G-Star

For other uses, see G star (disambiguation).

G-Star (sometimes also written G*STAR, G★ or G★STAR; Korean: 지스타; RR: Jiseuta) is an annual trade show for the video game industry presented by Korea Association of Game Industry and Busan IT Promotion Agency in November.^[3] Originally held in the Seoul Capital Area, it was relocated to Busan in 2009.

G-Star
Status	Active
Genre	Video games, mobile games, console games
Venue	BEXCO (2009–) KINTEX (2005–2008)
Location(s)	Busan (2009–) Seoul Capital Area (2005–2008)
Country	South Korea
Inaugurated	2005; 20 years ago (2005)[1]
Attendance	215,000 (2024)[2]
Organized by	Korea Association of Game Industry Busan IT Promotion Agency
Website	gstar.or.kr

Attendees

Being a show focused on the South Korean game market, the show has a large number of online game companies, including local operators NCsoft, Netmarble, Hangame, NHN Entertainment, KakaoGames, Nexon, and Webzen, as well as overseas companies, such as Activision-Blizzard, Epic Games.^[4][5]

Attendance numbers

Year	Total Attendees	B2B Attendees	Location
2005	n/a	n/a	KINTEX, Seoul
2006	n/a	n/a	KINTEX, Seoul
2007	n/a	n/a	KINTEX, Seoul
2008	n/a	n/a	KINTEX, Seoul
2009	n/a	n/a	BEXCO, Busan
2010	n/a	n/a	BEXCO, Busan
2011	n/a	n/a	BEXCO, Busan
2012[6]	296,169	n/a	BEXCO, Busan
2013[7]	188,707	n/a	BEXCO, Busan
2014[8]	200,000+	1,656	BEXCO, Busan
2015[9]	209,617	1,781	BEXCO, Busan
2016[10]	161,908	1,902	BEXCO, Busan
2017			BEXCO, Busan
2018			BEXCO, Busan
2019[3]	244,309	2,445	BEXCO, Busan
2020[11]	n/a	655	BEXCO, Busan
2021[12]	28,000	1,367	BEXCO, Busan
2022[13]	184,000	2,213	BEXCO, Busan
2023[14]	197,000	2,317	BEXCO, Busan
2024[15]	215,000	2,211	BEXCO, Busan

See also

• Korea Game Awards