Most of the Coworking spaces are located in cities with less than 1 Million inhabitants. Competition is getting fiercer in big cities. Obviously, the bigger the spaces are, the more likely they are to host bigger companies.

1. 2017 GLOBAL COWORKING SURVEY
EUROPE
10 FACTS ABOUT
COWORKING SPACES IN
DUBLIN, NOVEMBER 8, 2017
IN COLLABORATION WITH SUPPORTED BY

2. COWORKINGSURVEY.COM
GENERIC WORKSPACE BEFORE JOINING A COWORKING SPACE
EUROPE
GLOBAL
0 % 2.500 % 5.000 % 7.500 % 10.000 %
3%
1%
1%
2%
3%
4%
3%
4%
6%
4%
3%
3%
26%
30%
45%
42%
10%
10%
ANOTHER COWORKING SPACE*
AT HOME
TRADITIONAL OFFICE
SMALL SHARED OFFICE
COFFEE SHOP
BUSINESS CENTER
NO FIXED LOCATION
LIBRARY
OTHER & N.A.
FACT 1:
OTHER COWORKING
SPACES ARE NOT
THE MAIN SOURCE
OF NEW MEMBERS.
REPORTED BY MEMBERS

3. COWORKINGSURVEY.COM
GENERIC WORKSPACE BEFORE JOINING A COWORKING SPACE
EUROPE
GLOBAL
0 % 2.500 % 5.000 % 7.500 % 10.000 %
3%
1%
1%
2%
3%
4%
3%
4%
6%
4%
3%
3%
26%
30%
45%
42%
10%
10%
ANOTHER COWORKING SPACE*
AT HOME
TRADITIONAL OFFICE
SMALL SHARED OFFICE
COFFEE SHOP
BUSINESS CENTER
NO FIXED LOCATION
LIBRARY
OTHER & N.A.
FACT 1:
OTHER COWORKING
SPACES ARE NOT
THE MAIN SOURCE
OF NEW MEMBERS.
0 %
500 %
1.000 %
1.500 %
2.000 %
≥ 1M < 1M 100K ≥ < 100K
0%10%
17%
BY NO. OF INHABITANTS
LOCATED TO THE COWORKING SPACE
(EUROPE ONLY)
HOWEVER,
DIRECT
COMPETITION IS
INCREASING,
MAKING IT
HARDER IN LARGER
EUROPEAN
CITIES.
INHABITANTS
0 %
500 %
1.000 %
1.500 %
2.000 %
8%
17%23%
YES, THERE ARE TOO MANY
TOO MANY COWORKING SPACES IN YOUR CITY?
REPORTED BY MEMBERS
REPORTED BY OPERATORS

4. COWORKINGSURVEY.COM
COMPARING COWORKING SPACES BY CITY SIZES
FACT 2:
MOST EUROPEAN
COWORKING SPACES
ARE SITUATED IN
CITIES WITH LESS
THAN ONE MILLION
INHABITANTS.
1000 %
2000 %
3000 %
4000 %
28%
37%34%
LOCATIONS W/ 1 M & MORE INHABITANTS
LOCATIONS W/ 999,999 - 100,000 INHABITANTS
LOCATIONS W/ 99,999 & LESS INHABITANTS
SHARE OF COWORKING SPACES BY NO. OF INHABITANTS

5. COWORKINGSURVEY.COM
COMPARING COWORKING SPACES BY CITY SIZES
FACT 2:
MOST EUROPEAN
COWORKING SPACES
ARE SITUATED IN
CITIES WITH LESS
THAN ONE MILLION
INHABITANTS.
1000 %
2000 %
3000 %
4000 %
1,57
56
NUMBER OF COWORKING SPACES BY NO. OF INHABITANTS
WHERE COWORKING SPACES EXIST - 5% TRIMMED MEAN
1000 %
2000 %
3000 %
4000 %
28%
37%34%
LOCATIONS W/ 1 M & MORE INHABITANTS
LOCATIONS W/ 999,999 - 100,000 INHABITANTS
LOCATIONS W/ 99,999 & LESS INHABITANTS
SHARE OF COWORKING SPACES BY NO. OF INHABITANTS
SURPRISED?

