Global Sports Trading Card Market Research Report, Competitive, Technology and Forecast Analysis 2025-2032

Market Overview

According to DIResearch's in-depth investigation and research, the global Sports Trading Card market size will reach 1,963.96 Million USD in 2025 and is projected to reach 3,638.89 Million USD by 2032, with a CAGR of 9.21% (2025-2032). Notably, the China Sports Trading Card market has changed rapidly in the past few years. By 2025, China's market size is expected to be Million USD, representing approximately % of the global market share.

Research Summary

Sports trading cards are collectible cards featuring athletes from various sports, often accompanied by statistics, images, and other information relevant to the player's career or achievements. These cards are typically part of a larger series or set produced by trading card companies, and they are sought after by collectors for their rarity, historical significance, and aesthetic appeal. Sports trading cards can cover a wide range of sports, including baseball, basketball, football, soccer, hockey, and more, with each card showcasing a specific player or team. They often include details such as player statistics, career highlights, biographical information, and sometimes even a piece of memorabilia embedded within the card (known as a "relic" card). Collectors value sports trading cards based on factors like the player's popularity, rarity of the card, condition (graded by professional grading services), and historical significance, making them a vibrant aspect of sports memorabilia culture.

The major global suppliers of Sports Trading Card include Panini, Topps Company, The Upper Deck Company, Futera, Leaf Trading Cards, etc. The global players competition landscape in this report is divided into three tiers. The first tier comprises global leading enterprises that command a substantial market share, hold a dominant industry position, possess strong competitiveness and influence, and generate significant revenue. The second tier includes companies with a notable market presence and reputation; these firms actively follow industry leaders in product, service, or technological innovation and maintain a moderate revenue scale. The third tier consists of smaller companies with limited market share and lower brand recognition, primarily focused on local markets and generating comparatively lower revenue.

This report studies the market size, price trends and future development prospects of Sports Trading Card. Focus on analysing the market share, product portfolio, prices, sales, revenue and gross profit margin of global major suppliers, as well as the market status and trends of different product types and applications in the global Sports Trading Card market. The report data covers historical data from 2020 to 2024, based year in 2025 and forecast data from 2026 to 2032.

The regions and countries in the report include US, Germany, Japan, China, France, UK, South Korea, Canada, Italy, Russia, Mexico, Brazil, India, Vietnam, Thailand, South Africa and other regions, covering the Sports Trading Card market conditions and future development trends of key regions and countries, combined with industry-related policies and the latest technological developments, analyze the development characteristics of Sports Trading Card industries in various regions and countries, help companies understand the development characteristics of each region, help companies formulate business strategies, and achieve the ultimate goal of the company's global development strategy.

The data sources of this report mainly include the National Bureau of Statistics, customs databases, industry associations, corporate financial reports, third-party databases, etc. Among them, macroeconomic data mainly comes from the National Bureau of Statistics, International Economic Research Organization; industry statistical data mainly come from industry associations; company data mainly comes from interviews, public information collection, third-party reliable databases, and price data mainly comes from various markets monitoring database.

Global Key Suppliers of Sports Trading Card Include:

Panini

Topps Company

The Upper Deck Company

Futera

Leaf Trading Cards

Sports Trading Card Product Segment Include:

Physical Sport Trading Card

Digital Sport Trading Card

Sports Trading Card Product Application Include:

American Football

Baseball

Basketball

Association Football

Hockey

Others

Chapter Scope

Chapter 1: Product Research Range, Product Types and Applications, Market Overview, Market Situation and Trend

Chapter 2: Global Sports Trading Card Industry PESTEL Analysis

Chapter 3: Global Sports Trading Card Industry Porter's Five Forces Analysis

Chapter 4: Global Sports Trading Card Major Regional Market Size (Revenue) and Forecast Analysis

Chapter 5: Global Sports Trading Card Competitive Analysis of Key Suppliers (Revenue, Market Share, Regional Distribution and Industry Concentration)

Chapter 6: Global Sports Trading Card Revenue and Forecast Analysis by Product Type

Chapter 7: Key Company Profiles (Product Portfolio, Revenue and Gross Margin)

Chapter 8: Industrial Chain Analysis, Sports Trading Card Different Application Market Analysis (Revenue and Forecast) and Sales Channel Analysis

