The 2011 International CES in numbers

2,700 technology companies across global industries exhibited at this year’s CES. There were 30,000 international attendees and 22 top CEOs participating in keynotes.
“This global technology gathering featured more innovation, more news, more social media buzz and more international attendance than any other show in CES history,” said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CEA.
More than 140,000 industry professionals attended the 2011 International CES. More than 30,000 attendees came from outside the United States.
Major technology trends emerged from the CES show floor including the launch of more than 80 tablets, wireless 4G LTE, connected TV technologies, smart appliances – featured for the first time in show history – and electric vehicles. Ford’s Alan Mulally unveiled the company’s first electric car at the 2011 International CES with its Ford Focus Electric (above).
Top CEO speakers included Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer, Verizon’s Ivan Seidenberg, Audi’s Rupert Stadler, Samsung’s Boo-Keun Yoon, Ford’s Alan Mulally, Netflix’s Reed Hastings, Cisco’s John Chambers, Xerox’s Ursula Burns and GE’s Jeffrey Immelt. The 2011 International CES conference program consisted of 250 sessions featuring 900 speakers.
There were more than 158,000 CES-related tweets since Monday, January 3, and more than 11,000 page views on CEA’s Digital Dialogue blog.