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The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) dedicated to empowering wellness worldwide through research, education, and collaboration.
Across six pillars—Research, Geography of Wellness, Initiatives, Wellness Evidence, The Wellness Moonshot, and BBC StoryWorks—GWI provides free, authoritative resources that unite industries and drive positive change.
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2026 Global WellnesS Summit On Demand
Watch over 50 keynotes. Hear leading voices. Learn the ideas shaping what’s next. In-person delegates invest $6,000. Summit on Demand delivers all the exclusive insight and thought leadership for just $1,200, wherever you are, anywhere in the world. Learn more and order today.
2026 Global Wellness Economy Monitor
The 2026 Global Wellness Economy Monitor reveals that the wellness economy has reached a new peak of $7.5 trillion in 2025. This report is packed with data capturing the growth and trends in the global wellness economy and its 11 sectors from 2019-2025, with projections through 2030. Download the report.
2026 Build Well to Live Well: Case Studies, Volume 2
Build Well To Live Well Case Studies, Volume 2 showcases some of the most exciting, ambitious, and impactful wellness real estate projects in the Middle East, drawing from recent site visits by GWI researchers in Saudi Arabia, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi. These case studies demonstrate how wellness real estate projects can be implemented on the largest scale, integrating human health with sustainability, inclusivity, accessibility, economic development, and cultural relevance.. Download Today.
2026 Initiative Trends Report
The 2026 Initiative Trends report is not just another industry snapshot. It is a rare, inside look at how 27 Global Wellness Institute initiatives—spanning disciplines from real estate development and architecture to longevity, mental health, nutrition and beyond—are thinking about the future. Behind each of the 153 trends in this report are leaders who are not only studying change, but actively shaping it. Download Today.
Latest Wellness Moonshot Leadership Series Webinar Recording
Listen to our latest “The Wellness Moonshot Full Moon Celebration” webinar for a timely conversation with Luis Miguel Gallardo, Founder and President of the World Happiness Foundation and former Global Chief Marketing Officer of Deloitte. The webinar is part of the Wellness Moonshot Leadership Series offered in collaboration with Wisdom Works. Access Recording.
Thailand Wellness Economy Data
According to GWI’s latest research, Thailand’s wellness economy grew by a robust 8.8% in 2025, following increases of 11.6% in 2024, 16.9% in 2023 and 15.3% in 2022 (with these exceptionally high growth rates reflecting a period of economic recovery after the pandemic-driven decline in 2020 and 2021). Thailand now ranks as the world’s 26th largest wellness economy and ninth largest in the Asia-Pacific region.
The new data is part of GWI’s Geography of Wellness initiative, which provides detailed economic insights into individual countries’ wellness markets. Thailand’s research is made possible through GWI’s ongoing partnership with BDMS Wellness Clinic. Learn More.
Global Wellness Economy: Country Rankings (Data for 2019-2024)
A companion to GWI’s 2025 Global Wellness Economy Monitor, this report is the only place to find detailed regional and country-level data on the size of the wellness industry. It ranks 145 countries by the size of their wellness economies, compares wellness to the size of each country’s overall economy, examines per capita spending on wellness at the country level, and explores five-year growth trends for the wellness market across different countries. The report also provides a summary analysis and data profile for the wellness economy across six global regions. Download Report.
Wellness, A Growing Economic Force
To put the size of the wellness economy in perspective, it’s now nearly four times larger than the global pharmaceutical industry ($1.94 trillion) and 61% as large as all global health expenditures (consumer and government spending combined at $12.3 trillion). Each year wellness comprises an ever-larger share of the world economy: it represented 4.3% of GDP in 2013 and 6.36% in 2025—and GWI estimates it will make up 7.21% by 2030.
The predicted biggest market gainers through 2030, by annual growth rate, are wellness real estate (15.3%), mental wellness (12.6%), thermal/mineral springs (9.8%) and traditional & complementary medicine (9.1%). Learn More.
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Celebrating 10 Years of the Global Wellness Institute
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Global Wellness Institute. For a decade, GWI has been the leading authority on the $7.5 trillion wellness economy—providing free, trusted research to empower wellness worldwide. Now, through our 10 for 10 Campaign, we invite you to help fuel the next decade of impact. Support us today and ensure wellness research remains accessible and transformative for all.
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The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) dedicated to empowering wellness worldwide through research, education, and collaboration. Across five pillars—Research, Initiatives, Geography of Wellness, Wellness Evidence, and The Wellness Moonshot—GWI provides free, authoritative resources that unite industries and drive positive change.
