Sports Trading Card Industry Research Report 2025

Summary

Sports Trading Card -- A trading card printed with a sports theme, usually one depicting an athlete. Sports Trading card products contain photographs of athletes as well as other features, including player and team statistics, biographical material and, in certain cases, pieces of memorabilia and/or players’ autographs. Sports card products have historically featured professional sports figures from Major League Baseball, NFL Football, NBA Basketball and NHL Hockey, MLS, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Premier League, Ligue 1, Tennis etc.

According to APO Research, The global Sports Trading Card market was valued at US$ million in 2024 and is anticipated to reach US$ million by 2031, witnessing a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period 2025-2031.

North American market for Sports Trading Card is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for Sports Trading Card is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

Europe market for Sports Trading Card is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

The major global companies of Sports Trading Card include Panini, Topps Company, The Upper Deck Company, Futera and Leaf Trading Cards, etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

Report Scope

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Sports Trading Card, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Sports Trading Card.
The Sports Trading Card market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. This report segments the global Sports Trading Card market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided. For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

In this section, the readers will gain an understanding of the key players competing. This report has studied the key growth strategies, such as innovative trends and developments, intensification of product portfolio, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, new product innovation, and geographical expansion, undertaken by these participants to maintain their presence. Apart from business strategies, the study includes current developments and key financials. The readers will also get access to the data related to global revenue, price, and sales by manufacturers for the period 2020-2025. This all-inclusive report will certainly serve the clients to stay updated and make effective decisions in their businesses.

Sports Trading Card Segment by Company

Panini
Topps Company
The Upper Deck Company
Futera
Leaf Trading Cards
Sports Trading Card Segment by Type

Physical Sport Trading Card
Digital Sport Trading Card
Sports Trading Card Segment by Sports Type
American Football
Baseball
Basketball
Association Football
Hockey
Others
Sports Trading Card Segment by Sports Type
American Football
Baseball
Basketball
Association Football
Hockey
Others
Sports Trading Card Segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Spain
Russia
Netherlands
Nordic Countries
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia
Israel
United Arab Emirates
Turkey
Iran
Egypt

Key Drivers & Barriers

High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Sports Trading Card market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Sports Trading Card and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Sports Trading Card.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments product types, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Introduces executive summary of global market size, regional market size, this section also introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by companies in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 6: Detailed analysis of Sports Trading Card companies’ competitive landscape, revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10, 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa segment by country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and capacity of each country in the world.
Chapter 12: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including revenue, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 13: The main points and conclusions of the report.