6. COWORKINGSURVEY.COM
COMPARING COWORKING SPACES BY CITY SIZES
FACT 2:
MOST EUROPEAN
COWORKING SPACES
ARE SITUATED IN
CITIES WITH LESS
THAN ONE MILLION
INHABITANTS.
IN EUROPE,
THERE ARE ONLY
35 CITIES WITH
1 MILLION & MORE
INHABITANTS OUT
OF TEN THOUSAND
OTHER CITIES.
SURPRISED?
1000 %
2000 %
3000 %
4000 %
1,57
56
NUMBER OF COWORKING SPACES BY NO. OF INHABITANTS
WHERE COWORKING SPACES EXIST - 5% TRIMMED MEAN
250000 %
500000 %
750000 %
1000000 %
10000
50035
NUMBER OF EUROPEAN CITIES BY NO. OF INHABITANTS
ROUGHLY ROUNDED
+
1000 %
2000 %
3000 %
4000 %
28%
37%34%
LOCATIONS W/ 1 M & MORE INHABITANTS
LOCATIONS W/ 999,999 - 100,000 INHABITANTS
LOCATIONS W/ 99,999 & LESS INHABITANTS
SHARE OF COWORKING SPACES BY NO. OF INHABITANTS

7. COWORKINGSURVEY.COM
INVESTMENT TO OPEN
A COWORKING SPACE
(PAST 12 MONTHS, € COUNTRIES ONLY)
70.000%
140.000%
210.000%
280.000%
350.000%
84.000 €290.000 €
≥ 1M INHABITANTS < 1M INHABITANTS
70.000%
140.000%
210.000%
280.000%
350.000%
80.000 €110.000 € 90.000 €345.000 €
NO. OF MEMBERS20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
48
99
27%
54%
81%
108%
135%
2750 67131
350.000%
5% TRIMMED MEAN MEAN MEDIAN
SIZE
IN SQUARE METERS200%
400%
600%
800%
1.000%
495918
280%
560%
840%
1.120%
1.400%
279510 7601.355
SHARE OF
PRIVATE OFFICES
IN RELATION TO THE ENTIRE SPACE
4%
8%
12%
16%
20%
10%17%
4%
8%
12%
16%
20%
0%20% 12%18%
COMPARING COWORKING SPACES BY CITY SIZES
FACT 3:
NO SURPRISE,
THE LARGER A CITY
THE LARGER THE
COWORKING SPACES
ON AVERAGE...

8. COWORKINGSURVEY.COM
FEEL STRONGLY SUPPORTED
BY THE COWORKING COMMUNITY
≥ 1M INHABITANTS < 1M INHABITANTS
WORK AT LEAST
FIVE TIMES A WEEK
AT A COWORKING SPACE
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
31%45%
350.000%
5% TRIMMED MEAN MEAN MEDIAN
AS EMPLOYEES
INTERACT WITH ... % OF OTHER
MEMBERS PER DAY
WHEN WORKING AT A COWORKING SPACE
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
44%19%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
40%10% 44%23%
MEMBERS WHO
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
26%41%
14%
28%
42%
56%
70%
68%
49%
FACT 4:
BUT THE BIGGER THE
COWORKING SPACES &
THE MORE COMPANIES
THEY HOST, THE LESS
MEMBERS FEEL
STRONGLY SUPPORTED
BY THE OVERALL
COMMUNITY.
COMPARING COWORKING SPACES BY CITY SIZES

