What makes the Coworking Trends Survey different from other surveys?
We are the longest-running coworking survey: Along with the Global Coworking Survey, it is the only long-term survey in the industry. Many other surveys come and go and rarely share their findings with a wider audience. We, on the other hand, have been publishing our results since 2010, with key findings always available for free.
What's private stays private: Unlike many surveys, the Coworking Trends Survey does not collect personal information such as names, email or postal addresses that can identify respondents. Questions that ask for identifying information are usually a sign that the data is being collected for marketing purposes, not scientific ones.
We cover the good and the bad: The Coworking Trends Survey aims to describe reality in all its nuances. The results are not influenced by other predetermined expectations, as may be the case with surveys that are used as marketing tools for other products or services to make them shine, because the survey results themselves are our service. We also believe that anonymous submissions are more honest and reflect reality better than questionnaires that require identifying information. The latter are often skewed by society's expectations when people enter data that seems more socially acceptable.
What makes the Coworking Trends Survey different from the Global Coworking Survey?
Focus on economic metrics:
The Coworking Trends Survey focuses mainly on economic metrics, though cultural and social factors are also considered to a smaller extent.
Focus on operators:
Currently, the Coworking Trends Survey is exclusively for active operators of coworking and flexible workspaces. In contrast, the Global Coworking Survey targets a broader audience, including members, ex-members, former operators, and potential future members and operators.
Covers all locations, not a single one
The Coworking Trends Survey collects data on an operator’s entire business, a.k.a. all locations, while the Global Coworking Survey focuses on individual locations. As a result, the findings typically represent more coworking spaces or similar locations than the number of respondents might suggest.
Complementary, not a replacement:
The Coworking Trends Survey complements the Global Coworking Survey. When the latter is conducted, it also includes core questions from the Trends Survey, and vice versa.
How is the Coworking Trends Survey financed?
Two sources finance the Coworking Trends Survey.
A more detailed analysis takes significantly more time but serves a smaller audience. Sounds like a lousy correlation, right? So the people who buy the reports mainly support the survey analysis. Key findings are still published free of charge in shorter reports and articles.
As noted in some of the published material, they are proud supporters who provide essential funding for additional in-depth research, enabling us to offer detailed regional analyses free of charge. We are very grateful for their support. However, they are not involved in the questionnaire design or the analysis of the results.
How are the Coworking Trends Surveys conducted?
The surveys are conducted online and distributed to coworking spaces worldwide or within specific regions, depending on the focus, with the support of our official supporters.
How many respondents representing active coworking spaces or similar workspace companies participated in the Coworking Trends Survey?
Late 2024/Early 2025 (Worldwide): 351
Early 2024 (Germany): 47
Late 2021 (Worldwide): 365 (with a special focus on the Covid-19 situation)
Late 2020 (Europe): 101 (with a special focus on the Covid-19 situation)
Mid 2020 (Germany): 37 (with a special focus on the Covid-19 situation)
You’ll find more about the respondents in the additional information of each report.
Participants who are not representatives of active coworking space companies (or similar workspaces) or who are from regions not mentioned above have been excluded from the count!
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