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1 Preface
1.1 Scope of Report
1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
1.3 Research Methodology
1.4 Research Process
1.5 Data Source
1.5.1 Secondary Sources
1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
2.1 Product Definition
2.2 Sports Trading Card by Type
2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
2.2.2 Physical Sport Trading Card
2.2.3 Digital Sport Trading Card
2.3 Sports Trading Card by Sports Type
2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Sports Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
2.3.2 American Football
2.3.3 Baseball
2.3.4 Basketball
2.3.5 Association Football
2.3.6 Hockey
2.3.7 Others
2.4 Assumptions and Limitations
3 Sports Trading Card Breakdown Data by Type
3.1 Global Sports Trading Card Historic Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Sports Trading Card Forecasted Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
4 Sports Trading Card Breakdown Data by Sports Type
4.1 Global Sports Trading Card Historic Market Size by Sports Type (2020-2025)
4.2 Global Sports Trading Card Forecasted Market Size by Sports Type (2026-2031)
5 Global Growth Trends
5.1 Global Sports Trading Card Market Perspective (2020-2031)
5.2 Global Sports Trading Card Growth Trends by Region
5.2.1 Global Sports Trading Card Market Size by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
5.2.2 Sports Trading Card Historic Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
5.2.3 Sports Trading Card Forecasted Market Size by Region (2026-2031)
5.3 Sports Trading Card Market Dynamics
5.3.1 Sports Trading Card Industry Trends
5.3.2 Sports Trading Card Market Drivers
5.3.3 Sports Trading Card Market Challenges
5.3.4 Sports Trading Card Market Restraints
6 Market Competitive Landscape by Players
6.1 Global Top Sports Trading Card Players by Revenue
6.1.1 Global Top Sports Trading Card Players by Revenue (2020-2025)
6.1.2 Global Sports Trading Card Revenue Market Share by Players (2020-2025)
6.2 Global Sports Trading Card Industry Players Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
6.3 Global Key Players of Sports Trading Card Head Office and Area Served
6.4 Global Sports Trading Card Players, Product Type & Application
6.5 Global Sports Trading Card Manufacturers Established Date
6.6 Global Sports Trading Card Market CR5 and HHI
6.7 Global Players Mergers & Acquisition
7 North America
7.1 North America Sports Trading Card Market Size (2020-2031)
7.2 North America Sports Trading Card Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.3 North America Sports Trading Card Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.4 North America Sports Trading Card Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
7.5 United States
7.5 United States
7.6 Canada
7.7 Mexico
8 Europe
8.1 Europe Sports Trading Card Market Size (2020-2031)
8.2 Europe Sports Trading Card Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.3 Europe Sports Trading Card Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
8.4 Europe Sports Trading Card Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
8.5 Germany
8.6 France
8.7 U.K.
8.8 Italy
8.9 Spain
8.10 Russia
8.11 Netherlands
8.12 Nordic Countries
9 Asia-Pacific
9.1 Asia-Pacific Sports Trading Card Market Size (2020-2031)
9.2 Asia-Pacific Sports Trading Card Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.3 Asia-Pacific Sports Trading Card Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
9.4 Asia-Pacific Sports Trading Card Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
9.5 China
9.6 Japan
9.7 South Korea
9.8 India
9.9 Australia
9.10 China Taiwan
9.11 Southeast Asia
10 South America
10.1 South America Sports Trading Card Market Size (2020-2031)
10.2 South America Sports Trading Card Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.3 South America Sports Trading Card Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.4 South America Sports Trading Card Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
10.5 Brazil
10.6 Argentina
10.7 Chile
10.8 Colombia
10.9 Peru
11 Middle East & Africa
11.1 Middle East & Africa Sports Trading Card Market Size (2020-2031)
11.2 Middle East & Africa Sports Trading Card Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.3 Middle East & Africa Sports Trading Card Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
11.4 Middle East & Africa Sports Trading Card Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
11.5 Saudi Arabia
11.6 Israel
11.7 United Arab Emirates
11.8 Turkey
11.9 Iran
11.10 Egypt
12 Players Profiled
12.1 Panini
12.1.1 Panini Company Information
12.1.2 Panini Business Overview
12.1.3 Panini Revenue in Sports Trading Card Business (2020-2025)
12.1.4 Panini Sports Trading Card Product Portfolio
12.1.5 Panini Recent Developments
12.2 Topps Company
12.2.1 Topps Company Company Information
12.2.2 Topps Company Business Overview
12.2.3 Topps Company Revenue in Sports Trading Card Business (2020-2025)
12.2.4 Topps Company Sports Trading Card Product Portfolio
12.2.5 Topps Company Recent Developments
12.3 The Upper Deck Company
12.3.1 The Upper Deck Company Company Information
12.3.2 The Upper Deck Company Business Overview
12.3.3 The Upper Deck Company Revenue in Sports Trading Card Business (2020-2025)
12.3.4 The Upper Deck Company Sports Trading Card Product Portfolio
12.3.5 The Upper Deck Company Recent Developments
12.4 Futera
12.4.1 Futera Company Information
12.4.2 Futera Business Overview
12.4.3 Futera Revenue in Sports Trading Card Business (2020-2025)
12.4.4 Futera Sports Trading Card Product Portfolio
12.4.5 Futera Recent Developments
12.5 Leaf Trading Cards
12.5.1 Leaf Trading Cards Company Information
12.5.2 Leaf Trading Cards Business Overview
12.5.3 Leaf Trading Cards Revenue in Sports Trading Card Business (2020-2025)
12.5.4 Leaf Trading Cards Sports Trading Card Product Portfolio
12.5.5 Leaf Trading Cards Recent Developments
13 Report Conclusion
14 Disclaimer

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