The Madrid Book Fair closes with over 7.5 million collected and 604,000 visitors.

The 84th Madrid Book Fair closed this year with a turnover of €7.5 million and more than 604,000 unique visitors , according to the provisional balance released this Sunday by the institution.

The sales data was analyzed up to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, when the figure reached €7,518,089. During that same period, a total of 450,749 copies had been sold. This figure is higher than the 2024 figures "despite the two partial closures" on Friday, May 30, and Monday, June 9, according to the Fair's director, Eva Orúe, in a press conference.

The Book Fair confirms that attendance at these events—spread across various venues—has grown significantly compared to previous editions, with nearly full capacity in most time slots, confirming the upward trend observed last year.

"Those who claim this is merely a commercial event haven't read the program or attended the more than 400 activities scheduled over these frenetic 17 days ," Orúe noted, affirming that the institution is a "trade fair, a popular one, and a direct sales book fair." "We are proud of that. And that's why the numbers, which don't tell the whole story, are relevant," he said.

Regarding attendance, as of June 11, the Fair received 604,695 unique visitors. Telefónica Tech's mobility analysis shows that the bulk of this audience comes from the city of Madrid itself and its immediate surroundings. In fact, more than 280,000 visitors, almost 47 percent of the total, reside in Madrid. In addition, more than 111,000 people come from other municipalities in the Community of Madrid, especially from the south, such as Leganés, Fuenlabrada, Getafe, and Móstoles. This means that almost two-thirds of the total number of people who visited the Fair are from Madrid.

Furthermore, it has been revealed that the busiest days were Saturdays, May 31 and June 7. The report does not include the geolocation of those under 18 years of age. However, the presence of children and young people at the Fair was especially significant , both during school visits and through participation in activities at the Children's Pavilion and signings with authors of children's and young adult literature.

The institution asserts that these figures confirm the event's deep roots in the cultural life of the capital and the region. Furthermore, the Fair has welcomed more than 107,000 visitors from the rest of Spain , with a particular presence of residents of cities such as Barcelona, ​​Valencia, and Toledo, and more than 104,000 international visitors , mainly from the United States, France, and Italy.

Likewise, this Sunday it was announced that humor will take over in New York, and the 2026 edition—to be held from May 29 to June 14—will revolve around this theme. For the Fair's management team, humor permeates all genres: fiction, poetry, essays, theater, comics, and children's literature.

The institution argues that this theme was chosen given the rich tradition of authors who have made humor a first-class literary tool. "The 85th Madrid Book Fair will attempt to reveal the nuances of something as complex as humor. Something so subjective and yet collective," the organization advances.

Comedian Joaquín Reyes participated in the press conference, stating that "it was time to dedicate an edition to humor." "It has this stigma of being frivolous, as if it can't tell moving stories. But there are many types of humor, many forms of comedy, and satire is a genre that allows us to tell stories that transcend. It seems like humor is demeaning, but that's not the case," he asserted.

In this 84th edition, the public has been able to see great names in national and international literature, María Negroni, Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, Javier Cercas, Pierre Lemaitre, Vivian Gornick, Marta Sanz, Rebecca Solnit, Junot Díaz, Rosa Montero, David Uclés, Catherine Lacey, Enrique Vila-Matas, Ray Loriga, Teju Cole, Lucy Sante, Katie Kitamura and Claudia Piñeiro.

Among the new spaces at FLMadrid25, the Ibero-American Pavilion , promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the European Union and Cooperation, has gained special relevance. It has hosted more than 70 activities focused on language, migration and identity, and has given visibility to the growing Latin American publishing ecosystem present in Madrid.

Furthermore, the Fair highlights the positive reception of some new formats, such as tributes to Carmen Martín Gaite, Ana María Matute, Federico García Lorca, Nora Ephron, Mario Vargas Llosa and Paul Auster, as well as live radio programs and podcasts , such as 'Deforme Semanal', 'Amiga, date cuenta', '¿Te quedas a leer?' or 'Qué estás leyendo?', which have helped to attract new audiences and connect reading with contemporary languages.