New figures from the LTA reveal that 860,000 adults and juniors played padel at least once in 2025 — more than double the previous year.
LTA data recorded 400,000 padel players at the end of 2024, 129,000 at the end of 2023 and 15,000 in 2019, highlighting the sport’s extraordinary growth trajectory in Britain.
This growth is supported by a rapidly expanding infrastructure, with 1,553 padel courts available across 559 venues at the end of 2025. This figure is up from 870 courts across 293 venues at the end of 2024, and just 69 courts when the LTA took over the governance of the sport in 2020.
Research shows that an average off-peak court booking costs £7 per person per hour, £27 per hour, based on a doubles booking.
The LTA and LTA Tennis Foundation have invested more than £7.5 million into padel court construction to date, which has supported a further £10.5 million investment, delivering over £18m for the creation of 112 courts at 57 venues – all of which have an obligation to provide accessible provision for their local communities.
Awareness
New figures at the end of 2025 show the awareness of padel among adults reached 57% of the British population (approximately 31 million individuals), representing a significant increase from 38% (20 million) by late 2024.
Interest in playing padel across Britain continues to increase, with over 10 million Britons expressing a desire to try padel, a rise of three million since the end of 2024, reflecting its accessible, social nature and appeal to all age groups.
Coaching
To date, 1,676 coaches have completed the Intro to Padel Coaching CPD since its launch, 427 coaches have completed the Padel Instructor Core Training.
Reflecting on these figures, Tom Murray, LTA Head of Padel said: “The LTA is proud to share the latest figures highlighting the continued growth of padel in Great Britain.
“With 860,000 people playing in 2025, over 10 million expressing interest in trying the sport, and around 1,600 courts now in place across hundreds of venues, padel’s momentum is undeniable.
“2026 also marks a major milestone as the Premier Padel P1 comes to London, a huge opportunity to showcase the sport at the highest level, inspire new audiences, and give fans the chance to experience world-class professional padel here in Britain.
“Increasing visibility and access remains central to our strategy, as we seek to grow the sport sustainably. With strong partnerships and new platforms, we’re making it easier than ever for people to discover and get involved in the sport.”
Could you point us to this LTA report please, for further stats etc. Cheers.