Post on 06-Jan-2017
2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 !*
7.800
3.400
1.13031075
NUMBER OF COWORKING SPACES WORLDWIDE
AS OF OCTOBER EACH YEAR
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 !*
510.000
295.000
151.000
81.00043.000
NUMBER OF MEMBERS WORLDWIDE
AS OF OCTOBER EACH YEAR
!* PROJECTION FOR 2015, BASED ON THE GLOBAL COWORKING SURVEY 2015-16 - REPORTED BY COWORKING SPACES
The Growth Of Coworking Spaces
the average coworking space
has around
30%more
members than two years ago
the biggest coworking spaces
by members (on average)
are located in
Asiathe
smallest ones in
Africa
the average coworking space
is now
32,8 months old
2013-14:
21,9 months
old
grown by roughly
+36% within the
last 12 months
51%
would leave their mobile phone always unattended without fear of theft.
Another 23% for several hours at least. (2013-14: 26%, 2011-12: 27%)
What members expect from other members (TOP 7)
of members think that (almost) all other members know their first name.
7% suppose that no-one knows. (2013-14: 7%, 2011-12: 4%)
67%
2013-14: 50% 2011-12: 57%
2013-14: 62% 2011-12: 61%Casual small talk
Sharing knowledge
Enjoying others' company
Brainstorming or sharing new ideas
Sharing opportunities for new jobs or projects
Sharing contacts
Quick help (to fix devices for instance) 50 %54 %55 %60 %
66 %68 %
75 %
2 %5 %21 %41 %29 %
Very Strongly Quite Strongly SomewhatNot Strongly Not at all N.A.
1 %6 %28 %30 %30 %
The Coworking Members & The Community
How strongly members feel they are a part of their current coworking community
2013/14
2015/16
The Coworking Members & How They Work
2013-142015-16 2011-12
Work sometimes outside of the
coworking space
84% YES
86% YES
90% YES
13% NO
9% NO 9%
NO
Where members mainly work
2015-16
5 %12 %
78 %
In an open workspaceIn a team officeIn an individual officeIn a coffee areaIn a meeting roomOther
3 %9 %
79 %
2013-14
11%
have an access with a limited number of days per month
24 hours access remains stable at 54%
7%
29%
work at an individual workplace, not at a group of desks
19%
56%
work on their own, not in teams
61%
2015-16 2013-14
73%
work at a coworking space three times a week or more often,
44% come every day
51%
2015-16 2013-14
How
8,382015-16 2013-14 2011-12
8,24 8,37
Coworking Spaces Rated By Their Members
Not planning to leave
A minimum of a year
A minimum of three months
Only this month or earlier
n.a. 1 %
3 %
12 %
18 %
67 % 60%
18%
14%
4%
4%
66%
18%
14%
1%
1%
How long members plan to remain in their current coworking space
The Coworking Members & Spaces
76%of the members chat very often (47%) or rather often (29%) with the hosts or managers of a coworking space, 11% rather seldom, very seldom or not at all
Top Motivations For Operators To Run A Coworking Space
I like the coworking movement
I like to improve the work life of
other people67%
67%
I like to be connected
with other people
29%
73%
Good opportunity
to find new clients
Other responses: Can afford a better office (infrastructure)
by sharing the office space: 20% Reducing the office rent: 15%
Good business to earn money: 15% Other: 10%
The Coworking Space Operators
The Majority Of Operators Still Undertake Other Jobs
5 %26 %
69 %
7 %20 %
73 %
5 %
30 %
65 %
Part-time operatorFull-time operatorOther
2015-16
2011-12
2013-14
How
2015-16
70% 73%
17% 15%
are open coworking spaces
reported by members operators
are curated coworking spaces
71%74% 71%
15% 15%
2013-14
too few too many
just right
27%
58%
14%
Too many or too few coworking spaces in your region?
What do you think, how profitable
are other coworking spaces in your region?
The Coworking Spaces
2015-16*
2 %
33 %
35 %
26 %
2 %
Very UnprofitableRather UnprofitableZeroRather ProfitableVery Profitablen.a.
2013-14
3 %
29 %
40 %
18 %5 %
2011-12
3 %
27 %
43 %
18 %7 %
*rating on a scale of 5 stars
The Coworking Spaces & And Where They Are Housed
82% of all coworking spaces lease a
location
12% of all leases will
expire within a year
54 months is the
average lease term
1 in 4 coworking spaces
have moved to a new location
at least once
of all locations had been vacant
for six months at least
before moving
in
5 years or younger6 to 20 years
21 to 50 years
51 to 100 yearsolder than 100 years
Don't know & n.a.8 % 15 % 23 % 30 %
6 %
19 %
20 %
27 %
17 %
11 %
5 %18 %24 %24 %19 %9 %
2015-162013-14
Age of building
Type of building
Commercial
Industrial
Residential
Other 11 %
17 %
18 %
51 %
12 %17 %20 %51 %
49%
(2013
-14: 4
6%)
The Coworking Spaces - Forecast 2016
8 %31 %35 %12 %27 %
Yes, with more desks and space in our current locationYes, we plan to move to a larger locationYes, we plan to move to another extra locationNoOther
2015-16 2013-14 2011-12
67 %59 %61 %
Yes (all expansions combined*)
2013-14
2011-12
8 %
8 %
29 %
33 %
36 %
35 %
9 %
8 %
29 %
21 %Expansion Plans For The Next Year
*Several expansion plans are counted once only as expansion per coworking space
Expectations Of Coworking Spaces For 2016 Strongly increasing & increasing vs. decreasing + strongly decreasing)
Members
Income
79% 2%
74% 2%
Sense of Community 74% 2%
No. of Events 61% 4%
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