The CES 2022 tech conference in Las Vegas had far fewer attendees and exhibitors than the last in-person CES in 2020 because of the ongoing Covid pandemic. It also had fewer celebrities.
CES 2022, which officially ran Jan. 5-7, attracted “well over 40,000 attendees in person” in Las Vegas, organizers said. That compares with 171,000 in 2020. It featured more than 2,300 exhibiting companies, vs. 4,419 at CES 2020.
With attendance down roughly 75% and the number of exhibitors down almost 50%, you’d expect the number of celebrities at the show to fall also. And that’s what happened.
Actor Tom Holland was the highest wattage star in attendance physically at the show. He came on stage at the Sony media briefing. Holland was there to promote his upcoming Sony movie “Uncharted,” which is based on a series of popular Sony PlayStation video games.
Holland also took a victory lap of sorts for the huge success of Sony’s superhero movie “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”
Actress and comedian Sherri Shepherd appeared on stage during the Abbott Laboratories keynote presentation. She discussed Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre diabetes monitoring system.
Music artist Lexy Panterra made an appearance at the Liteboxer booth.
American rower and lead Hydrow athlete Dani Hansen shared her story on the TriNet stage at CES.
World Wresting Entertainment stars Bianca Belair and Montez Ford were interviewed on stage at the C Space section of CES 2022.
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt joined the Canon media event virtually via videoconferencing – like much of the media covering CES.
Usually at CES, companies like iHeartRadio, Spotify and Samsung’s Harman division hold big concerts for their customers. But they didn’t this year because of Covid.
However, rock band Weezer held a free concert at the DRL Vegas Championship Race presented by T-Mobile outside T-Mobile Arena. The DRL is the Drone Racing League, a professional drone racing sport.
NiftyAgenda, an NFT-focused event, held a launch party that included a jam session by some notable artists. The group included Pink Floyd sax player Scott Page and Jane’s Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins.
A notable no-show at CES 2022 was socialite and reality-TV star Paris Hilton. She was supposed to talk on a panel about non-fungible tokens or NFTs. No reason was given for her absence.
Photo: Actor Tom Holland at Sony media presentation at CES 2022 on Jan. 4, 2022. (CES)
Well @SonyElectronics just brought @TomHolland1996 out to the stage so…show over! #MicDrop #CES2022 pic.twitter.com/DOdPRa8aLD
— John Sciacca (@SciaccaTweets) January 5, 2022
Look who showed up at the Sony #CES2022 conference to talk about the #Uncharted movie! It's spidey himself :) pic.twitter.com/3A9kOJuLbR
— Andrea Rene (@andrearene) January 5, 2022
#CES2022 Getting Tom Holland's perspective on his role in @SonyPictures upcoming #Uncharted movie. @CES pic.twitter.com/2RtFFbVgap
— Paul Erickson (@PaulEricksonAV) January 5, 2022
Thank You @AbbottNews!
— Sherri Shepherd (@sherrieshepherd) January 8, 2022
Thank You @CES!
Las Vegas was one for the books & I’m grateful to have been there for this groundbreaking journey!#FreeStyleLibre #CES2022 #AbbottPartner pic.twitter.com/0lBYQU8RJs
Fun with @LexyPanterra x @Liteboxer πͺ✨
— Dash Radio (@dash_radio) January 4, 2022
π΅: Want Him Now by @LexyPanterra pic.twitter.com/mUdh88raNX
My version of taking on a @WWE superstar. @BiancaBelairWWE is as much fun to talk to as she is watch #CES2022 https://t.co/4TZtEfxQkA
— James Kotecki (@JamesKotecki) January 6, 2022
.@WWE power couple @BiancaBelairWWE and @MontezFordWWE are joined by @ShelleyZalis from @femalequotient at the WWE Lounge at #CES2022 pic.twitter.com/pPfv2ZRljq
— WWE Public Relations (@WWEPR) January 6, 2022
Dani Hansen is a multiple paralympic medalist and lead athlete for home workout equipment company @Hydrow_by_CREW. Today she shared her story with @mendenhallma on the TriNet stage at #CES. #incrediblehr #YourPeopleMatter #CES2022 pic.twitter.com/YeAwrh1zao
— TriNet (@TriNet) January 6, 2022
Joseph Gordon-Levitt @hitRECordJoe is making a virtual appearance @CanonUSA’s @CES Media Day presentation, talking about his collaboration with @HITRECORD pic.twitter.com/fkrYe9Jb3u
— Christine Maddela (@christnemaddela) January 4, 2022
@HITRECORD @hitRECordJoe crashing the #canon presser at #ces awesome #creatorup pic.twitter.com/oFG56IgnLx
— Dan Krolczyk (@krolczyks) January 4, 2022
Dope event @DroneRaceLeague, pilot cousin and I had a blast watchingπ€π½ pic.twitter.com/xZWBUBkCwW
— Ruigie Bilaro (@RuigieBilaro) January 6, 2022
.@DroneRaceLeague Championships and @Weezer concert at @TheParkVegas to kick off #CES Week! pic.twitter.com/d6oAzPTOp4
— Zobi Naqshband (@Zobi) January 6, 2022
Great concert @Weezer
— Marty Mankins (@martymankins) January 6, 2022
Where was Brian Bell tonight?#Lasvegas #toshibaplaza pic.twitter.com/l2UAoVfyFM
A concert to remember at #ces #ces2022 with #pinkfloyd Scott Page and #gunsnroses Roberta Freeman#niftyagenda #coinagenda #crypto pic.twitter.com/UoT8Y4AizM
— TheCESBible.com #CES2022 (@TheCESBible) January 7, 2022
Paris Hilton is heading to CES on Wednesday to discuss blockchain, crypto and how it gave rise to the NFT bubble.
— CES (@CES) January 3, 2022
Curious? So are we. https://t.co/5izYVIWxfw pic.twitter.com/Tc0gg6D74e
Off to @CES tomorrow to talk about the future or NFTs alongside @roham from @dapperlabs and @ArtOnBlockchain. What else should I check out when I’m there as everyone knows I love being part of the future ππ₯³π₯°
— ParisHilton.eth (@ParisHilton) January 4, 2022
looks like the talk got replaced with an @artblocks_io talk?? #rug #rugpull
— π πΔ±π@Δ.sol (@freeslugs) January 5, 2022
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