9. COWORKINGSURVEY.COM
m2
SIZE OF COWORKING SPACES IN SQUARE METERS
MEAN: 1017
+50%
669
480
MEAN: 986
GLOBAL
2500 % 5000 % 7500 % 10000 %
12%12%15%19%26%15%
< 150 150 TO < 300
300 TO < 500 500 TO < 1000
1000 TO < 2000 ≥ 2000 SQM
2500 % 5000 % 7500 % 10000 %
10%14%18%19%24%15%
MEAN: 739
+35%
650
447
MEAN: 772
2016 2017
EUROPE
5%TRIMMEDMEAN
FACT 5:
EVERY 4TH
COWORKING SPACE
PROVIDES
PLACES TO WORK
ON 1000+
SQUARE METERS
& EVERY 8TH EVEN
ON 2000+
SQUARE METERS

10. COWORKINGSURVEY.COM
m2
SIZE OF COWORKING SPACES IN SQUARE METERS
160%
320%
480%
640%
800%
EUROPE UK ITALY FRANCE GERMANY SPAIN
543
586
643681
773
669
271
536
347
389
695
447
2016 2017
250%
500%
750%
1.000%
1.250%
739704757
1385
9671017
290400400500400
MEDIAN 2017 MEAN 2017
5% TRIMMED MEAN
EUROPEAN
AVERAGE
FACT 6:
AMONGST THE BIG FIVE,
THE LARGEST
COWORKING SPACES
ARE FOUND IN THE
UNITED KINGDOM.
1

11. COWORKINGSURVEY.COM
SQUARE METERS PER WORKSTATION*
5% TRIMMED MEAN
MEAN: 11,5
10,5
MEAN: 13,9
EUROPE
10,8
MEAN: 12,6 MEAN: 12,0
GLOBAL
10,7
*WITHOUT 100 SQM PER DESK OR HIGHER
10,9
m2
FACT 7:
THE AVERAGE EUROPEAN
COWORKING SPACE
PROVIDES ROUGHLY 10
SQM PER WORKSTATION.

12. COWORKINGSURVEY.COM
SQUARE METERS PER WORKSTATION*
4%
7%
11%
14%
18%
ITALY GERMANY FRANCE SPAIN UK
8,68,89,1
11,6
13,6
11,210,5
8,7
13,3
16,7
2016
2017
5% TRIMMED MEAN
MEAN: 11,5
10,5
MEAN: 13,9
EUROPE
10,8
MEAN: 12,6 MEAN: 12,0
GLOBAL
10,7
*WITHOUT 100 SQM PER DESK OR HIGHER
10,9
m2
FACT 7:
THE AVERAGE EUROPEAN
COWORKING SPACE
PROVIDES ROUGHLY 10
SQM PER WORKSTATION.
ITALIAN COWORKING
SPACES ARE THE MOST
GENEROUS AMONGST
THE BIG FIVE.
1

13. COWORKINGSURVEY.COM
NUMBER OF MEMBERS
25 %
50 %
75 %
100 %
19 %
8 %
14 %
59 %
UP TO 49 MEMBERS
50 TO 99 MEMBERS
100 TO 149 MEMBERS
150 & MORE MEMBERS
25 %
50 %
75 %
100 %
19 %
9 %
18 %
53 %-11
+6
+2
+3
EUROPE
68
5%
TRIMMED MEAN
MEANMEDIAN
9835
2017
+55%
+69%+40%
GLOBAL
74
5%
TRIMMED MEAN
MEANMEDIAN
12944 +51%
+69%+46%
-8
+8
-2
+2
2017
FACT 8:
EVERY FIFTH
COWORKING SPACE IN
EUROPE HOSTS AT
LEAST 150 MEMBERS.