Chapter 9: Research Findings and Conclusion

Chapter 10: Methodology and Data Sources


1 Sports Trading Card Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition and Statistical Scope
1.2 Sports Trading Card Product by Type
1.2.1 Physical Sport Trading Card
1.2.2 Digital Sport Trading Card
1.3 Sports Trading Card Product by Application
1.3.1 American Football
1.3.2 Baseball
1.3.3 Basketball
1.3.4 Association Football
1.3.5 Hockey
1.3.6 Others
1.4 Global Sports Trading Card Market Size Analysis (2020-2032)
1.5 Sports Trading Card Market Development Status and Trends
1.5.1 Sports Trading Card Industry Development Status Analysis
1.5.2 Sports Trading Card Industry Development Trends Analysis
2 Sports Trading Card Market PESTEL Analysis
2.1 Political Factors Analysis
2.2 Economic Factors Analysis
2.3 Social Factors Analysis
2.4 Technological Factors Analysis
2.5 Environmental Factors Analysis
2.6 Legal Factors Analysis
3 Sports Trading Card Market Porter's Five Forces Analysis
3.1 Competitive Rivalry
3.2 Threat of New Entrants
3.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
3.4 Bargaining Power of Buyers
3.5 Threat of Substitutes
4 Global Sports Trading Card Market Analysis by Country
4.1 Global Sports Trading Card Market Size Analysis by Country: 2024 VS 2025 VS 2032
4.1.1 Global Sports Trading Card Revenue Analysis by Country (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Sports Trading Card Revenue Forecast Analysis by Country (2026-2032)
4.2 United States Sports Trading Card Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
4.3 Germany Sports Trading Card Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
4.4 Japan Sports Trading Card Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
4.5 China Sports Trading Card Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
4.6 France Sports Trading Card Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
4.7 U.K. Sports Trading Card Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
4.8 South Korea Sports Trading Card Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
4.9 Canada Sports Trading Card Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
4.10 Italy Sports Trading Card Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
4.11 Russia Sports Trading Card Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
4.12 Mexico Sports Trading Card Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
4.13 Brazil Sports Trading Card Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
4.14 India Sports Trading Card Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
4.15 Vietnam Sports Trading Card Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
4.16 Thailand Sports Trading Card Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
4.17 South Africa Sports Trading Card Market Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
5 Competition by Suppliers
5.1 Global Sports Trading Card Market Revenue by Key Suppliers (2021-2025)
5.2 Sports Trading Card Competitive Landscape Analysis and Market Dynamic
5.2.1 Sports Trading Card Competitive Landscape Analysis
5.2.2 Global Key Suppliers Headquarter and Key Area Sales
5.2.3 Market Dynamic
6 Sports Trading Card Market Analysis by Type
6.1 Global Sports Trading Card Market Size Analysis by Type: 2024 VS 2025 VS 2032
6.2 Global Sports Trading Card Revenue and Forecast Analysis by Type (2020-2032)
7 Key Companies Analysis
7.1 Panini
7.1.1 Panini Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
7.1.2 Panini Sports Trading Card Product Portfolio
7.1.3 Panini Sports Trading Card Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
7.2 Topps Company
7.2.1 Topps Company Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
7.2.2 Topps Company Sports Trading Card Product Portfolio
7.2.3 Topps Company Sports Trading Card Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
7.3 The Upper Deck Company
7.3.1 The Upper Deck Company Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
7.3.2 The Upper Deck Company Sports Trading Card Product Portfolio
7.3.3 The Upper Deck Company Sports Trading Card Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
7.4 Futera
7.4.1 Futera Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
7.4.2 Futera Sports Trading Card Product Portfolio
7.4.3 Futera Sports Trading Card Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
7.5 Leaf Trading Cards
7.5.1 Leaf Trading Cards Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
7.5.2 Leaf Trading Cards Sports Trading Card Product Portfolio
7.5.3 Leaf Trading Cards Sports Trading Card Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
8 Industry Chain Analysis
8.1 Sports Trading Card Industry Chain Analysis
8.2 Sports Trading Card Product Downstream Application Analysis
8.2.1 Global Sports Trading Card Market Size and Growth Rate (CAGR) by Application: 2024 VS 2025 VS 2032
8.2.2 Global Sports Trading Card Revenue and Forecast by Application (2020-2032)
8.3 Sports Trading Card Typical Downstream Customers
8.4 Sports Trading Card Sales Channel Analysis
9 Research Findings and Conclusion
10 Methodology and Data Source
10.1 Methodology/Research Approach
10.2 Research Scope
10.3 Benchmarks and Assumptions
10.4 Date Source
10.4.1 Primary Sources
10.4.2 Secondary Sources
10.5 Data Cross Validation
10.6 Disclaimer

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