Through a report by the Monitor Deloitte firm, we are shown the 3 main areas in the world where padel is beginning to emerge (see map below). Among them, the Big 3 in Europe, the United States and the Middle East.
Big 3 Europe (France, UK and Germany)
This area counts 2000 lands padel, including more than 1500 in France alone. For the entire area, this represents 9,1 courts/million inhabitants. Since 2016, the number of tracks has increased by 29% in this region, thanks in particular to numerous measures.
across the Channel, Padel United, the largest padel club operator in the Nordic region, offers financing to people who already have a court and want to start a padel club. In France, the ANS plan helps finance around 500 padel courts. And in Germany, since the beginning of 2022, the Tennis Federation, responsible for padel, has launched the German Padel Tower (GPT).
USA
As of January 2023, 180, there were XNUMX padel courts in the United States. This represents 0,5 courts/million inhabitants. Although the figure seems derisory, the number of tracks has increased sixfold since 6. And this is part of a desire to develop padel. According to USPA President Marcos del Pilar (United States Padel Association) : "The potential in the United States is enormous and we hope to reach 30 courts and more than 000 million players by 10."
Large investors are also beginning to position themselves in this new racket sport. We remember that Yankee Global Enterprises (which owns the New York Yankees franchise), recently announced that it had taken a stake in the A1 circuit Padel. “We look forward to serving as a strategic partner to elevate padel and the A1 brand Padel, especially by raising awareness in the United States.”
Middle East (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates)
In the Middle East, there will be 2023 padel courts as of January 1850, XNUMX, which represents 35 courts/million inhabitants. Since 2016, the growth has been significant, with a 113% increase in the number of leads.
This can be explained by several reasons: first, the many Qatari investors who are positioning themselves on the market of tomorrow's sport. But it is also favored by the organization of the World Padel Championships in Dubai, allowing people to see the biggest names in this sport at work. Finally, for two years, padel has been broadcast in Kuwait where it attracts the attention of children and adolescents in particular.
According to Monitor Deloitte's projections, the evolution of padel courts is expected to continue to climb in the coming years, especially in these emerging countries in the world of padel. In fact, this is precisely where the margin for growth is greatest and it is these regions that are expected to maintain a rate of 22% more court growth each year worldwide. To reach 85 plots by 000 ?
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.