According to attendance stats posted on the convention's mailing list: a total of 17,338 people attended the 2003 Otakon convention, narrowly beating Anime Expo's 17,000 vistors, making Otakon the largest anime events in North America. A-Kon, the oldest running anime convention, ranked 3rd this year, with 7,413 visitors.
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