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8 Stats That Sum Up What We Learned at Mobile World Congress

Including Pokemon Go, AI, VR and connected cars

This year's Mobile World Congress attendance was up 7% from 100,000 in 2016.GSMA
By Lauren Johnson

March 2, 2017

BARCELONA, Spain—More than 108,000 people descended on Barcelona this week for Mobile World Congress, which wrapped up today. Here are eight stats that grabbed our attention.

Lauren Johnson

Lauren Johnson is a senior technology editor for Adweek, where she specializes in covering mobile, social platforms and emerging tech.

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