Americans played pickleball in 2025.
The latest SFIA participation report puts U.S. pickleball participation at 24.3 million people for 2025.
SFIA, published June 4, 2026 ↗LINK TO THIS STAT ↗DINKRGEAR FACT SHEETPICKLEBALL
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A current, source-led look at U.S. participation, player growth and places to play. Updated November 6, 2026.
THE SNAPSHOT
THE GAME IS GROWING IN PLAYERS, FREQUENCY AND PLACES TO PLAY.
Pickleball has moved well beyond a niche court sport. The most recent participation data shows a player base that is larger, younger and more regular on court than it was just a few years ago.
Every figure below points to its original publisher and publication date, so it is simple to check, quote or link to the source behind it.
KEY FIGURES
7 STATS WORTH KNOWING.
Participation growth from 2022 to 2025.
SFIA reports that U.S. pickleball participation grew 171.8% over those three years.
SFIA, published June 4, 2026 ↗LINK TO THIS STAT ↗Players rose more than fivefold in five years.
SFIA reports 4.2 million U.S. players in 2020 and 24.3 million in 2025.
SFIA, published June 4, 2026 ↗LINK TO THIS STAT ↗The age group with the highest participation rate.
SFIA identifies teens and young adults ages 13 to 24 as the age segment with the highest participation rates in 2025.
SFIA, published June 4, 2026 ↗LINK TO THIS STAT ↗Of pickleball players in 2025 were women.
That is up from 38.6% in 2020, according to SFIA's 2026 Pickleball Single Sport Report.
SFIA, published June 4, 2026 ↗LINK TO THIS STAT ↗Core players in 2025.
SFIA defines core players as people who play eight or more times a year. The report puts that group at 7.5 million in 2025, up from 1.4 million in 2020.
SFIA, published June 4, 2026 ↗LINK TO THIS STAT ↗Known courts in the U.S. at the end of 2024.
USA Pickleball reported 15,910 entries in its court-location database and 68,458 known courts after 18,455 courts were added during 2024.
USA Pickleball 2024 Annual Growth Report, published January 14, 2025 ↗LINK TO THIS STAT ↗METHOD & SOURCES
HOW TO READ THESE NUMBERS.
This page uses public figures from the Sports & Fitness Industry Association and USA Pickleball. Participation figures refer to the United States and use the year specified beside each statistic. Court figures are the known locations and courts reported by USA Pickleball for 2024.
- Sports & Fitness Industry Association, “Pickleball Participation Reaches 24.3 Million Americans as Sport Continues Unprecedented Growth Trajectory,” June 4, 2026. ↗
- USA Pickleball, “2024 USA Pickleball Annual Growth Report,” January 14, 2025. ↗
Suggested citation
DinkrGear. “Pickleball Statistics: Players, Growth and Courts.” Updated November 6, 2026. https://dinkrgear.com/pickleball-statistics