9,688 venues signed up on wellmap.org in 155 countries to celebrate the eighth edition of World Wellness Weekend, from sunrise in Fiji on Friday, September 20, until sunset in Maui on Sunday, September 22.
Professionals in hospitality, tourism, fitness, spa and beauty have joined forces to raise awareness about healthy lifestyles and promote #WellnessForAll. "Wellness For All" includes staff, local residents and under-served communities - not just clients and members.
This is a 54% increase compared to 2023 (6,300 venues), with over one thousand new sign-ups in the last four weeks leading to the event. All venues joined via wellmap.org in 18 languages, allowing them to appear on a map with a geolocator, and showcase their activities and contact details, encouraging locals and visitors to join fun, free and inclusive activities with friends, families and colleagues.
Facts & Statistics for 2024
- 10 most active countries: Spain, Italy, Brazil, Japan, Dominican Republic, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Argentina, India, Mexico
- 10 most active cities: Marbella (most venues), Santo Domingo (most activities), Sao Paulo, Rome, Malaga, Buenos Aires, Madrid, Ho Chi Minh City, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Punta Cana, Phnom Penh
- 5 most active categories: Vitality (Fitness clubs and yoga studios), Beauty (Spas, Beauty institutes and Salons), Hospitality (Hotels and Resorts), Holistic (Wellness centers and Holistic clinics), and Longevity (Wellness practitioners, Physiotherapists, Kinesiologists, Acupuncturists, Chiropractors)
- 100 online wellness sessions led by specialists and venues were available on World Wellness WebTV.
Related: U.S. Fitness Facility Membership Reaches Historic High
Feedback From Participating Venues
Online survey of participating venues results include:
- 40% of venues celebrated WWW for three days (24% for two days)
- 75% of participants were women
- 74% of participants are 36 to 55 years old
- 86% of participating venues are already saving the date for the ninth edition of World Wellness Weekend.
Record-Breaking Event Statistics
- 54% more venues on wellmap.org (9,700 in 2024 vs. 6,300 in 2023) with 1,000 new venues signing up in the last 4 weeks.
- 34 million estimated views (+100% vs. 2023) with 700 mentions (TV-Radio-Print-Online) and 10,000 posts on social media (total audience of these media publications 3.5 billion viewers vs. 430 million in 2023).
- First ever four-day celebration with Tomoko Kozuma, WWW City Ambassador in Karatsu (JAPAN) who organized Yoga Fest on Monday, September 23, with the support of the Town Hall.
- First ever World Wellness Wedding (WWW) with Liliana Ferreira, Country Ambassador in Portugal exchanging vows during WWW.
- First ever wellness activities in Antarctica, Cuba, Nicaragua during WWW joining 150+ countries.
- First ever 15-second promotional clip about WWW projected in all MULTIPLEX cinemas in Argentina.
- First ever “dog WWWalk” with David Lloyd Club Manchester (UK), where DL club members walked their dogs together as part of their daily exercise.
- First ever “Yoga with Cats” at the Ministry of Cats in Phnom Penh.
World Wellness Weekend will return to celebrate another year in wellness on September 19-21, 2025.
