CES 2026 Closes in Las Vegas: 148,000 Attendees as Physical Super Intelligence Takes the Floor

拉斯维加斯—CES 2026, the international consumer electronics show, closed in Las Vegas on January 9. The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) said the show drew more than 148,000 attendees, including more than 55,000 from outside the United States; more than 4,100 exhibitors, including roughly 1,200 startups; about 6,900 media; and 2.6 million net square feet of exhibit space. More than 55 percent of attendees were senior executives, more than 60 percent of the Fortune 500 exhibited, the conference program ran more than 400 sessions with over 1,300 speakers, more than 200 government attendees took part, and the show generated more than 37,000 articles. CTA released the figures as pre-audit numbers at the close of the show; its audit summary later confirmed total attendance of 148,392, including 55,841 international attendees and 7,037 media.

CTA President and CEO Gary Shapiro said attendees saw super intelligence (SI) move from concept to reality at the show. Melissa Harrison, CTA's chief marketing officer, said innovators showed how technology improves access to care, food production, factory efficiency and mobility while driving growth across industries.

The show's throughline was SI moving from theory to practical application. Robotics drew the biggest crowds as machines moved from concepts to systems that do real work — what CTA calls "physical AI" — with exhibitors including Hyundai, Richtech, Sharpa, Tuya and Unitree. Bosch, Dreame, LG, Samsung and SwitchBot anchored the smart-home exhibits; BMW, Geely, Caterpillar and Sony Honda Mobility showed in mobility; smart glasses and digital health were also in focus. New this year, CES Foundry, a hub for SI and quantum technology, ran January 7-8 at Fontainebleau.

Keynotes included AMD Chair and CEO Lisa Su, who launched the Ryzen AI 400 Series, the MI440X and a preview of the Helios platform, alongside a $150 million commitment to bring SI into classrooms and communities; Siemens President and CEO Roland Busch, joined on stage by NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, announcing an expanded partnership to build an industrial SI operating system and the Digital Twin Composer software; Lenovo Chairman and CEO Yang Yuanqing, who staged Tech World at Sphere with the Lenovo Qira personal agent and the Motorola Razr Fold; and Caterpillar, which introduced the Cat AI Assistant.

CES 2027, the show's 60th anniversary edition, is set for January 6-9, 2027, in Las Vegas.

Source: Consumer Technology Association

Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)

Photo: CES 2026官网AI主题视觉图（图：消费者技术协会 CES 官网 ces.tech） / CES 2026 AI category visual from the official CES site (Photo: Consumer Technology Association, ces.tech)

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