The spa industry, with sources
The Institute's industry desk: sourced spa and wellness statistics, 2026 trends, a neutral spa software guide, and how to open a spa or med spa.
Most spa industry content online is either a software vendor's blog or a market-research teaser with the numbers behind a paywall. The industry desk publishes what can be cited: Global Wellness Institute and government labour statistics, our own keyword and listing data from the network's 20,000+ spa records, and faculty guides to opening and running a spa. Every figure carries its source and date.
Spa and wellness industry statistics with sources: GWI wellness economy $6.8 trillion (2024), 201,861 spas earning $157 billion, BLS job growth, and s…
Seven spa and wellness trends for 2026 that show up in the data — medical-spa convergence, hot and cold bathing, longevity programming, software and A…
A vendor-neutral guide to choosing spa and salon management software: the twelve features that matter, questions to ask, migration risks, and how to c…
How to open a spa: concept, site, fit-out, licences, staffing, menu, software and funding — in the order that avoids expensive mistakes. From the facu…
How to open a medical spa: ownership and medical-director rules, who may treat, consent and records, device economics, memberships, and the compliance…
The twelve sections of a spa business plan that lenders and investors read, with what each must contain and the three numbers that decide whether the …
Headline figures
Source: Global Wellness Institute, 2025 Global Wellness Economy Monitor.
Across the network
Country-level guides
Medical spas by country and treatment
Feasibility and pre-opening consultancy