How popular are board games and card games in the United States? The share of adults that consider board games and card games as a hobby in the United States has seen a slight increase over the past two years. As of the 1st quarter of 2024, almost a quarter of respondents said that they considered board games and card games to be one of their hobbies. However, it is by no means the most popular hobby or activity in the U.S., only reaching 10th place in the Statista ranking. You can find more out at, Statista Consumer Insights which offers you results of our exclusive Statista surveys, based on more than 2,000,000 interviews.
Share of adults that consider board games and card games one of their hobbies in the United States from the 1st quarter of 2022 to the 1st quarter of 2024
Characteristic
Share of respondents
2022 Q1
23%
2022 Q2
23%
2022 Q3
23%
2022 Q4
23%
2023 Q1
23%
2023 Q2
23%
2023 Q3
24%
2023 Q4
24%
2024 Q1
24%
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During the survey, the question "What are your personal hobbies and activities?" has been answered with "Board games / card games".
Each update contains the interviews of the last 12 months. If you are looking for further details you can find more information in the methodology for the Statista Consumer Insights.
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Statista. (June 18, 2024). Share of adults that consider board games and card games one of their hobbies in the United States from the 1st quarter of 2022 to the 1st quarter of 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1466858/popularity-of-board-games-card-games-as-a-hobby-in-the-us
Statista. "Share of adults that consider board games and card games one of their hobbies in the United States from the 1st quarter of 2022 to the 1st quarter of 2024." Chart. June 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1466858/popularity-of-board-games-card-games-as-a-hobby-in-the-us
Statista. (2024). Share of adults that consider board games and card games one of their hobbies in the United States from the 1st quarter of 2022 to the 1st quarter of 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1466858/popularity-of-board-games-card-games-as-a-hobby-in-the-us
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