alocca and Amjad Hanif.2025
- hostsRhett & LinkRhett and Link are inducted into the VidCon Hall of Fame in June 2025.2025
- hostsMarkiplier (Mark Fischbach)Markiplier is inducted into the VidCon Hall of Fame in June 2026.2026
- hostsMichelle PhanMichelle Phan is inducted into the VidCon Hall of Fame in June 2026.2026
- hostsTikTokTikTok, Twitch and Discord run activations at VidCon 2026 alongside YouTube.2026