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Halligan: HubSpot's Inbound conference draws 12,000 live and hundreds of thousands remotely

Brian Halligan · No Priors Ep. 36 | With Hubspot's Co-Founder Brian Halligan · Oct 12, 2023 · at 8:44

HubSpot co-founder Brian Halligan discusses the growth, scale, and reach of the company's annual Inbound marketing conference with Sarah Guo.

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“And then we have, you know, 12,000 people live, a couple 100,000 people listen.”

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The claim, plainly

HubSpot's Inbound conference draws approximately 12,000 live attendees and a couple hundred thousand digital listeners.

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Assessment

Brian Halligan's claim provided rough approximations for HubSpot's INBOUND conference attendance: approximately 12,000 in-person attendees and a 'couple hundred thousand' (around 200,000) digital listeners. Both components are corroborated by official and industry reporting. For live attendance, INBOUND reported 11,000 in-person attendees in September 2023, 12,000 in September 2024, and 12,000 in event production records (ESP). For digital audience figures, event production retrospectives document over 210,000 virtual and livestream viewers (150,000 North American livestream viewers plus 60,000+ global broadcast viewers), with industry analyses citing up to 264,000 virtual attendees during hybrid expansions. Both legs accurately align with the stated approximations.

HubSpot's INBOUND 2023 Event Recap and industry reporting (BizBash, CMSWire) confirmed 11,000 in-person attendees in 2023, growing to approximately 12,000 in 2024.
Event Services + Production (ESP) multi-year production data recorded 12,000 live attendees alongside 210,000+ digital viewers (150,000 North American livestream viewers and 60,000+ global broadcast viewers).
Industry retrospectives (Sequel) documented up to 264,000 virtual attendees during INBOUND's hybrid format expansion.

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[1] orangemarketing.com [2] jhspecialty.com [3] martech.org [4] hubspot.com [5] bizbash.com [6] cmswire.com [7] bizbash.com [8] espnash.com

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