"Coffee World Dubai 2026" Achieves record results and the sixth session on January 26 to 28, 2027
Dubai, February 18, 2026 – DXB Live, the arm of providing event organization and management services at the Dubai World Trade Centre, announced the success of the fifth session of the Dubai Coffee World 2026 exhibition, achieving record results that strengthened Dubai’s position as a leading regional center for the specialty coffee trade, confirming that the sixth session will be held during the period from 26 to 28 January 2027 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
The 2026 edition recorded more than 20,000 visits by specialized visitors from more than 80 countries, with the participation of more than 2,100 companies and brands from 78 countries, in addition to nine national pavilions, making it the largest in the world within the “World of Coffee” series of exhibitions to date.
The data showed that specialists and workers in the sector constituted 83% of the total visitors, while the international participation rate exceeded 70%, and 63% of the visitors confirmed their participation for the first time, while the percentage of decision makers and procurement officials reached 68% of the total attendance, and 60% of them reported concluding deals or entering into new agreements and partnerships during the event.
Khaled Al Hammadi, Executive Vice President of DXB Live, said that the “World of Coffee Dubai” exhibition has reached an important stage in which success is measured by the results achieved, explaining that this year’s edition demonstrated how the exhibition constituted a real platform for concluding deals, launching products, identifying new sources and announcing commercial partnerships, which reflects the increasing role of Dubai as a global hub that brings together workers in the specialty coffee industry.
For her part, Shouq Bin Reda, Director of the Exhibition, said that the event confirmed its status as an integrated platform that combines knowledge, communication and innovation, noting a growing interest from specialists, decision-makers and international brands, which reflects the maturity of the specialty coffee sector in the region, and enhances the growth of the industry locally and regionally.
During the event, 14 memorandums of understanding and partnerships were signed between 23 companies, authorities and organisations, which included renewing the partnership between the Specialty Coffee Association and DXB Live to organize the exhibition for a period of five years until 2031, in addition to signing a contract to organize the Bahrain Coffee Festival for a period of three years, in addition to local, regional and global cooperation agreements.
With the conclusion of the fifth session, more than 90% of the exhibitors confirmed their intention to return to participate, while 50% of the area of the sixth session was reserved during the exhibition days, in an indication of high confidence in the future of the event and its continued growth.
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