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Q1 2026 Global Workplace Occupancy Benchmarks
New Report · Q1 2026 Benchmarks
Goodbye, Tuesday-Thursday.
The five-day week is back, just differently.
Peak office occupancy held at 36% globally in Q1 2026, flat after four years of mandate-driven gains. The shift now is in how people use the office, with more full weeks and longer days. We tracked it across 212 offices in four regions.
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Offices
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Regions
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Industries
Key Highlights · Q1 2026
36%
Global median peak
Flat in Q1 2026 after four years of mandate-driven gains.
40%
APAC, highest region
Ahead of LATAM at 39% and North America at 36%.
+7pp
North America, YoY
The only region to improve peak occupancy versus 2025.
+10pp
LATAM, 4-5 day week
Now the most common attendance pattern in the region.
Inside the report · 35 pages
What the Q1 2026 data is telling us.
- The four-year arc of peak occupancy, from 2022 to 2026
- Global trends across peak, mobility, frequency, duration, weekdays, and OVI
- Regional deep-dives for North America, Europe, and APAC by sub-region
- Mobility profiles across on-site, hybrid, and flexible employees
- The Occupancy Variance Index, and how evenly each region fills its week
- Methodology and key terms behind every metric
See how your offices compare to the 212 in this study.
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