Leisure DB State of the UK Fitness Industry Report 2023

TOP 30 OPERATORS

PRIVATE SECTOR

Rank Operator

Clubs

Top 3 Operators: 2015 - 23

345

1 PureGym

230

2 The Gym Group

400

2023

177

3 Anytime Fitness

2022

2019

114

4 Nuffield Fitness & Wellbeing

2018

101

5 David Lloyd

2017

300

2016

86

6 Snap Fitness

2015

79

7 JD Gyms*

68

8 Bannatyne

200

64

9 Sports Direct Fitness

64

10 énergie Fitness

38

11 Fitness First

100

34

12 Virgin Active

33

13 The VIllage Gym

22

14 YouFit

22

15 LivingWell

0

PureGym The Gym Group Anytime Fitness

19

16 Delta

† 2022 figures include openings in 2020 and 2021.

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17 Spindles Health & Leisure

■ PureGym further strengthens its position as the UK’s #1 fitness operator – by number of clubs and number of members – after reaching 345 clubs this year. The low-cost chain has added 45 clubs in the last 12 months (and 70 the previous year). ■ Low-cost operator The Gym Group remains in second place with 230 clubs, having added 23 clubs since last year’s report. ■ Mid-market franchise operator Anytime Fitness completes the top three. It has 177 clubs – up from 176 in 2022. ■ These three operators account for 17% of all private sector clubs in the UK. ■ The top 10 operators account for 30% of all UK private sector clubs; the top 30 represent 37%. ■ Mid-market operator Snap Fitness is the only other chain in the top 30 to have added more than five clubs since 2022. It has added eight clubs. ■ The top 30 operators account for 71% of private club members (4.9 million members) and 72% (£2.9 bn) of private sector value.

15

18 Total Fitness

14

19 Vital Health & Wellbeing

13

20 Spirit

12

21 Jetts Fitness

10

22 24/7 Fitness

10

23 GymBox

10

24 HarSpa

9

25 Fitness4Less

9

26 Foundry Gym

9

27 Fitness Space

8

28 Simply Gym

8

29 Third Space

8

30 OneGym Fitness

* Includes the 3 Xercise4Less clubs acquired but still trading under the Xercise4Less brand.

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STATE OF THE UK FITNESS INDUSTRY REPORT 2023

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