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2500 % 5000 % 7500 % 10000 % NUMBER OF MEMBERS PER COWORKING SPACE +/- = COMPARED TO 2016 COWORKING SPACES IN THE U.S. HOST 83 MEMBERS ON AVERAGE. MEAN: 131 (+21) MEDIAN: 55 (+15) 83 +16 74 +25 MEAN: 129 (+53) MEDIAN: 44 (+14) 43% 53% 25% 18% 12% 20% -13 +8-2 +3 9% 19% -11 +3 +2 +6 5% TRIMMED MEAN UP TO 49 MEMBERS 50 TO 99 MEMBERS 100 TO 149 MEMBERS 150 & MORE MEMBERS REPORTED BY COWORKING SPACES. RESULTS ARE ROUNDED.
2500 % 5000 % 7500 % 10000 % NUMBER OF WORKSTATIONS +/- = COMPARED TO 2016 ALMOST 20% OF COWORKING SPACES PROVIDE 100 OR MORE DESKS. 57% 24% 7% 12% +2 +7-3 -6 NO, IT'S NOT A MISTAKE. THE FIGURES ARE ALMOST THE SAME. 5% TRIMMED MEAN 57 58 +16 57% 24% 7% 13% -5 +7-1 0 +11 UP TO 49 DESKS 50 TO 99 DESKS MEAN: 93 (+29) MEDIAN: 40 (+5) 100 TO 149 DESKS 150 & MORE DESKS MEAN: 78 (+8), MEDIAN: 40 (0) 1.44 RATIO OF MEMBERS PER DESK 5% TRIMMED MEAN 1.13 REPORTED BY COWORKING SPACES. RESULTS ARE ROUNDED.
2500 % 5000 % 7500 % 10000 % SIZE OF COWORKING SPACES IN SQUARE FEET +/- = COMPARED TO 2016 +22% +35% 45% 21% 21% 13% 5% TRIMMED MEAN 7572 6992 56% 18% 15% 12% MEAN: 9095 MEDIAN: 5300 MEAN: 10615 MEDIAN: 4306 EVERY THIRD COWORKING SPACE COVERS AN AREA OF 10,000 OR MORE SQ FT UP TO 4,999.99 SQ FT 5,000-9,999.99 SQ FT 10,000-19,999.99 SQ FT 20,000 SQ FT & MORE REPORTED BY COWORKING SPACES. RESULTS ARE ROUNDED.
2500 % 5000 % 7500 PRICES OF MEMBERSHIP PLANS IN THE $274 PER MONTH 5% TRIMMED MEAN +$26 PER MONTH COMPARED TO 2016 WHO PAYS FOR A MEMBERSHIP: MYSELF 53% MY EMPLOYER 31% MEAN 2017: $323 (+$49)- MEDIAN: $250 (+$23) PER MONTH DEDICATED DESK PER MONTH HOT DESK I PAY WITH TYPES OF CAPITAL 12% $437 $221 CITY W/ 1M INHABITANTS $343 $202 IT'S FREE MY CLIENT 2% 1% CITY W/ <1M INHABITANTS 5% TRIMMED MEAN 1% PRICES MAY INCLUDE ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND TAXES, AND DON'T DISTINGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACCESSES (24/7, 9-5, LIMITED NO. OF DAYS PER MONTH, ETC.) REPORTED BY MEMBERS. RESULTS ARE ROUNDED.
INCOME STREAMS OF COWORKING SPACES +/- COMPARED TO 2016 PUBLIC SUPPORT 1 % 2 01 % 2 % 3 % 6 % 0 2 1 % 2 % 1 % 2 % 8 % 0 SALE OF TICKETS TO INTERNAL EVENTS 9 % 0 SALE OF FOOD & DRINKS 10 % +1 SPONSORING VIRTUAL OFFICE SERVICES 24 % +4 18 % +1 RENTING EVENT & CLASS SPACES RENTING MEETING SPACES RENTING PRIVATE OFFICES +9 18 % +2 COMBINED MEMBERSHIP PLANS 29 % RENTING DESKS A QUARTER OF 36 % -4 INCOME IS 24 % -10 GENERATED BY PRIVATE OFFICES REPORTED BY COWORKING SPACES. RESULTS ARE ROUNDED.
EXPENSES OF COWORKING SPACES RENTS DON'T 2 % 2 % NECESSARILY SHRINK, BUT TYPES OF EXPENSES BECOME A BIT MORE IMPORTANT FOOD & DRINKS EQUIPMENT EXTERNAL MARKETING WAGES FOR OWNERS MAINTENANCE WAGES FOR STAFF OPERATING COSTS RENT OF LOCATION 83% 6 % 5 % 5 % 5 % 4 % 13 % 14 % 46 % -1 +1-4 -6 0 +4 +9-10 82% 5 % 6 % 5 % 5 % 6 % 16 % 15 % 40 % +3 0-3 *LAST YEAR, MISSING VALUES HAD BEEN ADDED TO "". THIS YEAR, MISSING VALUES IN ALL FIELDS HAVE NOT BEEN CONSIDERED. REPORTED BY COWORKING SPACES. RESULTS ARE ROUNDED. OF LOCATIONS ARE RENTED BY A COWORKING SPACE +/- COMPARED TO 2016
100 % 75 % 50 % 25 % LAYOUT OF COWORKING SPACES 5 2 % 5 3 % DEDICATED CLASS ROOM(S) 7 % 9 % DEDICATED EVENT SPACE(S) MEETING SPACE(S) 14 % 14 % PRIVATE OFFICE(S) OPEN SPACE(S) +4 22 % 19 % 49 % 50 % REPORTED BY COWORKING SPACES. RESULTS ARE ROUNDED.
