Statistical Notes:
This report only includes respondents who identified as operators or representatives of a coworking space or a similar flexible workspace business with one or more locations.
A total of 351 participants met this criterion, and only their responses were included in the analysis. Of these, 19 were from Germany.
Information was collected for all locations of a company, meaning the number of coworking spaces represented can significantly exceed the number of respondents.
Data collection took place between October 21, 2024, and January 10, 2025.
How were coworking spaces defined?
There is no uniform legal definition for coworking spaces. Various business models overlap with other flexible workspace concepts, and cultural differences influence perceptions. Additionally, many spaces have evolved over time. This report therefore considers companies that define themselves as a "coworking space" or a similar "flexible workspace."
For better context, respondents were also asked about their main business focus. In Germany, 63% identified as "coworking spaces," 13% as "community workspaces," and 10% as "flexible" or "hybrid" workspaces. The remaining percentages were distributed among other similar concepts.
Important notes:
If certain groups of coworking spaces stand out in relation to specific characteristics, this does not necessarily indicate a causal relationship!
Changes in percentages are referred to in percentage points unless stated otherwise. You can recognize this by the absence of "%" in the figures in this report, or it may be written as "%p" or "pp". A percentage point is not the same as a percentage change. For example, if 86% of coworking spaces now expect more members in the next six months, and in the previous survey it was 68%, the increase is not 18%, but 18 percentage points. In percentage terms, however, this would be around 27%.
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Thanks to the official partners of the current Coworking Trends Survey::
German Coworking Federation - Coworking Europe - This Week in Coworking - Deskpass - JCCO - European Coworking Association - Cobot - European Coworking Day - Optix - Spacebring - Coworking Convos - Avila Spaces - Coworking Switzerland - Coworks & Coworking Coop ...and thanks to everyone else who shared it, even if not as an official partner, as well as to all the participants themselves!
