Carsten Foertsch from Deskmag explores what today’s average coworking space look — how big they are and how many desks fit inside. It also shows the maximum share of space that operators are willing to rent to a single tenant.

Eye-catching stat: One in five spaces surveyed would surrender their concept to a single tenant.

The piece compares the main revenue sources and income per square unit (on avg US firms earn $4.20 p/sqft and Eurozone spaces earn €32 p/sqm). Not all findings fit into one article, so readers can download the general results for free or explore more detailed group comparisons in an premium extended report.

The 2025 Coworking Trends Survey from Deskmag shows how coworking spaces in Germany view the current business climate.

In the localized report, Carsten Foertsch shares that positive sentiment is up 9%, occupancy is up 1% on average, 8% more spaces are profitable (and unprofitable spaces are down 16%).

Also interesting? The average revenue per German location is approx €29k, averaging €365 per desk per month.

This year, Japan’s coworking spaces are seeing mixed developments. The 2025 Coworking Trends Survey by Deskmag offers some interesting numbers from the Japanese market.

In short, just 42% of operators achieved ‘significant profits’, while a larger number (than the global average) are breaking even. While most operate as for-profit businesses, a higher proportion than elsewhere run non-profits or receive gov. funding. Big city coworking (in cities with 1M+ people) is thriving with occupancy around 70%. Where local operators are struggling is in finding qualified staff and having to explain coworking frequently.

As for revenue per space, the average operator earns around $370 per desk, while major cities are getting $630.

Carsten Foertsch from Deskmag has launched the 2024 Coworking Trends survey. Don’t recognize their names? Well you should, they’ve been running annual surveys, and sharing the insightful results, for 15 years. This year’s 10-minute survey looks to capture unbiased, realistic results about what’s working for coworking operators, and what’s not.

Listen out on the TWIC Podcast for a few minutes summary of what trends this year is focussed on investigating, and why we, at TWIC, would selfishly love you (and all your colleagues) to take 10 mins of your day to share your responses.

Carsten Foertsch from Deskmag shares an overview of the German coworking market for the year so far. Sharing insights from a recent survey, 46% rated their economic situation as ‘good’, while more than half expect to see further improvement in the next 6 months. Unsurprisingly, smaller spaces or spaces in smaller cities, see their situation less favourably.

In summary: occupancy is increasing (nearly two-thirds of all coworking space is occupied), but long-term profitability is keeps creeping out of reach (factors like higher rents and energy prices come into play) – with 42% of local coworking spaces just breaking even.