CES gadget show turnout falls more than 75% thanks to Covid

Attendees view projected images at an immersive entertainment theater exhibit during the CES tech show. The thousands of people who gathered in Las Vegas for last week’s CES gadget show were a fraction of the usual crowd for the influential tech conference, the event’s organiser said on Jan 7. — AP

LAS VEGAS: Attendance at this week’s CES gadget show in Las Vegas fell more than 75% compared to its previous in-person event two years ago, its organizer said on Jan 7.

The Consumer Technology Association said on the show’s closing day that more than 40,000 people attended the multi-day event on the Las Vegas Strip. That’s less than a quarter of the more than 170,000 the CTA said were there for its 2020 convention.