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CO-WORKING HISTORY

2002 – The first coworking space opened up in

Schraubenfabrik, Vienna, in an old renovated factory, which

began as a community center for enterprises. It expanded

to include freelancers and other professionals working with

cell phones and laptops.

2007 – The first time the word “coworking” is seen on

Google’s database. The searches have increased

tremendously. The term coworking has become a

megamedia name. “Coworking” got into the English version

of Wikipedia. 2008/2009 – Unofficial coworking meet-ups

happen and planned the first Coworking conference in

Brussels in 2010.

2010 – The first #CoworkingDay was celebrated by the

movement. The first European coworking conference took

place in Brussels. At this time, there were at least 600

coworking spaces worldwide.