14. COWORKINGSURVEY.COM
NUMBER OF MEMBERS
20%
41%
61%
82%
102%
EUROPE UK FRANCE ITALY GERMANY SPAIN
48
61
69
95
102
68
25
54
34
60
67
44
2016 2017
0%
30%
60%
90%
120%
150%
58
121126123131
98
244440355035
MEDIAN 2017 MEAN 2017
5% TRIMMED MEAN
EUROPEAN
AVERAGE
FACT 9:
COWORKING SPACES
IN THE UK ARE NOT
JUST THE LARGEST BY
SIZE BUT ALSO
LARGEST BY NUMBER
OF MEMBERS...
1

15. COWORKINGSURVEY.COM
2/7
3/5
8/9
1 1/5
1 1/2
EUROPE UK ITALY FRANCE GERMANY SPAIN
0,65
0,970,97
1,23
1,47
1,03
5% TRIMMED MEAN 2017
0%
0%
1%
1%
2%
2%
0,691,691,011,521,811,31 0,730,930,860,920,80,86
RATIO OF MEMBERS TO DESKS
EUROPEAN
AVERAGE
FACT 10:
UK SPACES ARE
KING WHEN
SELLING
WORKSTATIONS
MULTIPLE TIMES.
1
UTILIZATION RATES

16. COWORKINGSURVEY.COM
2/7
3/5
8/9
1 1/5
1 1/2
EUROPE UK ITALY FRANCE GERMANY SPAIN
0,65
0,970,97
1,23
1,47
1,03
5% TRIMMED MEAN 2017
0%
0%
1%
1%
2%
2%
0,691,691,011,521,811,31 0,730,930,860,920,80,86
RATIO OF MEMBERS TO DESKS
EUROPEAN
AVERAGE
13%
26%
39%
52%
65%
EUROPE UK ITALY FRANCE GERMANY SPAIN
56%56%63%59%52%56%
0%
30%
60%
90%
120%
150%
56%56%79%58%43%61% 53%54%63%63%47%56%
MEDIAN 2017 MEAN 2017
PERCENTAGE OF PRESENT MEMBERS AT THE SAME TIME
FACT 10:
UK SPACES ARE
KING WHEN
SELLING
WORKSTATIONS
MULTIPLE TIMES.
LUCKILY FOR THEM,
THEIR MEMBERS DON'T
SHOW UP OFTEN.
FRENCH
COWORKING
SPACES ARE THE
BUSIEST
THROUGHOUT
THE DAY.
1
1
UTILIZATION RATES

17. COWORKINGSURVEY.COM
MONTH OF JOINING A COWORKING SPACE FOR THE FIRST TIME
GLOBAL
EUROPE
FACT 11:
DECEMBER IS THE
WORST MONTH TO
WELCOME NEW
MEMBERS, WHILST
JANUARY IS THE
BEST.
0%
3%
6%
9%
12%
15%
4%
7%
11%
12%
9%
8%8%
6%6%
11%
6%
13%
0%
3%
6%
9%
12%
15%
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
4%
7%
11%11%
8%7%7%
4%
8%
13%
9%
15%
2ND
PEAK
1ST
PEAK
SIMPLE RULE:
THE LONGER THE
HOLIDAY, THE MORE
NEW MEMBERS
JOIN A
COWORKING SPACE
AFTERWARDS.
3RD
PEAK

18. COWORKINGSURVEY.COM
MONTH OF JOINING A COWORKING SPACE FOR THE FIRST TIME
GLOBAL
EUROPE
0%
3%
6%
9%
12%
15%
4%
7%
11%
12%
9%
8%8%
6%6%
11%
6%
13%
0%
3%
6%
9%
12%
15%
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
4%
7%
11%11%
8%7%7%
4%
8%
13%
9%
15%
2ND
PEAK
1ST
PEAK
3RD
PEAK
NICE SIDE FACT:
NOVEMBER, MAY &
FEBRUARY ARE THE
BEST MONTHS TO
INVITE ATTENDEES
TO CONFERENCES.
BUSINESS
STRESS
CHRISTMAS
STRESS

