Section 1
How does the time of a booking affect the length of meetings or the size of the booked resource?
This section looks at how booking times shape meeting length and room size in the US, UK, and Spain. Early mornings tend to have the longest meetings, followed by shorter bookings around midday, though each market has its own quirks.
Resource capacity also climbs sharply in the morning, stays steady through midday, then tapers off, a clear sign of strong start of day demand. Booking activity peaks in the first half of the day, dips at lunch, then picks up a little again, with Spain standing out for its lively evening demand.
Key findings
Mean duration in minutes by location
In Spain, meetings get longest in the morning, peaking near 273 minutes, then drop off sharply into shorter afternoon sessions. In the UK, meetings peak around 364 minutes at 8am before easing into midday bookings that average well under two hours. In the US, meetings run about 293 minutes in the early morning, then settle into roughly two hour sessions by mid afternoon.
In the US, small operators have their longest bookings around 8am, then drop to a mid morning low of about 130 minutes; larger spaces follow a similar pattern with occasional evening upticks. In the UK, venues of every size peak between 8 and 9am, dip below two hours by late morning, and hold a steady rhythm into the evening. Spanish operators of all sizes share a sharp 7am peak, then plunge to around 85 minutes at midday before easing gradually into shorter sessions later on.
Mean resource capacity by booking hour and location
Across all three markets, average seat capacity starts around five seats early in the morning, climbs to seven by 9am, and holds steady through midday. In the US, coworking companies jump from two seats at 6am to seven seats by 7am, then settle around six seats through the afternoon.
In the UK, coworking companies start at around seven seats at 6am, hold near that peak through 8 and 9am, and ease toward six seats by mid afternoon.
Booking distribution by time of the day
In the US, bookings across coworking companies of every size cluster in the early morning: spaces up to 40 seats hit about 15% of reservations at 9am, mid sized spaces the same, larger operators around 12%, and the biggest spaces (250+ seats) peak at 13% around 10am. After a midday lull, there's a small rebound in early afternoon before demand drops below 4% by early evening, with a minor late night uptick.
The UK shows an even sharper 9am peak: small spaces take over 40% of bookings (recently above 50%), mid sized spaces around 22%, and larger ones around 21%, dropping to single digits by mid afternoon. Spain follows a similar pattern, peaking at 9 to 10am across all sizes at 16 to 18%. Bookings dip through lunch to under 5% in early afternoon, then get a secondary boost to around 9% for small and mid sized providers at 4pm, before fading to almost nothing by late evening, with recent months showing an even stronger morning surge among larger operators.
Section 2
How does the capacity of a resource affect the number of bookings it receives?
In the US, UK, and Spain, coworking bookings cluster heavily around the smallest room sizes. Compact rooms with 1 to 3 or 4 to 5 seats consistently draw the most demand, while mid size rooms hold steady. Larger spaces are slowly gaining ground in the US and UK, though they remain niche in Spain.
This suggests coworking companies rely on small and mid size spaces for everyday needs, even as demand for bigger groups grows slowly. The sections below dig into each market's trends and how space planners can balance routine demand with occasional large group requests.
Key findings
Booking distribution by capacity
In the US, bookings cluster heavily around small rooms. Rooms with 1 to 3 seats capture about a quarter of all bookings, while 4 to 5 seat and 6 to 7 seat rooms each take up close to a fifth. Mid size rooms (8 to 9 and 10 to 11 seats) together make up just under a quarter, and very large rooms (21+ seats) have grown from about 7% to closer to 9% over the last six months, a modest but real rise in demand for bigger setups.
The UK shows a similar pattern: 1 to 3 seat rooms sit around 20%, as do 4 to 5 seat rooms, while the largest rooms (21+ seats) have ticked up to about 10% recently. Spain leans even more on compact spaces: 4 to 5 seat rooms make up over 25% of bookings and 1 to 3 seat rooms around 20%, while very large rooms now account for under 5% of demand.
Section 3
What is the mean price of a booking depending on the type of user that is using the resource?
This section covers how average booking costs vary between members and non members across Spain, the UK, and the US. We start with how hourly rates have changed over time in each market, then look at the steady gap between members and non members, and finish with how room type and company size affect pricing.
Overall, non members pay noticeably more than members everywhere, with the biggest gaps usually at mid size and larger companies. Private offices are the most expensive bookings, while virtual access and desk plans are cheaper, and these patterns are shifting slightly as digital offerings grow.
Key findings
Mean Final hourly price
In Spain, hourly rates started near $19 in early 2016, spiked past $40 in spring 2020, then settled into the high $20s, around $29 by mid 2026. In the UK, rates started close to $41 in early 2016 and have held around the low $30s since.
In the US, hourly rates started around $33 in 2016, dipped below $30 by 2017, recovered to about $29 after a brief spike, climbed to $38 by mid 2024, then eased back to $34 by 2026.
Mean price by customer type
In the US, non members pay about $20 more per booking than members, roughly $73 versus $51. Base prices show the same gap: about $72 for non members versus $51 for members. Broken down by company size, non members consistently pay more across small, mid size, and large operators, with the widest gap at mid size companies.
In the UK, members historically paid around $80 versus $88 for non members, but in recent months that briefly flipped, with members paying closer to $90, a short term shift worth watching. In Spain, non members pay about $20 more than members on both final and base prices: roughly $62 versus $43 on final rates, and $45 versus $37 on base rates, though both gaps have eased slightly over the last six months.
Mean hourly price by plan category
In the US, fully enclosed offices have the highest average hourly rate at around $36, while virtual plans stay the cheapest. Over the past six months, office prices dropped about $4 while remote access plans rose by close to $3, a shift toward digital offerings. Larger companies (250+ seats) push office rates toward $40, while smaller operators price them in the high $20s.
In the UK, specialized "other" spaces and offices lead the market at around $43 and $38, with standard desks and part time plans in the low to mid $20s. Over recent months, office and virtual rates climbed by up to $8, while desk options softened slightly. Larger UK operators charge the steepest premiums, while smaller spaces price more moderately. In Spain, both office and "other" categories average about $23 per hour, with hot desks around $15; recent data show office and digital offerings rising by a couple dollars as core desk products eased. These rankings stay broadly consistent across Spanish operator sizes.
