"The global average building utilization rate dramatically jumped in 2025 to 53%, the highest since before the pandemic, validating the effectiveness of hybrid strategies in driving more in-office activity, according to CBRE. Utilization rates were 38% in 2024 and 35% in 2023, compared to the 65% that most respondents to CBRE's global workplace occupancy benchmarking program identified as their target."
"The high peak utilization suggested employers are succeeding in bringing employees back to the office for events or collaboration-based activities. CBRE says improved utilization is a result of corporate real estate teams optimizing their property footprints by better matching their space to the needs of a hybrid workforce. As part of this, building operators are increasing occupancy density, fitting more workstations and people into existing footprints, often on a rotating basis."
Global average building utilization rose to 53% in 2025, up from 38% in 2024 and 35% in 2023, still below a 65% target. Average peak utilization reached 80%, meeting target rates for the first time since early 2020, indicating increased in-office attendance for events and collaboration. Increasing utilization is the top goal for 81% of commercial real estate teams and is the most tracked metric for portfolio optimization. Improved utilization stems from matching space to hybrid work needs, increasing occupancy density, and widespread desk sharing, with most organizations targeting seat sharing ratios between 1.01 and 1.49.
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