United States Sports Trading Card Market Size By Type(Autograph Card, Image Card, Character Card, and Other), By Application(Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Boxing, Cricket, and Others) And Forecast

United States Sports Trading Card Market Size And Forecast

United States Sports Trading Card Market size was valued at USD 5355.04 Million in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 13047.9 Million by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 12.99% during the forecasted period 2024 to 2031.

The sports trading card market is principally driven by significant technological advancements in the field of trading cards. The United States report provides a holistic evaluation of the market. The report offers a comprehensive analysis of key segments, trends, drivers, restraints, competitive landscape, and factors that are playing a substantial role in the market.

What is Sports Trading Card?

So, a trading card – you might also call it a collectible card – is basically a little piece of paperboard or thick paper. Usually, it has a picture of someone, some place, or something on it (could be real or totally made up!). Plus, there's often some text, like stats or fun facts. Think baseball cards, those are super famous! Most people think of sports when they think of trading cards, but there are also non-sports cards. We're talking about things like Pokémon. These are totally different from sports cards. They often feature characters from comic books, cartoons, TV shows, or even . Now, sports trading cards? Those are their own thing. Some card games use them, often with a fantasy twist. And there are even cards that are all about the artwork. Basically, the card game with the coolest, most unique cards is usually the most popular, and right now, it's on top of the sports trading card world!

United States Sports Trading Card Market Overview

So, what's fueling the sports trading card craze? It's mainly thanks to tech advancements shaking things up. We're seeing online trading card games explode in popularity, whether they're online versions of classics like Chaotic or entirely new games like Star Wars Galaxies. TCGs and the internet basically grew up together, so it's no shock that people are constantly trying to mix the two, with both familiar and brand-new card games. On the flip side, the skyrocketing prices of sports cards and a lack of awareness could slow things down a bit. Still, there are big opportunities in the investment side of the sports trading card market.

United States Sports Trading Card MarketSegmentation Analysis

The United States Sports Trading Card Market is segmented on the basis of Type, and Application.

United States Sports Trading Card Market by Type

• Autograph Card
• Image Card
• Character Card
• Other

Based on Type, the market is bifurcated into Autograph Card, Image Card, Character Card, and Other. Autograph Card accounted for the largest market share in 2019. Autograph cards are the sports trading cards autographed by the professional sportsperson or the player.

United States Sports Trading Card Market by Application

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Football
• Hockey
• Boxing
• Cricket
• Others

On the basis of Application, the United States Sports Trading Card Market has been segmented into Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Boxing, Cricket, and Others. Baseball accounted for the largest market share in 2019. Trading cards are largely popular and avidly collected across baseball fans.

Key Players

The “ United States Sports Trading Card Market” study report will provide valuable insight with an emphasis on the US market including some of the major players such as Futera, Leaf Trading cards, Panini SPA, Topps Company, Tristar Productions, Upper Deck Company, and Others. Our market analysis also entails a section solely dedicated to such major players wherein our analysts provide an insight into the financial statements of all the major players, along with product benchmarking and SWOT analysis. This section also includes key development strategies, market share, and market ranking analysis of the above-mentioned players.

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