World Gym
Fitness · Gyms
- Active units
- 20
- Royalty
- $1k / yr
Franchised, year-end 2024
Annual flat fee
About World Gym
World Gym健身俱樂部 Taiwan is the largest fitness chain in Taiwan, with a rapid growth from 2001 to 2023. In 2010, World Gym acquired all 6 locations of California Fitness in Taiwan, expanding from a single gym to a hundred large-scale fitness clubs. With branches all over Taiwan, you can easily find a World Gym near you no matter where you're from. Their comprehensive range of.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$25k
- Conversion Gym reduced fee
If converting an existing gym to a Franchised Business, initial franchise fee is $12,500
- Local advertising
2.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
7,500 – 25,000 sq ft
- Development Agreement - first gym
$25k
- Development Agreement - second gym
$20k
- Development Agreement - third and each additional gym
$18k
- Veteran discount
15.0% off franchise fee — 15% discount on the applicable initial franchise fee for the first Franchised Business for honorably discharged veterans
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing); filings on file: 2024, 2025, 2026.
Growth
- Total locations18
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings0
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate-10.0%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR-13.4%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio0.0×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$1.3M
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open11 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - Royalty rate—
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
- Sales-to-investment ratio—
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.