Germans' leisure time is increasingly taking place "on demand"—a key finding of the latest Leisure Monitor 2025. For this long-term study, conducted by the BAT Foundation for Future Issues for the past 40 years, over 3,000 German citizens aged 18 and over were surveyed in June of this year, representing the population, about their leisure activities and their satisfaction with them. The detailed analysis reveals several structural changes: While media consumption is becoming more digital and personal, sporting activities and simple forms of recreation such as walking or reading are gaining in importance—while traditional social contacts are declining slightly.

Travel is and remains a place of longing – but how, when, and with what expectations do Germans actually travel today? The latest tourism study reveals: A new area of tension has emerged between individualization, digital influences, and growing climate awareness.

Only a balanced interplay of individual initiative and collective responsibility can keep a society resilient. The ability to cooperate not only determines success in overcoming current crises, but also forms the basis for a future worth living.

Global challenges - from wars and climate change to unresolved national problems, economic uncertainties, persistent inflation and migration issues - characterise the mood of German citizens. Additional political uncertainties, such as the early elections, reinforce this impression. A recent representative survey by the non-profit BAT Foundation for Future Studies shows that almost two thirds of citizens are worried and anxious about the coming twelve months. Only 37 per cent express confidence.

At a time when being at home is becoming increasingly important, people are less willing to travel long distances for leisure activities. This is the conclusion of a recent study by the non-profit Stiftung für Zukunftsfragen (Foundation for Future Studies), for which over 3,000 people aged 18 and over were surveyed on a representative basis.