{"id":3000084029,"date":"2026-07-13T06:39:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/?p=3000084029"},"modified":"2026-07-13T09:45:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:45:17","slug":"global-fortune-500-are-keeping-or-expanding-their-flex-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/research-insights\/global-fortune-500-are-keeping-or-expanding-their-flex-space","title":{"rendered":"Business Intelligence<\/b><\/br><\/br>2 in 3 of the Global Fortune 500 Are Keeping or Expanding Their Flex Space \u2014 With Occupancy in Just 95 Days"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  • \r\n 2 in 3 members kept or grew their WeWork footprint year over year, while about 1 in 3 reduced theirs.\r\n <\/li>\r\n
  • \r\n Members move in within about 95 days of first inquiry, making speed a leading reason the largest companies choose flexible space.\r\n <\/li>\r\n
  • \r\n 1 in 4 of the Global Fortune 500 (124 of 500) held space in the WeWork network as of May 2026, alongside their traditional leases and owned real estate.\r\n <\/li>\r\n
  • \r\n The average footprint grew nearly 21%, from 556 to 672 seats, while total Global F500 seats rose 5.6% to 83,275.\u00a0\r\n <\/li>\r\n
  • \r\n 92% of members choose dedicated offices, which account for roughly 90% of all the seats they hold.\r\n <\/li>\r\n
  • \r\n Technology (24%) and finance (23%) lead the customer base, while consumer and manufacturing make up about a quarter of members.\r\n <\/li>\r\n
  • \r\n North America is seeing the strongest growth, with seats up 24.3% and the average footprint up 33.5%, and it transacts fastest at about 80 days from first inquiry to move-in.\r\n <\/li>\r\n
  • \r\n Members span multiple buildings (62%) and countries (53%), using a single provider to standardize space across markets.\r\n <\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\n\n\n

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    As of May 2026, 124 of the Global Fortune 500 companies chose WeWork spaces, in addition to traditional leases or direct real estate ownership. This number applies to the WeWork network alone, where 2 out of 3 Global F500 WeWork members kept or increased their footprint in 2026. The world\u2019s biggest companies are taking more space across more of their operations than they did a year ago, suggesting that, among those that remain, the commitment to flexible space is deepening.<\/strong> This study examines the numbers behind that commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      2 in 3 Held or Grew \u2014 Led by Big Multi-Location Members<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      The major enterprises expanding their WeWork presence are typically the <\/strong>organizations that already operate across several buildings and markets and are choosing to expand further. That also means the customer base is shifting: fewer small, casual arrangements and more large, committed ones. This shift partly reflects smaller, single-location members leaving the network, whose count fell about 24% over the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      According to John Santora, WeWork\u2019s CEO, “the question is no longer whether flexible workspace has a role in the enterprise portfolio. The question is how companies integrate it alongside long-term leases to create a real estate strategy that’s faster, more resilient, and better suited to growth or uncertainty.”  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      It is also worth noting that 62% of large enterprise members span multiple buildings, while 53% span multiple countries. By using WeWork as a single provider, large enterprise companies standardize space across markets and can put teams on the ground wherever the business needs them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Taken together with the growth in average footprint and the dominance of dedicated space, the multi-market pattern completes the picture: flexible space has become an established part of how some of the world’s largest companies use real estate globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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