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Monaco Yacht Show 2026:

The Numbers, the Yachts and the Stories That Defined the Show

Four days, more than 560 exhibitors and a fleet stretching from the new generation of 40-metre yachts to two giants exceeding 100 metres. The 35th Monaco Yacht Show brought the industry back to Port Hercule, but beyond the spectacle, this year’s edition offered a revealing snapshot of where superyachting stands in 2026. From 23 to 26 September, Port Hercule once again became the centre of the superyacht world.

For its 35th edition, the Monaco Yacht Show brought together more than 560 exhibitors spanning shipyards, brokerage houses, designers, naval architects, equipment manufacturers and specialist services. On the water, approximately 120 superyachts represented a fleet notable not only for its scale, but for its youth.

Around 40 newly launched yachts formed part of the 2026 line-up, placing an unusually high concentration of the industry’s newest deliveries in a single harbour. And at the very end of the scale stood one unmistakable presence.

111 METRES AT THE TOP

At 111 metres, Oceanco’s Leviathan was the largest yacht exhibited at MYS 2026. Close behind was Lürssen’s 102-metre Nixie, one of the most significant new deliveries presented during the show and one of only two yachts above the 100-metre mark in Port Hercule. Yet some of the most interesting activity was happening further down the fleet.

The 40 to 60-metre segment was particularly dense, with 2026 deliveries including Benetti’s 50-metre B.Now, Riva’s new 54 Metri, Baglietto’s 50-metre Fast50 and 60-metre T60, Tankoa’s 45-metre Singolare, the GX42 by GX Superyachts and Sirena’s 42-metre superyacht. Together, they offered a snapshot of a market in which the appetite for newness remains visible, even as shipyard capacity and long build times continue to shape buying decisions.

A SHOW OF FIRSTS

Monaco has always been about premieres, and 2026 delivered them across very different areas of the market. Sirena Superyachts used the show for the world debut of its 42M, marking the Turkish builder’s move into larger superyacht territory. Sunreef presented Ipharra II, the first Sunreef 100 Eco, a fully electric sailing catamaran integrating solar technology into the yacht’s structure.

Elsewhere, new models and deliveries from Baglietto, Tankoa, GX Superyachts and others made the pontoons a particularly concentrated showcase of what had left the world’s shipyards over the previous months. 

DESIGN TAKES A NEW STAGE

MYS 2026 also gave design a more prominent platform ashore. The new Designer Gallery replaced the former Yacht Design & Innovation Hub, bringing yacht designers together within the Dockside Area and creating a more integrated space for presenting concepts and meeting the people behind them. Alongside it, technology became increasingly experiential. The MYS Immersive Experience by VBH introduced interactive 3D presentations of yacht projects, while SENSE by VBH explored how sound, light and scent can shape the onboard environment.

It reflected a broader shift visible throughout the show: technology is becoming less about individual pieces of equipment and more about how systems work together to shape the complete onboard experience.

THE SUSTAINABILITY CONVERSATION CONTINUES

Sustainability remained firmly on the agenda through the return of the Blue Wake programme, dedicated to more environmentally responsible technologies and solutions within the industry. Electric and hybrid propulsion, onboard energy management, emissions reduction, water treatment and increasingly integrated digital systems all featured within the wider exhibition.

The conversation is no longer confined to whether superyachting needs to change. Increasingly, Monaco is becoming a place to see the different ways companies believe that change can actually be delivered.

FOUR DAYS, ONE INDUSTRY

Yet the Monaco Yacht Show has never been defined by yachts alone. For four days, the pontoons become the meeting place for an entire ecosystem: owners and future owners, shipyards, brokers, designers, captains, crew, suppliers, entrepreneurs and the countless specialists behind every yacht on display.

Press conferences begin in the morning. Meetings move from stands to yachts and from yachts to terraces. New projects are revealed, partnerships are announced, conversations begun months earlier finally happen face to face, and by evening much of the industry has migrated beyond Port Hercule into Monaco itself. That intensity remains part of what makes MYS different.  

The numbers tell one story of 2026: more than 560 exhibitors, approximately 120 superyachts, dozens of recent deliveries and a fleet led by a 111-metre Oceanco.  Bigger yachts remain part of the conversation. So do electrification, smarter technology, sustainability, new design languages and increasingly ambitious ways of experiencing life at sea. Thirty-five editions after the first Monaco Yacht Show, Port Hercule remains the place where many of those ideas meet.

For four days in September, the industry comes to Monaco to show what it has built. And, perhaps more importantly, what it intends to build next.

(IMAGE COURTESY by Monaco Yacht Show)