NEW Global Wellness Institute Research Ranks 150 Countries by Wellness Market Size

New Research Report  The Global Wellness Economy: Country Rankings Report  The nonprofit Global Wellness Institute (GWI) released today “The Global Wellness Economy: Country Rankings,” the first research to measure the wellness economies of 150 nations. It’s packed with information on national wellness markets from average wellness spend per capita to the wellness market’s contribution to each nation’s overall economy. The research was presented today at…

New Global Wellness Economy Country Rankings

NEW Global Wellness Institute Research Ranks 150 Countries by Wellness Market Size The US ($1.2 trillion), China ($683 billion) and Japan ($304 billion) are the world’s largest wellness economies; Switzerland, Iceland and the US rank first for wellness spending per capita–where consumers spend over $3,600 a year The Global Wellness Economy: Country Rankings Report The nonprofit Global Wellness Institute (GWI) released today “The Global Wellness Economy:…

What is your wellness story? BBC StoryWorks Call for Wellness Story Submissions

Dear Friends, At the Global Wellness Summit (GWS) in Boston in November 2021, the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) announced a ground-breaking new series about the world of wellness to be produced for GWI by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions and hosted on a commercial microsite BBC.com. The series will seek to consider what ‘wellness’ means for a global audience, showcase exciting innovations contributing to individual and…

MUST-READS FROM THE WELLNESS WORLD (Week of January 24, 2022)

Global spread of autoimmune disease blamed on western diet–The Guardian, January 9, 2022 Globally, autoimmune diseases (ranging from type 1 diabetes to rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and multiple sclerosis) are rising by between 3% to 9% a year, even in countries where they did not exist before. This seems to be correlated with the rate of adoption of western-style diets and specifically fast food, which…

Work-from-Home Drives Real Estate Shifts: Major Inflation for In-Nature “Wellness Locations”

Work-from-Home Drives Real Estate Shifts: Major Inflation for In-Nature “Wellness Locations” By Thierry Malleret, economist  Stay-at-home and hybrid working are here to stay. For those with a profession allowing them to do so, 2-3 days a week working from home is becoming the norm. The consequences of this radical shift will be manifold. Three shifts stand out: (1) Cities will continue to thrive, but high-end…

Spa Industry Expected to Surpass Pre-Pandemic Revenues in 2022–Reaching $122 Billion

Industry Research: The Spa Market   Spa Industry Expected to Surpass Pre-Pandemic Revenues in 2022–Reaching $122 Billion   The GWI’s new report on the global wellness economy includes in-depth data on the spa industry, a “high-touch” market that was therefore a major “pandemic loser,” but which is forecast to be one of the top-three fastest-growing wellness markets through 2025. If the market reached a record $111 billion…