Stiftung für Zukunftsfragen

The Stiftung für Zukunftsfragen is a German foundation that conducts and publishes the Freizeit-Monitor, an annual representative survey of leisure behaviour in Germany. According to its website, the study has been carried out regularly since 1986, and the 2026 edition surveyed over 3,000 German residents aged 18 and over about more than 100 leisure activities, with fieldwork conducted by GfK in July and August 2026. The foundation also publishes research contributions and a podcast.

According to its website, the Stiftung für Zukunftsfragen has conducted the Freizeit-Monitor regularly since 1986. The 2026 edition was based on a representative sample of over 3,000 German residents aged 18 and over, surveyed online by GfK in July 2026 about their own leisure behaviour and the amount of leisure time they have; the foundation presented the Freizeit-Monitor 2026 at an online press conference on 25 August 2026. The website also lists current research contributions and a podcast episode.

• Freizeit-Monitor

  Annual representative survey of leisure behaviour in Germany, conducted regularly since 1986; the 2026 edition surveyed over 3,000 German residents aged 18 and over about more than 100 leisure activities, with fieldwork by GfK in July and August 2026.

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