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Dallas is a major Texas business and event centre, with a large municipal population and downtown convention facilities that hosted IEM Dallas and DreamHack Dallas.

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Updated October 23, 2026

Market snapshot

Population

1,329,491 residents[1]

U.S. Census Bureau estimate for Dallas city, July 1, 2025; not the Dallas–Fort Worth metro population.

Convention venue

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas[2][3]

Downtown convention centre and site of the live IEM Dallas 2023 playoff stage.

Market ecosystem

Games and competitions

ESL's Intel Extreme Masters circuit held its 2023 Dallas edition at the convention centre.

Intel Extreme Masters

Events and competition

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