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abf

abf

Hannover, Germany
10 Feb 2027 - 14 Feb 2027
Game Developers Conference

Game Developers Conference

San Francisco, USA
1 Mar 2027 - 5 Mar 2027
CREATIVA

CREATIVA

Dortmund, Germany
17 Mar 2027 - 21 Mar 2027
Leipziger Buchmesse

Leipziger Buchmesse

Leipzig, Germany
18 Mar 2027 - 21 Mar 2027
h + h cologne

h + h cologne

Köln, Germany
2 Apr 2027 - 4 Apr 2027
Caravaning

Caravaning

Barcelona, Spain
16 Oct 2027 - 24 Oct 2027
IPM DUBAI

IPM DUBAI

Dubai, UAE
Coming soon
CameraWorld Live

CameraWorld Live

London, UK
Coming soon
COSMETICA BERLIN

COSMETICA BERLIN

Berlin, Germany
Coming soon
INTERMODELLBAU

INTERMODELLBAU

Dortmund, Germany
Coming soon

Hobbies

What is the hobby industry?

The hobby industry focuses on producing, designing, and retailing wares related to hobbies. Hobbies are regular pursuits of one or more activities for entertainment. Examples include handicrafts, practising sporting activities, playing games, and so on. It results in an industry that in some regions employs more than 535,000 professionals. They operate in around 45,000 businesses. Due to its nature, the hobby industry has an extensive inter-sector network. Examples include travelling, sports, handicrafts, arts, music, interior design and holidays. Likewise, they feature jewellery, woodworking, and graphic design. They further feature beauty, hunting, games, toys, hardware, and photography. Similarly, the hobby industry is linked to wellness, printing, and metalworking. It additionally has connections to the stone and gardening sectors. It is also associated with entertainment, publishing, construction, and pets.

Is the sector of high value and innovative?

As a result, the hobby industry is among the high-value sectors. For example, it has recently reached a market size of $366.60 billion. The segment emphasises the development of novel solutions. It ensures it will remain competitive and provide high-quality wares. Often, the industry presents its latest innovations during annual or biannual trade expositions. These attract hundreds of thousands of participants to diverse countries. Among them are the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Turkey. They likewise ensue in the Italian Republic and the United Kingdom. Such events also take place in the Federative Republic of Germany. They further occur in the United States of America.