This page provides links to all published content from the Global Coworking Survey since 2010, and the Coworking Trends Survey since 2020.
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2024:
Coworking Space Trends Germany (Article, English) (German) Free
Coworking Space Trends Germany (Detailed Results, German, PDF) Free
2023:
Profitability of Coworking Spaces (Detailed Results, 170+ Slides, PDF)
Profitability of Coworking Spaces (Selected Results, PDF) Free
Profitability of Coworking Spaces (Article) Free
2023 State of Coworking (Presentation) Free
2023 Coworking Space Business Trends (Detailed Results)
2023 Coworking Space Business Trends (Simplified Results) Free
2023 Coworking Space Business Trends: Demand, Expectations & Plans (Article) Free
2023 Coworking Space Business Trends: Current Situation & Challenges (Article) Free
2021-22:
2021-22 Coworking Trends Survey (PDF) Free
2022 Coworking Space Trends in Deutschland (German, PDF) Free
In 2021, the Global Coworking Survey was replaced by the Coworking Trends Survey and surveyed providers only.
2020:
Coworking Survey Europe: General Results (PDF) Free
Coworking Survey Europe: Detailed Results (PDF)
Corona Survey Deutschland (PDF, German) Free
Corona Survey Deutschland: Auswirkungen der Pandemie (Article, German) Free
Corona Survey Deutschland: Corona-Hilfen (Article, German) Free
In 2020, the Global Coworking Survey was replaced by regional editions and surveyed providers only.
2019:
2019 Member Demographics (Article) Free
2019 Member Demographics (PDF, Selected Slides) Free
2019 Member Demographics (PDF, 80+ charts)
2019 Profitability of Coworking Spaces (Article) Free
2019 Profitability of Coworking Spaces (PDF, selected slides) Free
2019 Profitability of Coworking Spaces (PDF, 190+ slides)
2019 Coworking Forecast (Article) Free
2019 Coworking Forecast (PDF) Free
2019 U.S. Coworking Statistics (GCUC USA) (PDF) Free
2019 Coworking By The Numbers (GCUC UK) (PDF, selected results (Free)
Coworking in Deutschland 2019 (German, PDF) Free
Coworking in Asia (preliminary, not final results, PDF) Free
2018:
2018 State of Coworking Spaces (Article) Free
2018 State of Coworking Spaces (Selected Slides, PDF) Free
2018 State of Coworking Spaces - Ultimate Coworking Space Data Report (450+ Slides, PDF)
Operators & Staff Members: The People behind Coworking Spaces (Article) Free
Operators & Staff Members: The People behind Coworking Spaces (PDF) Free
Coworking for Introverted & Extroverted Members (Article) Free
Coworking for Introverted & Extroverted Members (PDF) Free
Opening Coworking Spaces & The First Year Post-Launch (Article) Free
Opening Coworking Spaces & The First Year Post-Launch (Selected Slides, PDF) Free
Opening Coworking Spaces & The First Year Post-Launch (145 Slides, PDF)
Coworking in Europe 2018 (Article) Free
Coworking in Europe 2018 (PDF) Free
Quick facts about UK's Coworking Spaces (Article) Free
Coworking in the U.S. 2018 (PDF, 30MB) Free
Coworking in Deutschland 2018 (German, Article), (PDF) Free
2018 Coworking Forecast (Article) Free
2018 Coworking Forecast (PDF) Free
Asian Results of the 2018 Global Coworking Survey (Article) Free
Asian Results of the 2018 Global Coworking Survey (PDF, Slideshare) Free
2017:
15 Facts About Coworking in Europe (PDF) Free
How, When & Why Do Members Work in Coworking Spaces? (Article) Free
How, When & Why Do Members Work in Coworking Spaces? (Selected Slides, PDF) Free
Ultimate Member Data: How, When & Why Do Members Work in Coworking Spaces? (355 Slides, PDF, 42MB)
15 Facts About Coworking Space Members (PDF) Free
Members Demographics (Article) Free
Members Demographics (Selected Slides, PDF) Free
Members Demographics (83 Slides, PDF)
Profitability of Coworking Spaces (Article) Free
Profitability of Coworking Spaces (Selected Slides, PDF) Free
German Results of the 2017 Global Coworking Survey (Article, German) Free
German Results of the 2017 Global Coworking Survey (PDF) Free
Asian v Global Results of the 2017 Global Coworking Survey (PDF) Free
2017 Coworking Forecast (Article) Free
2017 Coworking Forecast (PDF, 11MB) Free
First Results of The 2017 Global Coworking Survey (PDF, 4.5MB) Free
First Results of The 2017 Global Coworking Survey (Infographic) Free
2016:
Coworking in the U.S. (PDF) Free
Asian v Global results of the 2015-16 Global Coworking Survey (PDF) Free
The most popular tools to manage a coworking space (article) Free
2016 Coworking Forecast (PDF) Free
2016 Coworking Forecast (Article) Free
2015-16:
First results of the 2015-16 Global Coworking Survey - explained in an article Free
First results of the 2015-16 Global Coworking Survey (PDF) Free
The Growth of ‘Coworking’ on Google & Wikipedia Free
2013-14:
Summary of the Global Coworking Survey (PDF) Free
First results of the 2013-14 Global Coworking Survey (Prezi) Free
2012-13:
2013 Coworking Forecast (final results) Free
First results of the 2012-13 Global Coworking Survey (PDF) Free
First results of the 3rd Global Coworking Survey explained in an article Free
Global Coworking Census:
2500 coworking spaces worldwide Free
2011-12:
1) The birth of coworking spaces Free
2) Are coworking spaces profitable? Free
3) Interaction in and between coworking spaces Free
4) Coworking Forecast 2012 Free
5) The members of coworking spaces Free
6) What coworking space members want Free
7) The development of coworking spaces Free
8) How do Freelancers, Employees and Entrepreneurs cowork? Free
9) The profile of ex-coworkers & non-coworkers Free
10) Coworking in the US & the EU Free
11) Coworking in small towns & big cities Free
12) Advantages of coworking spaces over traditional & home offices Free
Summarized Results of the 2nd Global Coworking Survey (PDF) Free
Summarized Results of the 2nd Global Coworking Survey (PDF, Spanish) Free
First results of the 2011-12 Global Coworking Survey (article) Free
First results of the 2011-12 Global Coworking Survey (PDF) Free
Global Coworking Census:
2000 coworking spaces worldwide (November 2012) Free
1800 coworking spaces worldwide (August 2012) Free
1320 coworking spaces worldwide (February 2012) Free
2010/11: The 1st Global Coworking Survey
1) Why coworkers like their coworking spaces Free
2) What coworkers want Free
3) The Coworker’s Profile Free
4) The Coworking Space Free
5) Female coworkers vs. male coworkers Free
6) Coworkers in the U.S. Free
7) MacOS vs. Windows – Firefox vs. Chrome Free
8) Small Town vs. Big City Coworking Free
9) The Non-Coworkers Free
10) North America vs. Europe Free
11) The changing needs of coworkers over time Free
12) The strenghts of small and big coworking spaces Free
13) The Age Groups Free
Global Coworking Census: