Investments in opening padel clubs in Russia exceeded ов20 billion

The total investment in the opening of padel clubs in Russia during the development of the market amounted to more than 20.7 billion rubles. Such data are presented in the study Court Masters, which was conducted with the support of the Federation of Padel of Russia and the company FitnessData (RBC has).

The study took into account data including on clubs that will open before the end of 2026. According to the statistics presented, it was for the current year that the largest volume of investments fell - about 10.3 billion rubles.

For comparison, in 2023, 0.8 billion rubles were spent on the opening of Russian padel clubs. In 2024, investments amounted to 2.6 billion rubles, in 2025 - 7 billion rubles. Thus, the amount of financing in 2026 is comparable to all investments made in previous reporting periods. 34% of all investments in padel clubs account for Moscow and the Moscow region.

Most padel courts were opened in the third quarter of 2026. Since the end of 2023, the number of courts has increased 27 times. As of October 1, there are more than 1,539 courts in Russia. Another 221 courts will open in the country before the end of December.

Number of padel courts in Russia at the end of the year

2023: 55 operating courts, including 38 new ones; 2024: 259 operating courts, including 204 new ones; 2025: 838 operating courts, including 579 new ones; 2026: 1,539 operating courts, including 701 new ones.

The Russian padella market, the authors of the study note, is entering the scaling phase. According to forecasts, in 2027 the number of courts will reach 2640, in 2028 - 3213, in 2029 - 3476. By the end of 2030, 3,578 padel courts will operate in Russia.

Separately, the study analyzed the incomes of players in the Padel. The average figure is 243 thousand rubles. The most profitable – 250-500,000 rubles – was the age group of 45-54 years (41%). At the same time, among men, the share of players with incomes above 250 thousand rubles is 22 percentage points more than among women.

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