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VidCon is an annual convention for influencers, fans, executives, and online brands.The event primarily features prominent video stars from across the internet. It was founded by veteran YouTube creators John and Hank Green (Vlogbrothers), and was later acquired by Viacom (now Paramount) in 2018 and later acquired by Informa in 2024.
As of 2019, 9,000 students from across the state of California have attended the event, with more expecting to show up in the future. Exhibit Hall A serving as a COVID-19 vaccination site, May 2021 The convention center was a filming location for Star Trek: Picard and will make an appearance in the show as a part of Starfleet Headquarters.
VidCon is back for the first time since 2019. This year, rather than being sponsored by YouTube, the convention in Anaheim, California, is sponsored by TikTok.
Hank (right), with his brother, John, at VidCon 2012. VidCon is an annual conference based around online video first held in 2010. [106] The Green brothers founded VidCon in response to the growing online video community. Hank has said, "We wanted to get as much of the online video community together, in one place, in the real world for a weekend.
VidCon unveiled the first round of featured creators confirmed to its flagship convention in Anaheim, Calif., in June 2023.
VidCon, the ViacomCBS-owned events producer for online video and digital creators, announced that the 2021 VidCon US event will return to the Anaheim Convention Center from Oct. 21-24.
They also announced the expansion of VidCon to London in 2019 at the same conference. [54] [55] On July 25, 2018, Viacom announced that it was in talks to acquire AwesomenessTV for a fraction of the company's $650 million valuation in 2016. [56] [57] Two days later on July 27, Viacom officially acquired the company for $25 million. Jordan Levin ...
For the second year in a row, the flagship VidCon creator and fan convention in Anaheim, Calif., has been nixed because of the COVID pandemic. On Friday, VidCon announced that the 11th annual ...