The number of active players has surpassed 35 million: +16.1% in clubs, +15.2% in courts, +42% in federated players for national federations.
• Strong growth of padel also on the web and social media: 70 million page views on the site, more than 800 thousand followers on FIP channels.
• Within the document, new sections dedicated to curiosities and statistics about players and national teams.
More than 35 million active players, an increase of 16.1% in clubs, 15.2% in courts, and 42% in federated players for national federations compared to last year. The second edition of the FIP World Padel Report, an analysis of FIP activities presented during the General Assembly in Acapulco (Mexico) and carried out through the FIP National Federation Survey 2025, shows global padel growth. The FIP World Padel Report 2025 is now available on the official website www.padelfip.com.
Global expansion in pursuit of the Olympics
A development—of padel—which includes all five continents, also thanks to an activity that has increased the number of tournaments organized by FIP from 182 in 2024 to 290 in 2025, involving more than 11,000 athletes among players and juniors present in the professional and junior rankings of the International Padel Federation. The global map of facilities shows how clubs have increased by 4,775 units, surpassing 24,600; the courts built in 2025 amounted to 14,355, bringing the total to 77,300, spread across 150 nations and 20 dependent territories (+26 compared to the FIP World Padel Report 2024).
Social expansion through social media
The FIP World Padel Report 2025 also includes a specific focus on the diffusion of padel on the web and social media: 3.8 million unique users and 70 million page views. This latest figure is ten times higher than in 2023. Over the last two years, the number of followers on the official FIP social media platforms (Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, X and LinkedIn) has grown by 400%: from 210 thousand in 2023 to 850 thousand in 2025.
The section on participation, in addition to showcasing an analysis and graphs of strong global growth compared to the previous edition for countries where padel is played, the number of amateur players, clubs, and padel courts, presents a new chapter analyzing growth at the continental level, highlighting zone by zone the countries experiencing growth, emerging markets, and those in a consolidation phase.
The chapter on competition organization includes both the history and statistics of the three FIP circuits—Premier Padel, CUPRA FIP Tour, and FIP Promises—as well as the competition framework (professional, junior, and senior) by nation and by player pairs across the various categories.
The section dedicated to performance presents an analysis of the FIP men’s and women’s rankings, both professional and junior, plus a new chapter dedicated to curiosities and statistics about the top players: from birthdates performing at the peak of rankings to the year with the highest number of ranked players, the Most Improved Player award, U 30, Under 21 and Over 35, who achieved the best ranking in 2024.
A large portion of the report, curated by the FIP Research & Data Analysis Department, contains the final profiles of each of the 147 national federations affiliated with FIP in 2025, to which next year the profiles of the newly affiliated federations will be added. These include: total membership numbers, female and male participation, padel schools, number of courts (public and private), number of clubs, number of professional players registered in each nation, national teams, and the number of international competitions played or hosted over the last 12 months.