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12,000,000
12,000,000 -- gym membership count for UK fitness industry (2026)
The UK fitness industry counted more than 12 million gym members according to the 2026 Leisure DB State of the UK Fitness Industry Report.
- more than 12 million members
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Value
12,000,000
Unit
Count
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Leisure DB
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Tier B
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Original Research
Leisure DB
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Methodology
Operator dataset (Leisure DB State of the UK Fitness Industry Report)
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Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11,500,000 | |
| 2025 | 11,300,000 | -1.7% |
| 2025-03 | 11,300,000 | 0% |
| 2026 (current) | 12,000,000 | +6.2% |
| FY2025 | 11,300,000 | -5.8% |
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Industrymarketing
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UK fitness industry: 12,000,000 gym membership count. Source: Leisure DB (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/uk-gym-members-12m-leisure-db-2026
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