25 50 75 100 25 50 75 100 1% 4 % PROFITABILITY OF COWORKING SPACES MORE MEMBERS PER COWORKING SPACE INCREASE PROFITABILITY OWN PROFITABILITY +2 29% 40% +3 NEED TO BE PROFITABLE NO NEED TO BE PROFITABLE DON'T KNOW & NOT SURE 59% 35% 6% GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION NON-PROFIT 7% 1%3 12% % +1 85% COMPARED TO 2016 31% COMPARED TO 2016 BUT ALMOST EVERY THIRD ONE IS STILL UNPROFITABLE PROFITABLE ZERO PROFIT - ZERO LOSS NOT-PROFITABLE OF COWORKING SPACES NEED TO BE PROFITABLE TO RUN THE ENTIRE BUSINESS SUCCESSFULLY OF COWORKING SPACES ARE FOR-PROFIT BUSINESSES +3 NON-PROFIT 26% 40% +4 63% 30% 7% 14% +6 COMPARED TO 2016 35% COMPARED TO 2016 81% REPORTED BY COWORKING SPACES. RESULTS ARE ROUNDED.
10 20 30 40 12,5 25 37,5 50 THE MEMBERS OF COWORKING SPACES AGES OF MEMBERS 38.5 YEARS OLD 5% TRIMMED MEAN SHARE OF FEMALE MEMBERS FREELANCERS PROFESSIONAL STATUS 36% 22 % 35 % 27 % 11 %5 % 41% ENTREPRENEUR W/ EMPLOYEES EMPLOYEES 16% 39% 0 % 25 % 50 % 75 % 100 % 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ COWORKING SPACES SAY THE SHARE IS THE SAME. 9% 28 % 37 % 36.4 23 % YEARS OLD 5% TRIMMED MEAN 9 % 3 % 0 % 25 % 50 % 75 % 100 % 40% COWORKING SPACES SAY THE SHARE IS THE SAME. FREELANCERS ENTREPRENEURS W/ EMPLOYEES EMPLOYEES 16% 7% 41% 36% REPORTED BY MEMBERS OF COWORKING SPACES. RESULTS ARE ROUNDED.
15 30 45 60 FORMER WORKSPACES BEFORE BECOMING A MEMBER HOME OFFICES REMAIN THE MAIN COMPETITORS OF COWORKING SPACES - AS OF NOW, COWORKING SPACES ARE LESS LIKELY A THREAT HOME "OFFICE" A TRADITIONAL OFFICE AN COWORKING SPACE 13% 10% 21% 26% 45% 56% 5% A COFFEE SHOP 6% 3% NO FIXED LOCATION, OFTEN CHANGING 3% 2% 11% REPORTED BY MEMBERS OF COWORKING SPACES. RESULTS ARE ROUNDED.
2000 % 4000 % 6000 % 8000 % MAIN REASONS TO CHOOSE A COWORKING SPACE SOCIAL CRITERIA ARE STILL THE MOST IMPORTANT INFLUENCERS TO DECIDE FOR A COWORKING SPACE BUT COMMUNITY BECOMES LESS IMPORTANT WITH HIGHER SHARES OF DISCONNECTED SINGLE OR TEAM OFFICES... A COMMUNITY A CLOSE DISTANCE TO MY HOME LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE A SOCIAL & ENJOYABLE ATMOSPHERE INTERACTION WITH S GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY 63% 57% 62% 52% 59% 49% 58% 62% 55% 58% 48% 42%...TEAMS ALREADY HAVE THEIR OWN COMMUNITY GOOD TRANSPORT CONNECTIONS NEARBY BASIC OFFICE INFRASTRUCTURE FLEXIBLE WORKTIMES 42% 42% 41% 38% 46% 34% REPORTED BY MEMBERS OF COWORKING SPACES. RESULTS ARE ROUNDED.
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BACKGROUND deskmag PARTICIPANTS OF THE SURVEY: 2011-12: 913, 2012-13: 1206, 2013-14: 1270, 2015-16: 1679, 2016-17: 1876 THE FINAL RESULTS ARE ANALYZED USING A COMPLEX STATISTICAL TOOL, AND ARE CHECKING USING QUALITY STANDARDS. IT IS FOR THIS REASON THAT THE FIRST AND THE FINAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY. WHAT IS THE 5% TRIMMED MEAN? IT FIRST REMOVES THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST 5% OF A COLLECTION OF NUMBERS, SUMS THE REST, AND DIVIDES THIS TOTAL BY THE NUMBER OF CASES IN THE COLLECTION: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 6 + 9 + 29 = 38/8 = 4.75, IT REFLECTS THE AVERAGE REALITY MUCH BETTER THAN THE ARITHMETIC MEAN BY EXCLUDING EXTREME OUTLIERS OR TYPOS. IN ADDITION, THE FINAL RESULTS ARE GROUPED BY DEMOGRAPHIC & CRITERIA USING A BI- OR MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS. INTERESTED IN REGULAR UPDATES ON THE COWORKING SURVEY? JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER. AND SIGN UP HERE FOR MORE NEWS FROM GCUC. READ MORE AT COWORKINGSURVEY.COM The Global Coworking Survey THE OFFICIAL SUPPORTERS PROMOTED THE COWORKING SURVEY OFFICIALLY BY DEC 24. 2016.
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