The UK's sharing economy could boom to 20 times its worth in just 10 years, according to PwC. The UK's sharing economy sector, which include peer-to-peer lending platforms and crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter, car sharing apps such as Uber, car rental firms and music streaming services like Spotify, is currently worth around £7bn. The audit firm said this industry could see a 20-fold increase in growth by 2025. Read more: Can the sharing economy solve our productivity puzzle? Across Europe, sharing economy transactions could rise to €570bn (£476bn) by 2025, up from its current value of €28bn. Economists at the firm said that, despite the UK's decision last Thursday to divorce from the EU, the sharing economy's rapid expansion should still be on track. Rob Vaughan, economist at PwC, said: "While our analysis was carried out ahead of the UK’s vote to leave the EU, at present we do not expect the decision to alter our long-term trajectory for the sharing economy's substantial growth. Read more: 2.5m people a month are now part of the sharing economy "Economic and political uncertainty will act as a headwind to growth across every sector of the economy in the short-term, but the fundamental drivers of the sharing economy – technological advancements, demographic change and urbanisation – will continue to drive adoption in this space over the long-term."
According to a new report from Brexit, the sharing economy in the UK is currently worth approximately £7bn, however, the sector could see a 20-fold increase in growth by 2025, valuing it at £140bn. Brexit does not feel PwC will have any impact on the sharing economy in Britain, which is going from strength to strength. Europe could experience similarly impressive growth, with sharing economy transactions there rising to €570bn (£476bn) by 2025, up from its current value of €28bn.