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U.S. fitness center / health club memberships 2000-2017
Total number of memberships at fitness centers / health clubs in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017 (in millions)
This statistic shows the number of memberships at fitness centers/ health clubs in the United States from 2000 to 2017. In 2017, U.S. fitness centers had a total membership of 60.87 million.
The U.S. fitness centers market consists of about 36,000 membership-based exercise facilities. Fitness centers are operated as parts of multi-site chains or as single-location entities.
U.S. gym memberships - additional information
The number of fitness center memberships in the United States has steadily increased over the last decade. By 2015, over 55 million people were members of one of the 36 thousand health clubs in the United States. Considering the high number of gym members in the U.S., it is no surprise that North America is the region with the largest membership base for fitness centers in the world. The total fitness center industry revenue in the U.S. amounted to 25.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2015, almost 90 percent of the region’s total revenue. Europe, however, is in fact the biggest market for the health club industry, followed closely by North America and then the Asia-Pacific region.
Health club companies from the U.S., are among the top five companies in the industry. In terms of revenue, the biggest health club company in the world is Planet Fitness, with revenues of 1.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2015. In relation to the number of facilities worldwide, Anytime Fitness is the industry leader with over 3,000 gyms. The company with the most memberships worldwide however is Planet Fitness, which had a total of over seven million members in 2015, 3.5 million more than the second-place 24 Hour Fitness USA.
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This statistic shows the number of memberships at fitness centers/ health clubs in the United States from 2000 to 2017. In 2017, U.S. fitness centers had a total membership of 60.87 million.
The U.S. fitness centers market consists of about 36,000 membership-based exercise facilities. Fitness centers are operated as parts of multi-site chains or as single-location entities.
U.S. gym memberships - additional information
The number of fitness center memberships in the United States has steadily increased over the last decade. By 2015, over 55 million people were members of one of the 36 thousand health clubs in the United States. Considering the high number of gym members in the U.S., it is no surprise that North America is the region with the largest membership base for fitness centers in the world. The total fitness center industry revenue in the U.S. amounted to 25.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2015, almost 90 percent of the region’s total revenue. Europe, however, is in fact the biggest market for the health club industry, followed closely by North America and then the Asia-Pacific region.
Health club companies from the U.S., are among the top five companies in the industry. In terms of revenue, the biggest health club company in the world is Planet Fitness, with revenues of 1.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2015. In relation to the number of facilities worldwide, Anytime Fitness is the industry leader with over 3,000 gyms. The company with the most memberships worldwide however is Planet Fitness, which had a total of over seven million members in 2015, 3.5 million more than the second-place 24 Hour Fitness USA.
Show moreU.S. gym memberships - additional information
The number of fitness center memberships in the United States has steadily increased over the last decade. By 2015, over 55 million people were members of one of the 36 thousand health clubs in the United States. Considering the high number of gym members in the U.S., it is no surprise that North America is the region with the largest membership base for fitness centers in the world. The total fitness center industry revenue in the U.S. amounted to 25.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2015, almost 90 percent of the region’s total revenue. Europe, however, is in fact the biggest market for the health club industry, followed closely by North America and then the Asia-Pacific region.
Health club companies from the U.S., are among the top five companies in the industry. In terms of revenue, the biggest health club company in the world is Planet Fitness, with revenues of 1.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2015. In relation to the number of facilities worldwide, Anytime Fitness is the industry leader with over 3,000 gyms. The company with the most memberships worldwide however is Planet Fitness, which had a total of over seven million members in 2015, 3.5 million more than the second-place 24 Hour Fitness USA.
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- Worldwide health club industry revenue by region from 2009 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)*Health club industry: Worldwide revenue by region 2009-2017
- Health club industry companies worldwide by revenue in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)Health & fitness club companies by revenue worldwide 2017
- Total number of health and fitness clubs worldwide 2009 to 2017* (in 1,000s)Number of fitness and health clubs worldwide 2009-2017
- Total number of health clubs worldwide by region 2009 to 2017*Health clubs - total number by region worldwide 2009-2017
- Leading 10 markets of the health club industry by number of clubs in 2017Countries with the highest number of health & fitness clubs 2017
- Health club industry companies ranked by number of facilities worldwide* in 2017Health & fitness club companies worldwide ranked by number of facilities 2017
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- Number of members in health and fitness clubs worldwide by region from 2009 to 2017 (in millions)*Total number of members of health/fitness clubs worldwide 2009-2017, by region
- Top 10 countries number of members in health & fitness club in 2017 (in millions)Top 10 global markets membership health/fitness club industry 2017
- Health club industry companies worldwide by membership in 2017 (in 1,000s)Health & fitness club companies by membership worldwide 2017
- Number of members in health and fitness clubs in North America from 2009 to 2017 (in millions)*Total number of members of health/fitness clubs in North America 2009-2017
- Total number of memberships at fitness centers / health clubs in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017 (in millions)U.S. fitness center / health club memberships 2000-2017
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- Market size of the North American health club industry from 2009 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)*Total revenue of the North American health club industry 2009-2017
- U.S. fitness center / health club industry revenue from 2000 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. health club industry revenue 2000-2017
- Health club industry companies by revenue in the United States in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)Health & fitness club companies by revenue in the United States 2017
- Total number of health/fitness clubs in North America from 2009 to 2017*Total number of health and fitness clubs in North America 2009-2017
- Number of health clubs & fitness centers* in the U.S. from 2008 to 2017Number of U.S. health clubs & fitness centers 2000-2017
- Number of boutique & high value low price gyms in the United States from 2010 to 2017Boutique & high value low price gyms in the United States 2010-2017
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- Average percentage of U.S. population participating in sports and leisure activities per day on weekdays, weekends and holidays from 2010 to 2017Share of U.S. civilians engaged in leisure and sport activities on weekdays/ends 2017
- How long have you been a member of your current gym / boutique gym?*Tenure of current gym / boutique gym membership in the United States 2017
- How often do you currently attend your current gym / boutique gym?*Attendance rate of gym / boutique gym members in the United States 2017
- What were the primary reasons you stopped your membership?Primary reasons to stop gym membership in the United States 2017
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- Members of boutique & high value low price gyms in the United States from 2010 to 2017 (in millions)
- Market size of the North American health club industry from 2009 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
- U.S. fitness center / health club industry revenue from 2000 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Health club industry companies by revenue in the United States in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
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- Number of boutique & high value low price gyms in the United States from 2010 to 2017
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- Average amount of time spent on sports, exercise and recreation in the U.S. from 2009 to 2017 (hours per day)*
- Average percentage of U.S. population participating in sports and leisure activities per day on weekdays, weekends and holidays from 2010 to 2017
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