WeWork now accounts for a significant share of Seattle’s flexible office landscape, holding 10% of the metro’s total coworking square footage. That footprint ranks as the fifth-highest WeWork share among major U.S. markets examined in a recent company study.
The analysis reviewed 20 U.S. metros and tracked more than 42,000 companies from 2023 through April 2026, using WeWork membership and occupancy data alongside metro-level coworking supply figures. Within this framework, Seattle emerged as a meaningful hub for flexible workspace, combining a sizable coworking inventory with a growing roster of operators.
According to the study, Seattle’s coworking market consists of 149 locations totaling 3 million square feet. Over the past year, the metro added 10 coworking locations, representing a 7% year-over-year increase in supply. This growth places Seattle among the top five U.S. markets for WeWork share and fifteenth in the company’s global ranking of coworking markets.
WeWork’s own footprint in the Seattle metro spans six locations comprising 290,000 square feet. These locations draw from a diverse tenant base that includes startups and other small and midsize businesses seeking flexible lease terms and shared amenities, according to the company’s tracking data.
From 2023 through April 2026, 1,484 startups joined WeWork locations in Seattle. Of those, 21% remain active members, a rate that the company reports is in line with the national average across its U.S. portfolio. The data underscores Seattle’s role as a consistent market for startup-oriented coworking demand, even as overall supply continues to expand.
Seattle is also seeing new competitors enter the coworking arena. Kiln, a coworking company based in Utah, has signed a lease for its first location in Washington. The company plans to open the space in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood later this year, adding another operator to the metro’s growing flexible office ecosystem.
Together, WeWork’s established presence, steady startup participation, and the arrival of new operators illustrate the continued expansion of coworking in Seattle. The combination of a large existing inventory, incremental supply growth, and a diversified operator base suggests that flexible workspace will remain a visible component of the metro’s office market in the near term.