19. COWORKINGSURVEY.COM
WORKING HOURS OF MEMBERS
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
1AM
2AM
3AM
4AM
5AM
6AM
7AM
8AM
9AM
10AM
11AM
NOON
1PM
2PM
3PM
4PM
5PM
6PM
7PM
8PM
9PM
10PM
11PM
12AM
START WORKING DAY
END WORKING DAY
5:56 PM*
MEAN: 5:25 PM
MEDIAN: 6:00 PM
9:04 AM*
MEAN: 9:13 AM
MEDIAN: 9:00 AM
PEAK AT 7PM
FACT 12:
MOST MEMBERS
WORK DURING
TRADITIONAL
OFFICE HOURS
EUROPE
PEAK AT 9AM
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
1AM
2AM
3AM
4AM
5AM
6AM
7AM
8AM
9AM
10AM
11AM
NOON
1PM
2PM
3PM
4PM
5PM
6PM
7PM
8PM
9PM
10PM
11PM
12AM
8:55 AM*
MEAN: 9:04 AM
MEDIAN: 9:00 AM
5:46 PM*
MEAN: 5:20 PM
MEDIAN: 6:00 PM
GLOBAL
PEAK AT 6PMPEAK AT 9AM
EUROPEAN
COWORKING MEMBERS
START & FINISH
THEIR WORKING DAY
ROUGHLY TEN
MINUTES LATER
THAN THE
GLOBAL AVERAGE.

20. COWORKINGSURVEY.COM
WORKING HOURS OF MEMBERS
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
1AM
2AM
3AM
4AM
5AM
6AM
7AM
8AM
9AM
10AM
11AM
NOON
1PM
2PM
3PM
4PM
5PM
6PM
7PM
8PM
9PM
10PM
11PM
12AM
START WORKING DAY
END WORKING DAY
AVERAGELENGTHOF
AWORKINGDAY
(INCLUDINGBREAKS)
9H
3MIN*
5:56 PM*
MEAN: 5:25 PM
MEDIAN: 6:00 PM
9:04 AM*
MEAN: 9:13 AM
MEDIAN: 9:00 AM
MEAN: 8H 58MIN
MEDIAN: 9H
PEAK AT 7PM
FACT 12:
MOST MEMBERS
WORK DURING
TRADITIONAL
OFFICE HOURS
MEAN: 8H 54MIN
MEDIAN: 9H
9H
7MIN*
EUROPE
PEAK AT 9AM
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
1AM
2AM
3AM
4AM
5AM
6AM
7AM
8AM
9AM
10AM
11AM
NOON
1PM
2PM
3PM
4PM
5PM
6PM
7PM
8PM
9PM
10PM
11PM
12AM
8:55 AM*
MEAN: 9:04 AM
MEDIAN: 9:00 AM
5:46 PM*
MEAN: 5:20 PM
MEDIAN: 6:00 PM
GLOBAL
PEAK AT 6PMPEAK AT 9AM
*5% TRIMMED MEAN
EUROPEAN
COWORKING MEMBERS
START & FINISH
THEIR WORKING DAY
ROUGHLY TEN
MINUTES LATER
THAN THE
GLOBAL AVERAGE.

