Project description
To date, the bidt has conducted eleven representative short surveys among adult internet users in Germany at the end of March and mid-June 2020, in early February, May, and September/October 2021, in March, June, and October 2022, in September 2023, October 2024, and in February/March 2026.
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In October 2024, the use of remote work among employed internet users continued to decline compared to the previous year, reaching the lowest point since the beginning of measurement. With a total of 39% of respondents working remotely, this represented a nine-percentage-point drop in usage. The latest survey from 2026 now shows a reverse trend. Since the end of 2024, significantly more employed respondents have been returning to their home offices. In 2026, 45% of employed individuals work from home at least occasionally.
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Satisfaction with one’s own home office situation remained at a very high level across all survey points. It reached its peak in October 2024, when 95% of the work-from-home users surveyed reported being somewhat or very satisfied. In 2026, this figure remains nearly unchanged at 94%. However, there is a slight shift in the intensity of satisfaction. The proportion of those who were very satisfied declined from 58% (2024) to 51% (2026), while the proportion of those who were somewhat satisfied rose from 37% to 43% over the same period. Satisfaction was at its lowest following the introduction of mandatory remote work in February 2021.
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