WORLDS — Active Venue Forecast · 2027 Projection

Historical Jan 2023 – Dec 2026 (est.) · Projection Jan – Dec 2027 · Top line = total network (active + dormant + AFC)
Dec 2026 Active (est.)
68
Dec 2026 Total Network
121
2027 Conservative Active (Dec)
80
2027 Optimistic Active (Dec)
105
2027 Conservative Network (Dec)
148
2027 Optimistic Network (Dec)
212
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Total Network (historical)
Network Conservative 2027
Network Optimistic 2027
Active (historical)
Active Conservative 2027
Active Optimistic 2027
Active Conservative: adds avg YoY absolute increment (+12.4) to each 2026 active figure · Active Optimistic: multiplies each 2026 active figure by avg YoY growth ratio (×1.55) · Network projections apply the same method to total network trend (+26.8/yr · ×1.75)

Methodology

Historical data (Jan 2023 – Aug 2026) is drawn directly from the WORLDS Booking & Technical Database (Airtable). A venue is counted as active in a given month if it has at least one confirmed show date falling within that month. Giant screen cinemas and flat-screen theatres are excluded throughout; only Digital Fulldome planetariums and 360° theatres are included. Venues with a booking status of "Not Suitable", "Decided to Pass", or "Show Completed" are excluded from all counts.

Sept – Dec 2026 active figures (45, 55, 60, 68) are management estimates based on confirmed venue conversations and pipeline knowledge, not yet reflected in the bookings database.

Total network is the sum of active and dormant venues each month — the full pool of eligible venues that have hosted at least one confirmed show in the WORLDS network to date. It grows monotonically as new venues are onboarded and never shrinks when venues go dormant.

Conservative 2027 active projection applies the average annual absolute increment observed across 2023–2026 (+12.4 venues/year) to each corresponding 2026 month. Conservative 2027 total network projection applies the equivalent total network average increment (+26.8 venues/year) to each corresponding 2026 total.

Optimistic 2027 active projection applies the average year-on-year growth ratio observed across 2023–2026 (×1.55, i.e. 55% YoY growth) to each corresponding 2026 active figure. Optimistic 2027 total network projection applies the equivalent network growth ratio (×1.75, i.e. 75% YoY growth) to each corresponding 2026 total. Note the higher network ratio is partly driven by the rapid onboarding period of 2023–2024; more recent years (2025–2026) show a moderating rate of approximately ×1.40.

Projections and assumptions

While the projections and assumptions in this document are made in good faith using all of the information available to us at the time of writing, the inherently variable nature of digital advertising auctions, audience behaviour, individual venue negotiations and external market factors may mean actual results differ materially from the projections shown. Nothing contained herein constitutes, or should be relied upon as, a promise, guarantee, offer, or contractual commitment regarding venue counts, financial performance, or the commercial success or duration of any show in any market.