Board Games Statistics
A New Age for Board Games
Over the past few decades board games have become highly popular. In 2012, The Guardian dubbed it "A Golden Age for Board Games", declaring that board games category has seen an increasingly large growth rate. Additionally, board games have become one of Kickstarter's most funded project division.
With this in mind, the reclaimed love for board games has inspired celebrities like Wil Wheaton and Felicia Day to create a popular YouTube series, Table Top. This YouTube channel, hosted by Wil Wheaton, showcases a new board game with special guests in each video. Thousands of viewers are subscribed to this channel and each video yields hundreds of thousands of views.
Board Game Industry Statistics and Popularity
According to "Trial by Gaming", there are appoximated over 73,000 board games registered in Board Game Geek. Although board games have steadily increased in popularity, in 2020 the market experienced a 15% loss. That being said, tabletop games had the highest market share of 67% in 2020. By 2025, the market value of card and board games in the Us is predicted to reach $5.04 billion in the United States. North America dominates the global market for board games; in 2017, one-third of the total global market share belonged to North America.
The following array displays the 5 most popular board games.
Statistics for the 5 Most Popular Games
- Risk, 1957, 40,000,000 copies
- Catan, 1995, 32,000,000 copies
- Carcassone, 2000, 10,000,000 copies
- Ticket to Ride, 1969, 4,000,000 copies
- Alhambra, 2003, 1,000,000 copies
Source:Board Game Geek