Affiliate World

What Affiliate World does

Affiliate World is a Hong Kong-headquartered private company founded in 2015 that operates a global conference series focused on affiliate marketing and ecommerce. The company's primary product is a trio of annual flagship events — Affiliate World Europe (Budapest, Hungary), Affiliate World Americas (Cancun, Mexico), and Affiliate World Asia (Bangkok, Thailand) — supplemented by an experimental Middle East edition. Each event aggregates approximately 7,000 attendees, 100+ speakers, 300+ exhibitors, 170+ affiliate networks, and 120+ advertisers from 110+ countries, producing 21,000+ total attendees annually.

The underlying technology is a conference event platform supporting ticketing, speaker programming, exhibitor booth sales, and content distribution through video channels (notably YouTube event highlight reels and speaker testimonials). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; tickets are sold direct-to-attendee through the company website. The company's go-to-motion is event-marketing-led, augmented by speaker endorsements from notable industry figures and alumni advocacy from founders at firms including Adbaker, Strawhouse, and Acceler8 Labs.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed and no funding rounds, acquisitions, or institutional investors are documented. The company is led operationally by Khawar Jamil Ur Rasool as Chief Operating Officer and operates with a lean 11–50 employee headcount, consistent with a profitable, founder-controlled events business rather than a venture-backed scale-up. In March 2025, Affiliate World attempted to co-locate an Affiliate World Global edition with TOKEN2049 Dubai as a Middle East expansion play; that event was disrupted by regional security concerns and travel disruptions, with TOKEN2049 Dubai postponed to 2027. The company remains actively operating with 2026 events scheduled across all three core regions.

Name

Affiliate World

Website

https://affiliateworldconferences.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Affiliate World, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Hong Kong, operates a global series of annual affiliate marketing and ecommerce conferences in Budapest, Bangkok, and Cancun, drawing 21,000+ attendees, 100+ speakers, and 300+ exhibitors from 110+ countries each year.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Affiliate Marketing Conferences

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Services-Advertising (7310), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Association Conferences (MPAGAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Affiliate Marketing & Partner Networks (BPAMALAI), Affiliate Marketing & Partner Program Management (MPAAACAD), Affiliate & Partner Marketing (Performance Partnerships) (BPAFACAE)

Keywords

• Affiliate marketing conferences
• Ecommerce industry events
• Digital marketing conferences
• Affiliate networking summits
• Performance marketing trade shows

Headquarters

HQ city

Hong Kong

HQ country

Hong Kong SAR China

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Operations, Personnel, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Affiliate World organizes and operates a global series of premium affiliate marketing and ecommerce conferences held annually in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. The events bring together top affiliate marketers, ecommerce entrepreneurs, advertisers, affiliate networks, and traffic sources for keynote presentations, panel discussions, networking, and business development. Each regional event draws thousands of attendees from over 110 countries and features 100+ speakers, 300+ exhibitors, and 170+ affiliate networks.

Product overview

Affiliate World is a conference event company that organizes world-class gatherings focusing on affiliate and ecommerce marketing. Since 2015, the company has hosted premier conferences in Dubai, Europe, and Asia, attracting over 21,000 attendees, 100+ speakers, and representatives from 110+ countries per event. The main product is the Affiliate World Conferences series featuring regional events: Affiliate World Europe (held in Budapest, Hungary), Affiliate World Americas (held in Cancun, Mexico), and Affiliate World Asia (held in Bangkok, Thailand). These conferences serve as the meeting place for the world's top affiliate marketers and ecommerce entrepreneurs, providing networking opportunities, industry insights, and business development platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Affiliate World Conferences A premier affiliate marketing conference series held annually across Europe, the Americas, and Asia, bringing together top affiliate marketers, ecommerce entrepreneurs, advertisers, publishers, and affiliate networks for networking, industry insights, keynote presentations, and business development. Each regional event draws thousands of attendees from 110+ countries and features 100+ speakers and 300+ exhibitors.
• Affiliate World Europe (Budapest) The European regional edition of the Affiliate World conference series, held in Budapest, Hungary, serving affiliate marketers, ecommerce entrepreneurs, and advertisers in the European market.
• Affiliate World Americas (Cancun) The Americas regional edition of the Affiliate World conference series, held in Cancun, Mexico, serving affiliate marketers, ecommerce entrepreneurs, and advertisers in the Americas market.
• Affiliate World Asia (Bangkok) The Asian regional edition of the Affiliate World conference series, held in Bangkok, Thailand, serving affiliate marketers, ecommerce entrepreneurs, and advertisers in the Asia-Pacific market.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TOKEN2049 DubaiminorOthers · 14 March 2025Affiliate World Global was scheduled alongside TOKEN2049 Dubai; both events were impacted by geopolitical circumstances in the Middle East region. TOKEN2049 Dubai was postponed to 2027 and TON Gateway Dubai was cancelled due to security concerns and travel disruptions.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Affiliate Summit: Long-running affiliate marketing conference series for advertisers, publishers, and networks. Directly competes with Affiliate World for the same buyer persona, speaker pool, and exhibitor ecosystem.
• LeadsCon: Performance and lead-generation marketing conference attracting advertisers and affiliate/lead-gen buyers. Comparable in audience overlap and event-format structure to Affiliate World's conferences.
• Pubcon: Digital marketing conference focused on search, SEO, and online marketing practitioners. Overlaps significantly with Affiliate World's affiliate and e-commerce marketer attendee base.
• Social Media Marketing World: Large annual social media and digital marketing conference. Comparable format and target buyer (mid-market marketers and ecommerce entrepreneurs) with overlapping speaker and exhibitor pool.

Broad incumbents

• DMEXCO: Major digital marketing and ad-tech expo in Cologne serving advertisers, agencies, and MarTech vendors. Overlaps with Affiliate World's audience on the advertiser and network sides but covers the broader digital ecosystem.
• ad:tech: Global advertising and marketing technology conference series spanning digital, mobile, and programmatic. Comparable in scale and audience but oriented toward the broader advertising ecosystem rather than affiliate-only.
• Web Summit: One of the world's largest tech conference brands spanning multiple verticals. Comparable operational scale and global event tour model but addresses a much broader audience than Affiliate World's niche.

Emerging players

• BrightonSEO: Large SEO and digital marketing conference series that has expanded into adjacent performance and affiliate marketing content. Competes for the same practitioner audience at lower-cost entry points.

Others

• Money 20/20: Large-scale fintech and payments industry conference series. Comparable in operating model (multi-region flagship events, premium positioning, large exhibitor bases) but serves a different vertical.

Regional players

• SiGMA Group: Multi-region conference and expo organizer in iGaming and emerging tech. Operates a similar global event tour strategy with regional flagships, but serves a different vertical from affiliate marketing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutu.be/pSV3G_RsrGs
• Xx.com/awconferences

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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