FFT has realised a survey on padel to study his awareness level, padel practice et frequency.

Conclusion: very promising figures despite some areas to work on. Padel continues to develop.

Awareness of padel: 19% know

This is a very satisfactory figure. The Opinion Way study is clear: in February 2020, almost a fifth of the population would know padel. Further proof that padel is a sport that is taking up space in the public space.

padel notoriety FFT survey

The work of the FFT, particularly through its policy of networking padel throughout the country, the increasingly present media coverage of the theme of padel, and the personalities who take up padel, allow this sport to have a very significant development in France and in Europe.

FFT padel awareness frequency surveyThe poll specifies its figure of 19%:

  • Under 35: 24%
  • 35-49 years: 26%
  • 65 years and over: 11%
  • CSP A: 27%
  • South West: 28%
  • City of + 100K inhabitants: 23%
  • At least one child: 29%

Surprisingly, those aged 65 and over do not know this sport, even though padel is considered a sport for everyone. In fact, in Spain, a good part of the population that plays padel is over 65 years old.

Unsurprisingly, respondents from the southwest seem more qualified in padel with a rate that exceeds a quarter. More than 1/4 of people in the Southwest know padel. It must be said that Occitanie and Nouvelle-Aquitaine in particular have carried padel over the last 20 years.

Not to mention the major events that have taken place since the 2000s with the World Padel Championship in 2000, the French Padel Open on Place du Capitole, and more recently, the French Padel Championships... and the padel structures that are being set up all over the south of France.

Padel practice: 23% ohaven't already practiced

Less than one in four connoisseurs have already practiced this sport, mainly 4-25 year olds, CSP A, with at least one child.

padel practice FFT survey

Here are the details :

  • 25-34 years: 46%
  • 50 years and over: 8%
  • CSP A: 37%
  • Inactive: 14%
  • City of + 100K inhabitants: 32%
  • At least one child: 36%

Presque 50% of 25-34 year olds who know padel have already played. This is the figure to remember in this statistic. Even if we would obviously have liked the over 50s to test themselves in padel more often.

Frequency of padel practice

Almost 3 out of 10 connoisseurs played padel more than 12 months ago and half of the connoisseurs did so in the last 12 months.practical frequency of padel19% of those who practice padel play at least once a week, and 17% play several times a month. We therefore have more 1/3 of the players who are regular players.

55% of the 23% who play padel have played padel at least once in the last 12 months.

Padel is an addictive sport. However, it is observed that many who have played padel do not always come back. It is difficult to know why this delta is so important. Do not hesitate to comment on this post and allow us to have your opinion.

Methodology :

OpinionWay commissioned by the FFT, therefore carried out a quantitative study carried out on a sample of 1008 French people aged 18 and over in February 2020.

This sample is representative of French people aged 18 and over thanks to the implementation of quotas at the level of sex, age, CSP, region and agglomeration.

practical notoriety padel survey FFT

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.

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