It's been a year since the pandemic upended life as we knew it, creating a new normal that forced us to put space between one another. But even as lockdowns rippled across the globe and social distancing became a fact of life, people still felt a deeply human urge to congregate and connect. Eventbrite creators found a way to facilitate that connection, even with six feet between many of us: In 2020, more than 4.6 million events were hosted on the platform, with more than 230 million tickets issued overall. On Eventbrite, about 330,000 creators published their first event ever