VidCon

The Anaheim event each summer is the flagship, with smaller editions running in other countries. The three tracks work as three conferences sharing a building: community for fans meeting creators, creator for people who make things talking craft and business, industry for platforms, agencies, brands and managers doing deals. The industry pass is the expensive one and the reason most professional attendees turn up at all. Ownership has changed twice, from the founders to Viacom in 2018 and on to Informa in 2024. Programming shifts with the creator economy, so the panel list is a decent read on what the business is worried about this year.