Section 1
How does the time of a booking affect the length of meetings or the size of the booked resource?
This section explores how the booking hour relates to both meeting duration and the number of seats reserved in Spain, the United States and the United Kingdom. We find that early-day bookings generally lead to longer meetings and larger seat commitments, then ease off around midday before a modest uptick later in the day. The timing and extent of these shifts vary across markets and by the size of the coworking company.
Spain tends to show the most dramatic drop in meeting length after the morning peak and a stronger evening rise in seat demand, while the UK experiences a steeper midday decline with only a small late-day recovery. The United States falls between these two, with a smoother midday plateau and a gentle rebound towards evening. The following subsections will unpack these patterns for small, medium and large coworking spaces in each market.
Key findings
Mean duration in minutes by location
In Spain, the average booking length is highest early in the day, with a peak of about 213 minutes at 8 AM in the all-time data, then falling below 100 minutes by late morning and reaching a low of roughly 74 minutes at 8 PM. Smaller operators (0–40 seats) show an even sharper spike to around 345 minutes at 7 AM before midday drops to about 85 minutes, while the largest operators (+250 seats) peak near 221 minutes at 8 AM and hit their daily minimum of about 75 minutes in the evening.
In the United States, bookings also start long in the morning—around 199 minutes at 9 AM—then ease to roughly 110–120 minutes through midday, with a modest rebound to about 124 minutes at 6 PM. Mid-size US operators (41–100 seats) mirror this trend, climbing to roughly 255 minutes around 8 AM and dipping to about 142 minutes by 10 AM before evening levels near 134 minutes. In the UK, all operator sizes follow a similar rhythm: for example, small spaces (0–40 seats) peak at about 303 minutes at 9 AM, decline sharply to near 91 minutes by 4 PM, and then recover modestly in the early evening.
Mean resource capacity by booking hour and location
In Spain, bookings reach up to seven seats by night. The UK starts at seven seats at dawn and climbs to ten seats by early evening. In the US, bookings begin very low at two seats in the early hours and rise to seven seats by late afternoon.
For smaller coworking companies in Spain (up to 40 members), capacity is minimal at dawn with around three seats and climbs to nine seats by night. Medium-sized US operators maintain about six seats through most of the day. In the UK, large operators with over 250 members hold about six seats across the morning and afternoon, then increase to seven seats in the evening.
Booking distribution by time of the day
In the US, bookings climb steadily from a modest early share at 6 AM to a clear morning high around 9 AM, where roughly 15 percent of daily reservations occur across all coworking sizes. After that peak, demand falls to about 7 percent by noon, sees a brief rebound to 9 percent in the early afternoon, and then tapers off steadily—dropping below 1 percent by 8 PM. This pattern holds for small (0–40 seats) through larger operators, with the later months showing only slightly lower peaks and an even smaller evening rise.
In the UK, activity is heavily concentrated in the early morning. Small spaces record over 40 percent of their bookings at 9 AM, and mid-sized operators see around 23 percent then, before steep declines leave almost no evening demand. Even the largest venues only hold about 12 percent of bookings through midday. Spain presents a more balanced curve: all sizes peak around 15 percent at 9–10 AM, then dip before a secondary afternoon bump of roughly 9 percent at 3–4 PM, followed by a sharp fall after 5 PM.
Section 2
How does the capacity of a resource affect the number of bookings it receives?
The number of seats available in a workspace clearly shapes booking patterns across the United States, United Kingdom and Spain. Smaller areas with up to three seats and mid-sized spaces around four to five seats consistently attract the most reservations, while larger configurations beyond eleven seats see a steep drop, recovering only slightly for the very biggest rooms.
This trend holds true for coworking companies of every scale, with smaller providers leaning heavily on tiny setups and larger companies favouring compact to mid-range capacities. Recent data hint at growing interest once again in both the smallest and largest spaces, setting the stage for a closer look at how these shifts play out in each market.