21. COWORKINGSURVEY.COM
WORKING HOURS OF MEMBERS
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
1AM
2AM
3AM
4AM
5AM
6AM
7AM
8AM
9AM
10AM
11AM
NOON
1PM
2PM
3PM
4PM
5PM
6PM
7PM
8PM
9PM
10PM
11PM
12AM
START WORKING DAY
END WORKING DAY
AVERAGELENGTHOF
AWORKINGDAY
(INCLUDINGBREAKS)
23%
WORK AT
IRREGULAR
TIMES
9H
3MIN*
5:56 PM*
MEAN: 5:25 PM
MEDIAN: 6:00 PM
9:04 AM*
MEAN: 9:13 AM
MEDIAN: 9:00 AM
MEAN: 8H 58MIN
MEDIAN: 9H
PEAK AT 7PM
FACT 12:
MOST MEMBERS
WORK DURING
TRADITIONAL
OFFICE HOURS
MEAN: 8H 54MIN
MEDIAN: 9H
9H
7MIN*
EUROPE
PEAK AT 9AM
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
1AM
2AM
3AM
4AM
5AM
6AM
7AM
8AM
9AM
10AM
11AM
NOON
1PM
2PM
3PM
4PM
5PM
6PM
7PM
8PM
9PM
10PM
11PM
12AM
8:55 AM*
MEAN: 9:04 AM
MEDIAN: 9:00 AM
5:46 PM*
MEAN: 5:20 PM
MEDIAN: 6:00 PM
GLOBAL
22%
WORK AT
IRREGULAR
TIMES
& COULDN'T RESPOND
TO THIS QUESTION
PEAK AT 6PMPEAK AT 9AM
*5% TRIMMED MEAN
EUROPEAN
COWORKING MEMBERS
START & FINISH
THEIR WORKING DAY
ROUGHLY TEN
MINUTES LATER
THAN THE
GLOBAL AVERAGE.

22. COWORKINGSURVEY.COM
NUMBER OF STAFF MEMBERS AT COWORKING SPACES
EUROPE
5% TRIMMED MEAN
2.7
PEOPLE
FULL-TIME
(MEAN: 4.1 - MEDIAN: 2)
1.2
PEOPLE
AS INTERNS
(MEAN: 1.3 - MEDIAN: 1)
2
PEOPLE
PART-TIME
(MEAN: 2.8 - MEDIAN: 2)
GLOBAL
≈ 6 PEOPLE
(MEAN ≈ 9)
2.9
PEOPLE
FULL-TIME
(MEAN: 4.3 MEDIAN: 2)
1.3
PEOPLE
AS INTERNS
(MEAN: 2.2 MEDIAN: 1)
1.9
PEOPLE
PART-TIME
(MEAN: 2.7 - MEDIAN: 2)
≈6PEOPLE WORK FOR A
COWORKING SPACE ON AVERAGE*
MEAN ≈ 8*
*BASED ON THE SUMMED AVERAGE VALUES OF FULL-TIME, PART-TIME EMPLOYEES & INTERNS
AVERAGE VALUES CHANGE WHEN SUMMING UP ALL STAFF MEMBERS AND THEN CALCULATING THE AVERAGE VALUES:
EUROPE:: 5% TRIMMED MEAN:: 4.1 - MEAN: 5.9 - MEDIAN: 3 // GLOBAL: 5% TRIMMED MEAN:: 4.6 - MEAN: 6.6 - MEDIAN: 3
FACT 13:
THE MOST
IMPORTANT FACT OF
THIS SLIDE IS SO BIG,
YOU CAN'T MISS IT...
END: 6:42 PM*
START: 9:01 AM*
EUROPE
END: 6:16 PM*
START: 8:48 AM*
GLOBAL

