Ian Hallett, COO of IWG, shared a chart that shows that their network of spaces (listed just shy of 4,000) is now larger than the next ten competitors combined. While they’ve had their fair share of ups and downs, the network (and group of brands) has been on a path of steady and global expansion of late.

CoworkingCafe’s last quarterly report (using proprietary data as of December 2024) just dropped. Across the 25 largest US markets they saw:

National mean pricing remained stable for dedicated desks ($300), VO ($120), while hot desks saw a subtle $1 decrease to $149.

A 2% quarter-on-quarter growth nation-wide in number of coworking spaces, up to 7,695 from 7,500. This adds 3.3M sqft, bringing the total flex space to 136.8M sqft. Biggest growth in Salt Lake City (8%) and Austin (5%) by number of spaces. LA still leads the table of most coworking spaces with 292 spaces, followed by DFW (286), Washington D.C. (277) – bumping Manhattan (273) to fourth spot.

Regus remains the biggest individual brand (1,018 locations), with Industrious (147) replacing WeWork (137) in second spot. Spaces (124) and HQ (119) – both also IWG brands -top out the top 5 chart.

Comparing Q4 2024 vs Q4 2023 – 23% growth from 6,251 spaces and a 13% growth (or 16M sqft) in total square footage.

Paul Thomas shares some interesting shifts highlighted by recent CoStar data. We see a big move from the established brands to newer, high-end operators who are winning more and more deals.

For 2018 to 2022, flex leasing was going to Spaces (25%), WeWork (19%), Regus (16%), Instant Offices (13%), Orega (11%), X+Why (7%), Pure Offices (5%) and Gilbanks (4%).

Fast forward to 2023 and 2024: Cubo (33%), Orega (13%), IWG (13%), 2-Work (9%), Runway East (9%), Re-Defined (8%), Gilbanks (8%) and Wizu Workspace (7%).

CoworkingCafe just released their quarterly report on the state of the coworking in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

In it they share that the region now boasts 3,089 locations (2,718 in England, 202 in Scotland, 105 in Wales and 64 in Northern Ireland). Greater London still leads by size with 887 spaces, followed by Manchester with 74 hubs.

The national median price for dedicated desks sits at £210, with Brighton and Hove holding the highest median price at £310, and Newcastle and Sheffield at the other end of the price spectrum at £189. Open space median prices are £160 (£245 in Greater London). VO are £50 per month nationally, while Greater London has the highest median price at £100. Meeting rooms are listed at a median hourly rate of £25 at the national level, reaching as high as £46 / hour in Greater London.

Regus leads the pack regionally with 195 coworking spaces throughout the UK (with less than half of its national portfolio is concentrated within the 15 busiest coworking markets). Fora comes in second with 66 spaces nationally, 64 of which are concentrated in the top 15 markets – particularly London. With a similar distribution pattern, 55 out of Workspace Group’s portfolio of 57 coworking locations, are in the top 15 cities, predominantly in the London area. The Boutique Workplace Company comes in fourth with 40 and Spaces rounds out the top 5 with 39 coworking spaces.

Ireland has a total of 234 coworking spaces, almost half of which can be found in Dublin – 116. The top three operators in Dublin are Pembr, which has 18 coworking spaces, Iconic Offices with 12 spaces and Regus with 9 spaces.

Norwich City Council is nearing completion of a £4 million refurbishment of Townshend House, transforming the former ITV regional headquarters into a digital hub for tech start-ups. Set to open in spring, the facility aims to accommodate up to 25 companies and create approximately 200 jobs. The hub will be managed by IWG.

The UK, along with other European local governments have been at the forefront of creative public financing around repurposing spaces on high streets and their equivalents of CBDs. While past deals have been more centered around leases, along with other trends we are witnessing, this is a shift towards third party management agreements.