Leaflet · The story of

WeCrashed

WeWork grew from a single New York coworking space into a $47 billion company in under a decade. Within a year, most of that value was gone.

In 2022 the story became an 8-episode Apple TV+ series based on Wondery's podcast WeCrashed: The Rise and Fall of WeWork, with Jared Leto as Adam Neumann and Anne Hathaway as Rebekah Neumann. It premiered on 18 March 2022.

From the book
Coworking Study & Report, by Dr. Preetesh Anand
The real timeline
  1. 2010 · The startAdam Neumann and Miguel McKelvey open the first WeWork in New York.
  2. 2017 · Rocket fuelSoftBank pours in billions and expansion goes global.
  3. Jan 2019 · The peakValued at $47B, with about 850 locations worldwide.
  4. Sep 2019 · IPO collapsesInvestors balk at the losses, founder control and governance. Neumann steps down.
  5. Oct 2021 · ListedWeWork goes public via a SPAC at about $9B.
  6. Nov 2023 · BankruptcyChapter 11 filing with nearly $19B in debt.
  7. Jun 2024 · RestartExits bankruptcy with $4B+ of debt wiped out; Yardi becomes majority owner.
  8. 2025 · Back to basicsPositive EBITDA, about 170 US & Canada sites, profit-first deals.
In numbers
$47B2019 peak
~$9B2021 listing
$0.27BAug 2023
850 → ~170locations, global peak to US & Canada in 2025
~$12Bfuture rent cut in the restructuring
3 lessons for your space
  1. Match lease length to how long members commit.
  2. Every centre must reach break-even on its own.
  3. Grow when you're full, not when you're excited.

All 7 lessons, the World & India market report and the property-owner playbook are in the free book.

Sources: Apple TV+ press, Fortune/Bloomberg, Bisnow, CRE Daily, Barchart.

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