23. COWORKINGSURVEY.COM
NUMBER OF STAFF MEMBERS AT COWORKING SPACES
EUROPE
5% TRIMMED MEAN
2.7
PEOPLE
FULL-TIME
(MEAN: 4.1 - MEDIAN: 2)
1.2
PEOPLE
AS INTERNS
(MEAN: 1.3 - MEDIAN: 1)
2
PEOPLE
PART-TIME
(MEAN: 2.8 - MEDIAN: 2)
GLOBAL
≈ 6 PEOPLE
(MEAN ≈ 9)
2.9
PEOPLE
FULL-TIME
(MEAN: 4.3 MEDIAN: 2)
1.3
PEOPLE
AS INTERNS
(MEAN: 2.2 MEDIAN: 1)
1.9
PEOPLE
PART-TIME
(MEAN: 2.7 - MEDIAN: 2)
≈6PEOPLE WORK FOR A
COWORKING SPACE ON AVERAGE*
MEAN ≈ 8*
*BASED ON THE SUMMED AVERAGE VALUES OF FULL-TIME, PART-TIME EMPLOYEES & INTERNS
AVERAGE VALUES CHANGE WHEN SUMMING UP ALL STAFF MEMBERS AND THEN CALCULATING THE AVERAGE VALUES:
EUROPE:: 5% TRIMMED MEAN:: 4.1 - MEAN: 5.9 - MEDIAN: 3 // GLOBAL: 5% TRIMMED MEAN:: 4.6 - MEAN: 6.6 - MEDIAN: 3
0,25
0,5
0,75
1
29 %
68 %
I UNDERTAKE (AN)OTHER JOBS
I'M A FULL-TIME OPERATOR
OTHER & N.A.
0,25
0,5
0,75
1
32 %
65 %
FACT 13:
THE MOST
IMPORTANT FACT OF
THIS SLIDE IS SO BIG,
YOU CAN'T MISS IT...
END: 6:42 PM*
START: 9:01 AM*
EUROPE
END: 6:16 PM*
START: 8:48 AM*
GLOBAL

24. COWORKINGSURVEY.COM
MEMBERSHIP RATES IN THE EURO ZONE
FACT 14:
€ 171 IS THE
AVERAGE PRICE
FOR A COWORKING
MEMBERSHIP IN
THE EURO-ZONE.
59%
EUROPE
OF MEMBERS PAY THEIR
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTLY.
€171PER MONTH
5% TRIMMED MEAN
MEAN 2017: €195
MEDIAN 2017: €150
+€23
PER MONTH
COMPARED TO 2016
PER DAY
5% TRIMMED MEAN
€15
OPEN WORKSPACE
€167
€348
5% TRIMMED MEAN
SINGLE OFFICE*
PER MONTH
DEDICATED DESK
€206 €173
CITY W/ ≥1M INHABITANTS
€192
CITY W/ <1M INHABITANTS
HOT DESK
€106
5% TRIMMED MEAN
* INCLUDES SINGLE & TEAM OFFICES=
AVERAGE
MEMBERSHIP PRICES
(IN THE EURO ZONE)
64%
GLOBAL

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INCOME STREAMS OF COWORKING SPACES
EUROPE GLOBAL
2 %
1 %
1 %
1 %
2 %
2 %
1 %2 %
1 %
1 %
2 %
2 %
8 %10 %
10 %11 %
18 %12 %
18 %
11 %
36 %
48 %
RENTING DESKS
COMBINED MEMBERSHIP PLANS
RENTING PRIVATE OFFICES
RENTING MEETING SPACES
RENTING EVENT & CLASS SPACES
VIRTUAL OFFICE SERVICES
SPONSORING
SALE OF FOOD & DRINKS
SALE OF TICKETS TO INTERNAL EVENTS
PUBLIC SUPPORT
OTHER
€
MORE FACTS:
CLASSIC DESK
RENTAL IS (STILL)
MORE POPULAR
THAN PRIVATE
OFFICES AS DIRECT
INCOME
STREAM -
ESPECIALLY IN
EUROPE

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EXPENSES OF COWORKING SPACES
€ EUROPE GLOBAL
2 %2 %
5 %5 %
6 %5 %
5 %5 %
5 %6 %
6 %7 %
16 %16 %
15 %12 %
40 %42 %
RENT OF LOCATION
OPERATING COSTS
WAGES FOR STAFF
MAINTENANCE
WAGES FOR OWNERS
EXTERNAL MARKETING
EQUIPMENT
FOOD & DRINKS
OTHER
OF LOCATIONS ARE
RENTED BY A
COWORKING SPACE
85% 82%
MORE FACTS:
THE PERCENTAGE OF
EXPENSE TYPES DO
NOT DIFFER MUCH
ON A GLOBAL LEVEL