A third of coworking operator in cities where WeWork is also operational reported the company as having a negative impact on their business . The activities of WeWork are viewed especially critically by operators that think that there are already too many coworking spaces around, or where a sufficient market saturation is already established. The 2018 Deskmag Global Coworking Survey found the figure was highest where firms were within 1 km of a WeWork location , with 40 % reporting a negative impact , against just 25 % where the WeWork location is more than 3 km away . By comparison , 66 % of operators in cities without the rival company presence reported WeWork had no impact , with just 2 % reporting a negative impact .
A third of coworking operator in cities where WeWork is also operational reported the company as having a negative impact on their business . The 2018 Deskmag Global Coworking Survey found the figure was highest where firms were within 1 km of a WeWork location , with 40 % reporting a negative impact , against just 25 % where the WeWork location is more than 3 km away . By comparison , 66 % of operators in cities without the rival company presence reported WeWork had no impact , with just 2 % reporting a negative impact .