Steve, wow. Just in time for the 11th anniversary of the movement. Thanks for putting this together; these numbers are important to us.
Onward! Tony *---* *New Work Cities <http://nwc.co/consulting> - Coworking consultancy & organizer network* *Open Coworking <http://opencoworking.org/> - The nonprofit that powers coworking.org <http://coworking.org>* [image: Inline image 8] <http://tonybacigalupo.com/>[image: http://twitter.com/tonybgoode] <http://twitter.com/tonybgoode>[image: http://facebook.com/tonybacigalupo] <http://facebook.com/tonybacigalupo>[image: http://linkedin.com/in/tonybacigalupo] <http://linkedin.com/in/tonybacigalupo> On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 10:20 AM, Steve King <[email protected]> wrote: > We released our 2016 global coworking forecast today > <http://www.smallbizlabs.com/2016/08/coworking-forecast-44-million-members-in-2020.html>. > As I point out in the post, the coworking industry has become a complex and > difficult industry to keep up with. You guys are simply growing, mutating, > creating and innovating way too much:) So this forecast is at best our best > guess (even the historical data is more of an estimate than we would like). > > We are forecasting the global industry will grow from roughly 11,000 > spaces this year to a bit over 26,000 in 2020. This is a compounded annual > growth rate of 23.8%. We're forecasting member growth at a 41% CAGR and 3.8 > million members in 2020. See the article for more details. > > In other words, we are saying coworking is big and going to get a lot > bigger. > > The members of this and the broader coworking industry should stop for a > few minutes and reflect on what's been accomplished. > > This industry has truly been built by a grassroots community - which is > very rare. Yes, big money and bigger firms have moved in, but they are > simply extending the grassroots efforts. And the impact of the coworking > industry is much broader than the numbers reflect because coworking work > styles are being widely adopted by organizations of all types. > > Congratulations to all of you! > > > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
