Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | May 19th, 2026 Startup Cities and Wellness Communities Reimagine the Future AI anxiety is fueling unease. In response, “startup societies” are springing up – reimagining cities from scratch to model brighter futures. How Midlife Women Are Changing the Wellness Economy and What That Means for Brands As more women approach midlife with curiosity and agency,…
Wellness real estate market hits $876B | Fitness apps become AI wellness overlords | Parent co. of the Enhanced Games goes public at $1.2B valuation
Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | May 14th, 2026 Global wellness real estate market is worth US$876 billion, says GWI | spabusiness.com news The wellness real estate market remains the fastest-growing wellness sector according to new research by the Global Wellness Institute (GWI), revealed today at the Global Wellness Summit’s Wellness Real Estate and Communities Symposium in New York City, U…
Robotic massage co. Aescape goes bust | 50% of Americans get their health/wellness advice from influencers | Wisdom Ventures closes $78M fund for well-tech startups
Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | May 12th, 2026 AI Massage Company Aescape Goes Insolvent With $150M+ in Debt The original Aescape corporate entity is winding down after substantially all of the company’s assets were sold earlier this year through a foreclosure process. Consumer Health Platforms Become Always-On Care Systems Google, WHOOP, and Hims are expanding their AI health offerings, pushing…
Pro athletes embrace longevity solutions to extend their careers | Dream engineering enters wellness | Bathhouse raises $35M as ‘sauna wars’ intensify
Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | May 7th, 2026 Neurotech Startups Turn Lucid Dreaming Into Programmable Wellness At the intersection of the $25B sleep tech market and the $17B neurotech sector, new companies look to engineer dreams for human flourishing. Bathhouse Raises $35M From Imaginary Ventures And Others As “Sauna Wars” Intensify Bathhouse raises $35 million from Imaginary Ventures and other…
The $18 billion longevity clinic tourism boom | China’s pet market goes full wellness | Pickleball Inc. raises $225M
Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | May 5th, 2026 The Luxury Travel Trend That’s All About Living Longer At hotels like the Proper, Hacienda AltaGracia, and Clinique La Prairie, the new luxury vacation is all about biofeedback and blood draws. Pickleball Inc. clinches landmark $225 million investment into fast-growing sport The deal merged Major League Pickleball and the Carvana PPA Tour,…
Research on cellular rejuvenation could be the real––not hyped––longevity breakthrough | Rapamycin had surprisingly negative impact on exercise | SquareMind gets $18M for AI-automated dermatology
Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | April 30th, 2026 Infinite Epigenetics Acquires Tally Health to Build Epigenetic Data Platform for Longevity Infinite Epigenetics, the parent company of TruDiagnostic, has acquired Tally Health, the consumer longevity company co-founded by Harvard geneticist Dr. David Sinclair, in what the company says is the largest acquisition in epigenetic age testing to date. A cheap drug…
Women’s health market: $600B by 2030 | The UK’s sweeping smoking ban | Biggest sustainability trends in travel for 2026
Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | April 28th, 2026 Women’s Health to Hit $600B in Shift to Lifelong Care The category is evolving to include conditions that affect women uniquely, disproportionately, and differently from men. What to Know About the U.K.’s Generational Smoking Ban Those in the U.K. born in 2009 and after will never be able to buy cigarettes. The…
New study: Americans spending more on prevention | Hair care is the new longevity play | European fitness market reaches $45B, with much room to grow
Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | April 23rd, 2026 Hair Care Goes Clinical as Longevity Drives New Protocols As longevity and beauty converge, brands are turning hair health and noninvasive scalp care into a structured system. How Menopause and Longevity Are Reshaping the Industry Midlife beauty is shifting toward healthspan, longevity, and menopause care-driving new opportunities in biotech, diagnostics, and personalized…
Longevity market forecast: $67B by 2035 | Inside South Korea’s beauty tourism boom | The meh ‘Ozempic personality’ | Cities designed for healthy aging
Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | April 21st, 2026 Longevity market to hit $67b by 2035 due to rising aging concerns Preventive health, AI-driven science and shifting consumer behavior are reshaping how the world approaches aging and extending healthspan. How South Korea has become the new face of beauty tourism For a growing number of beauty devotees, buying Korean products online…
The ‘connection economy’ raises capital | Boomers will rewrite old age, transforming wellness & housing | UK’s Eka Ventures closes $107M for startups in health/wellness/sustainability
Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | April 16th, 2026 The Connection Economy Finds Capital New platforms aim to revive partying in a wellness-obsessed, fun-deprived world – elevating arts and culture events to crowd out screentime. EU-Startups London’s Eka Ventures closes €91.5 million Fund II to back UK startups in health, wellbeing and sustainability Eka Ventures has announced the close of its…