In its report, the firm Deloitte Monitor presents an analysis of the padel ecosystem, including comparisons between the padel economy and those of other sports, including tennis.

Comparison of the padel/tennis equipment market

So, at the equipment level, we notice that padel weighs 500 million euros against 6 million for tennis. This difference can be explained by several reasons: the first is the youth of padel compared to tennis; then, it is also the fact that padel is only developed in Europe while tennis is an already globalized sport whose revenues come from different regions of the globe; finally, today, there are 500M padel players against 25M tennis players, which represents a much larger base of potential buyers of all kinds.

However, the market for padel equipment could get closer to the market for tennis in Europe (€1,840 million). To do this, padel must attract more players and, above all, it must succeed in increasing the average expenditure per player, which is currently €20. For comparison, in tennis, it amounts to €72.

The economy of padel compared to other sports

But where padel is still too far behind is in the professional segment. While tennis, motor sports, basketball and football manage to generate a lot of revenue, especially for their athletes, padel is still struggling.

This delay is clearly due to its audience, which is still too limited. For a similar number of tournaments organized, tennis attracts 1 billion spectators compared to only 30 million for padel in 2022. As you will have understood, the difference is also reflected in the prize-money. Nevertheless, according to Monitor Deloitte, the growing popularity and the emergence of new platforms broadcasting the competitions should help the development of this segment in the near future.

thomas jay

After being rocked by tennis for almost 15 years, I became an absolute fan of its cousin, padel. For almost a year now, it is with another racket that I have been chasing the little yellow ball but with just as much passion! Based in Lyon, I intend to make you more aware of padel in the region and at the national level.

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