Research · 2026 Edition

Meetingitis
Barometer 2026

An independent snapshot of how, why and what we meet for at work.

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Third edition · Spain · Comparative series 2024–2026

Fewer empty meetings.
More meaningful work.

1,000+ professionals

Spain study scope

21–56 years old

82% companies with 250+ employees

2024–2026 comparative series

Why it exists

How do companies meet?

Meetings have become an essential part of corporate work.

But we know surprisingly little about how professionals actually perceive them, how much time they consume, what problems they create and what return they generate.

That is why we created the Meetingitis Barometer: a study that examines how workplace meetings are evolving and how professionals perceive them.

In 2026, we reach our third edition, consolidating a research initiative designed to turn an everyday workplace conversation into data about the reality of meetings inside organizations.

6 insights · Barometer 2026

What the data tells us.

Six findings that help explain how our relationship with meetings is changing.

95%

01 · The problem remains

Meetingitis is still here.

95% of the professionals surveyed perceive an excess of meetings that affects productivity.

45%

02 · Time

Three hours or more every day.

Almost half of professionals spend at least three hours a day in meetings.

52%

03 · Decisions

We meet to decide. And then we don’t.

A lack of decisions remains the most frequently perceived problem in meetings.

90%

04 · Information

The information-only meeting is being questioned.

Nine out of ten professionals would replace a meeting used solely to share information with an email.

77%

05 · Focus

Two meeting-free days.

77% consider two meeting-free days per week to be the ideal.

67%

06 · Artificial intelligence

AI has already entered the meeting.

67% have tried AI tools to optimize meetings, although lack of trust is the main barrier to adoption.

What we want to understand

We are not trying to prove that we have too many meetings.

We want to understand what is really happening.

The Barometer analyses how professionals’ perceptions are evolving and how mature organizations are in the way they manage meetings.

Time Productivity Focus Decisions Cost ROI AI

Do we have more meetings than before?

Are they really necessary?

How much time do they consume?

Are they properly prepared?

Do they have clear objectives?

Do they result in decisions?

Are the right people involved?

How much do they affect focus and productivity?

Is there a methodology for managing them?

Is their effectiveness measured?

Is their cost calculated?

Is meeting ROI measured?

Three editions

From “we have too many meetings” to data.

The 2024–2026 series allows us to see which problems remain, which ones are evolving and how professionals’ expectations of their meetings are changing.

2024

The starting point for measuring how professionals perceive their meetings.

2025

The second measurement and the first comparisons of meeting habits and perceptions.

2026

The third edition, with a broader look at productivity, ROI, new ways of working and artificial intelligence.

The problem is no longer just how much we meet.
It’s also what we meet for.

Methodology · 2026

How the study was conducted.

Methodological transparency to help interpret the findings in context.

Participants More than 1,000 professionals

Age 21–56 years

Organizations 82% in companies with 250+ employees

Fieldwork May–July 2026

Scope: Spain. Online survey using a non-probability participation sample. Sample bases vary by question and edition and are indicated in each chart. A probabilistic sampling error estimate is not applicable to a non-probability online participation sample.

Full report · 2026

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Access the full report with data, analysis and conclusions on how, why and what we meet for at work.

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Barometer 2027

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Participant registration will be available soon.

Presentation · Meetingitis Barometer 2026

Press & Media

Data, stories and resources to talk about Meetingitis.

Are you a journalist, creator or researcher, or would you like to use data from the Barometer? We have prepared the key findings, headlines, study information and resources for the media.

Media Kit 2026

Everything you need to tell the story.

Press release, key findings, newsworthy data, editorial headlines, methodology and information for the media.

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Meetingitis Barometer 2026

Meetingitis
Barometer 2026

How do companies meet?

What the data tells us.

Meetingitis is still here.

Three hours or more every day.

We meet to decide. And then we don’t.

The information-only meeting is being questioned.

Two meeting-free days.

AI has already entered the meeting.

We are not trying to prove that we have too many meetings.

From “we have too many meetings” to data.

How the study was conducted.

Get the Meetingitis Barometer 2026.

Would you like to take part in the next edition?

Data, stories and resources to talk about Meetingitis.

Everything you need to tell the story.

Data starts the conversation.
Now it’s time to change meetings.

Meetingitis

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Product & Contact

Meetingitis Barometer 2026

MeetingitisBarometer 2026

How do companies meet?

What the data tells us.

Meetingitis is still here.

Three hours or more every day.

We meet to decide. And then we don’t.

The information-only meeting is being questioned.

Two meeting-free days.

AI has already entered the meeting.

We are not trying to prove that we have too many meetings.

From “we have too many meetings” to data.

How the study was conducted.

Get the Meetingitis Barometer 2026.

Would you like to take part in the next edition?

Data, stories and resources to talk about Meetingitis.

Everything you need to tell the story.

Data starts the conversation. Now it’s time to change meetings.

Meetingitis

Explore

Product & Contact

Meetingitis
Barometer 2026

Data starts the conversation.
Now it’s time to change meetings.