| City | Date | Area (acres) |
Number of Exhibits |
Attendance (paid) |
| London | 1851 | 26 | 13,939 | 6,039,195 |
| Paris | 1867 | 41 | 43,217 | 6,805,969 |
| Philadelphia | 1867 | 236 | 30,000 | 8,004,274 |
| Paris | 1889 | 72 | 61,722 | 32,350,297 |
| Chicago | 1893 | 633 | 65,000 | 21,477,212 |
Source: Badger