Participation
S X S W M US I C :
Music Festival Showcasing Acts: 2,266; International acts: 573 (from 62 foreign countries)
Music Festival Stages: 107; Music Festival Acts That Applied: 8,026
Music Conference Participants Including Registrants and Artist Wristbands:
30,308 (from 78 foreign countries)
Music Conference Sessions: 233; Music Conference Speakers: 885
S X S W F I L M :
Film Conference Participants: 20,252 (from 71 foreign countries)
Film Conference Sessions: 250; Film Conference Speakers: 735
Films Screened: 150 Features; 106 Curated Shorts (from 7,361 Submissions)
Film Festival World Premieres: 102; North American Premieres: 14; US Premieres: 11
S X S W I NT ERA C T I V E:
Interactive Conference Participants: 33,825 (from 85 foreign countries)
Interactive Conference Sessions: 1,250
Interactive Conference Speakers: 2,700
SXSW 2015: The Facts
SXSW Social Media Numbers:
Facebook: 454,623 Twitter: 480,000 YouTube: 95,574 Instagram: 70,100 Google+: 528,959
*All social media numbers current as of July 2015