🎾 PBM Weekly Newsletter - Issue 34

Hi everyone,

Welcome to the 34th issue of Padel Business Magazine – a publication and vetted community dedicated to helping padel industry decision-makers capitalise on the explosive growth and development of the sport.

Coming up this week:

• The Global Padel Report 2025 from Playtomic reveals that padel courts worldwide have topped 50,000, up 17% in 2024, with a new club opening every two and a half hours.

• Acenta Group has acquired Swedish booking platform Padelappen, with the SEK1.8 million (€161,000) deal designed to help Acenta “build a fully integrated digital platform” for padel.

• Our round-up of other major headlines in the global padel business, including French operator 4Padel’s plans to open 14 new clubs across the country by 2026, and RacquetX’s move to Fort Lauderdale in 2026, marking a shift away from Miami.

• The latest exclusive interviews, in-depth features and expert analysis from Padel Business Magazine, as we speak with Park Padel co-founder Jessica Talbert on driving growth through a community-first mindset, and explore some of the key themes to emerge from the Padel World Summit in Barcelona.

Enjoy the latest issue!

The PBM Team

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The weekly serving

Essential news highlights to keep your padel business game sharp

• 🇫🇷 4Padel to open 14 new clubs in France by 2026
  French operator 4Padel has confirmed plans to open 14 new clubs across the country by 2026. They include a facility in Dijon with 12 courts due to open next summer. The new sites will increase the number of 4Padel clubs from 25 to 39, and the number of courts from 149 to 275. The operator also unveiled plans to acquire five indoor clubs in Germany, representing a total of 40 additional courts in the country.

• 🇺🇸 RacquetX 2026 to take place in Fort Lauderdale

  Next year’s RacquetX will take place at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale on 13-15 March, 2026, marking a move away from Miami. The schedule for the RacquetX City Series has also been confirmed, with one-day events taking place in Philadelphia on 29 June, Los Angeles on 18 August, Atlanta on 7 September, Austin on 12 October and Orlando on 22 January.

• 🇬🇧 Plan to convert Olympic Park tennis courts to padel sparks anger
  A row has broken out over plans for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park’s Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre to convert its four indoor tennis courts into seven double and two single padel courts. The decision has been denounced by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), while users of the centre have launched a petition calling for the LVRPA public authority to “reverse” its decision.

• 🇳🇱 Number of padel courts in Holland rises to 2,828
  The number of padel courts in Holland reached 2,828 at the end of 2024, spread over 627 locations, according to a new report released by the KNLTB and EY. The number of commercial centres grew by 23.5%, and associations by 16.5%. There was an average of 350,000 monthly padel players, with an official registration of 311,636 players, up 18% on 2023.

• 🇳🇱 Former Dutch footballers in new video series promoting padel
  A new ten-part video series featuring former Dutch footballers Rafael van der Vaart and Ronald de Boer has been launched on Sportnieuws.nl and the platform's social media channels. 'Padelpraat' is designed to make padel more accessible and attractive to a wide audience, and is being run ahead of the Decathlon Premier Padel Rotterdam, taking place from 28 September to 5 October.

Net news

Diving deep into major news stories shaping the padel industry

Playtomic report: Global padel courts top 50,000, up 17% in 2024 

Padel’s growth momentum is set to continue in the coming years, with a new club opening every two and a half hours, according to The Global Padel Report 2025 from Playtomic.

Acenta Group acquires Swedish booking platform Padelappen 

The SEK1.8 million (€161,000) deal is designed to help Acenta “build a fully integrated digital platform” for padel.

The big hits

The latest exclusive interviews, in-depth features and expert analysis from Padel Business Magazine

Jessica Talbert interview: Park Padel co-founder on driving growth through a community-first mindset

Park Padel now has three clubs around the Bay area after its West Sacramento location opened in April. What started with pop-in courts as a temporary solution has sprouted into one of the most popular brands of padel clubs in northern California. In an interview with Padel Business Magazine’s US reporter Rodney Reeves, Park Padel co-founder Jessica Talbert discusses how remaining open-minded helped secure its first location, keeping community-building at its core, and expanding throughout the Bay area while growing successful partnerships.

What next for padel’s global growth? Key talking points at Padel World Summit 

The second edition of the Padel World Summit provided a broad international perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing the sport as it enters its next stage of development. Padel Business Magazine editor Jonathan Dyson reports from Barcelona.