Key findings
Booking distribution by capacity
In the US market, bookings cluster in small resources: 1–3 seats attract about 23 percent of reservations, followed by 4–5 seats at 18 percent and 6–7 seats at 16 percent, with volumes falling sharply after 11 seats and a modest rebound above 21 seats at roughly 7 percent. This pattern holds across operator sizes: small coworking companies (up to 40 members) concentrate over a quarter of bookings in 1–3 seat offerings, mid-sized operators (41–100 members) peak at 4–5 seats with about 23 percent, and the largest operators also favor capacities under six seats. In the most recent six-month period, there’s a slight uptick in bookings for the very smallest and very largest resources, suggesting shifting demand at the extremes.
In the UK, bookings peak in 4–5 seat spaces at around 19 percent, with 1–3 seats at 18 percent and a smaller uptick for very large capacities (above 21 seats) at roughly 9 percent. Spain shows an even stronger focus on mid-range offerings: 4–5 seat resources account for about 27 percent of bookings, 1–3 seats attract 20 percent, and very large spaces capture just over 6 percent. Across operator sizes in both markets, demand remains centered on the smallest and mid-range capacities, with recent data highlighting a slight shift toward the tiniest and the largest configurations.
Section 3
What is the mean price of a booking depending on the type of user that is using the resource?
This section explores how average booking prices differ for members versus non-members across the United States, the United Kingdom and Spain, taking into account both the number of seats in a space and the chosen plan type. In the US, members consistently enjoy lower rates—a gap that often grows in larger coworking spaces—while the UK and Spain display more fluid patterns, with recent shifts bringing those discounts closer together. We also look at how booking options—offices, hot-desks, virtual plans and other flexible arrangements—shape the overall pricing landscape in each market.
Over time, each country tells its own story: Britain and Spain exhibit sharper rises and dips in average rates, whereas the US trend remains comparatively steady. The combined themes of member savings, market-specific swings and plan-based price differences set the stage for the detailed breakdowns that follow.
Key findings
Mean Final hourly price
In Spain, the average hourly booking rate began at around 19 dollars in early 2016 and climbed to about 24 by the start of 2017 before slipping below 18 in late 2017. It then rose again to nearly 27 by the end of 2018, jumped past 40 in April 2020, and settled into the mid-20 range through 2025. In the UK, rates started above 40 dollars in January 2016, dipped to the high 20s by mid-2016, oscillated around 30 through 2019, matched the spring 2020 spike at about 42, and trended upward to roughly 37 by late 2025.
Mean price by customer type
In the US market, members book at about 50 on average while non-members pay roughly 70 per reservation, a stable gap of around 20 across all time frames. This discount for members persists when looking at company size: in the largest operators (over 250 seats), non-members face prices near 83 versus about 58 for members, and similar patterns of a widening premium appear as operator size grows.
In the UK, non-member users historically paid around 89 per booking against 79 for members, but in the last six months this trend reversed—members now average 93 while non-members sit at about 83. Spain shows a more consistent gap, with non-members at roughly 64 per booking versus 43 for members, though recent data indicates that difference has begun to narrow.
Mean hourly price by plan category
In the US, office bookings lead at around $37 per hour with virtual plans near $21. Over the last six months, virtual rates rose by about $4, even as dedicated desks and part-time plans softened slightly from their long-term levels. In the UK, ‘Other’ plans sit at about $43 per hour, while part-time seats have surged to the high $30s, nearing the rate for offices. Hot-desk prices also climbed above their historical average, suggesting a shift towards more flexible arrangements.
In Spain, ‘Other’ and office bookings average about $22 per hour, while hot-desk and virtual plans sit around $15. Dedicated-desk rates climbed to $19 in the past six months, whereas virtual plans slipped slightly. Base-price charts show offices at roughly $24 per hour and virtual rates near $20, underscoring a recent push in remote-only offerings alongside stable chief office rates.
