The global Trading Cards market size is predicted to grow from US$ 14.6 million in 2025 to US$ 7.472269086134575e19 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 131123.6% from 2025 to 2031.

A trading card (or collectible card) is a small card, usually made out of paperboard or thick paper, which usually contains an image of a certain person, place or thing (fictional or real) and a short description of the picture, along with other text (attacks, statistics, or trivia). Trading Cards is a game format that focuses on collecting and exchanging cards. It is mainly divided into three categories: competition, entertainment, and collection. In this game, players collect different cards and combine them into decks for battle.

TCG's gameplay integrates entertainment, strategy, social interaction, and collection. Players need to buy supplementary packs to get the cards they want, and use certain strategies to achieve their goals during battles. The rich gameplay has made TCG rise rapidly in recent years. In the card industry chain, IP licensing and product sales add value. From the industry level, China's card industry has risen rapidly in recent years, with a large user base and a large number of Generation Z users. In the future, with the growth of TCG user penetration and the increase in income of Generation Z users, the TCG card industry is expected to usher in a double increase in volume and price. From the company level, China has a profound local cultural heritage and many animation industry works, and is expected to launch its own IP cards.

LPI (LP Information)' newest research report, the “Trading Cards Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Trading Cards sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Trading Cards sales for 2025 through 2031. With Trading Cards sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Trading Cards industry.

This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Trading Cards landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyses the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Trading Cards portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Trading Cards market.

This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Trading Cards and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Trading Cards.

This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Trading Cards market by product type, application, key players and key regions and countries.

Segmentation by Type:

    Competitive Battle Cards

    Entertainment Cards

    Trading and Collection Cards

Segmentation by Application:

    Youth

    Adults

This report also splits the market by region:

    Americas

    United States

    Canada

    Mexico

    Brazil

    APAC

    China

    Japan

    Korea

    Southeast Asia

    India

    Australia

    Europe

    Germany

    France

    UK

    Italy

    Russia

    Middle East & Africa

    Egypt

    South Africa

    Israel

    Turkey

    GCC Countries

The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analyzing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.

    The Pokémon Company

    KONAMI

    Bandai Namco

    Bushiroad

    Kayou

    POP MART

    Guangzhou Jason Anime Culture Co., Ltd.

    Hitcard

    FansMall

    ALPHA Group

1 Scope of the Report
    1.1 Market Introduction
    1.2 Years Considered
    1.3 Research Objectives
    1.4 Market Research Methodology
    1.5 Research Process and Data Source
    1.6 Economic Indicators
    1.7 Currency Considered
    1.8 Market Estimation Caveats

2 Executive Summary
    2.1 World Market Overview
        2.1.1 Global Trading Cards Market Size (2020-2031)
        2.1.2 Trading Cards Market Size CAGR by Region (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
        2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Trading Cards by Country/Region (2020, 2024 & 2031)
    2.2 Trading Cards Segment by Type
        2.2.1 Competitive Battle Cards
        2.2.2 Entertainment Cards
        2.2.3 Trading and Collection Cards
    2.3 Trading Cards Market Size by Type
        2.3.1 Trading Cards Market Size CAGR by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
        2.3.2 Global Trading Cards Market Size Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
    2.4 Trading Cards Segment by Application
        2.4.1 Youth
        2.4.2 Adults
    2.5 Trading Cards Market Size by Application
        2.5.1 Trading Cards Market Size CAGR by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
        2.5.2 Global Trading Cards Market Size Market Share by Application (2020-2025)

3 Trading Cards Market Size by Player
    3.1 Trading Cards Market Size Market Share by Player
        3.1.1 Global Trading Cards Revenue by Player (2020-2025)
        3.1.2 Global Trading Cards Revenue Market Share by Player (2020-2025)
    3.2 Global Trading Cards Key Players Head office and Products Offered
    3.3 Market Concentration Rate Analysis
        3.3.1 Competition Landscape Analysis
        3.3.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2023-2025)
    3.4 New Products and Potential Entrants
    3.5 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion

4 Trading Cards by Region
    4.1 Trading Cards Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
    4.2 Global Trading Cards Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025)
    4.3 Americas Trading Cards Market Size Growth (2020-2025)
    4.4 APAC Trading Cards Market Size Growth (2020-2025)
    4.5 Europe Trading Cards Market Size Growth (2020-2025)
    4.6 Middle East & Africa Trading Cards Market Size Growth (2020-2025)

5 Americas
    5.1 Americas Trading Cards Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
    5.2 Americas Trading Cards Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
    5.3 Americas Trading Cards Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
    5.4 United States
    5.5 Canada
    5.6 Mexico
    5.7 Brazil

6 APAC
    6.1 APAC Trading Cards Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
    6.2 APAC Trading Cards Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
    6.3 APAC Trading Cards Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
    6.4 China
    6.5 Japan
    6.6 South Korea
    6.7 Southeast Asia
    6.8 India
    6.9 Australia

7 Europe
    7.1 Europe Trading Cards Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
    7.2 Europe Trading Cards Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
    7.3 Europe Trading Cards Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
    7.4 Germany
    7.5 France
    7.6 UK
    7.7 Italy
    7.8 Russia

8 Middle East & Africa
    8.1 Middle East & Africa Trading Cards by Region (2020-2025)
    8.2 Middle East & Africa Trading Cards Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
    8.3 Middle East & Africa Trading Cards Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
    8.4 Egypt
    8.5 South Africa
    8.6 Israel
    8.7 Turkey
    8.8 GCC Countries

9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
    9.1 Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities
    9.2 Market Challenges & Risks
    9.3 Industry Trends

10 Global Trading Cards Market Forecast
    10.1 Global Trading Cards Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
        10.1.1 Global Trading Cards Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
        10.1.2 Americas Trading Cards Forecast
        10.1.3 APAC Trading Cards Forecast
        10.1.4 Europe Trading Cards Forecast
        10.1.5 Middle East & Africa Trading Cards Forecast
    10.2 Americas Trading Cards Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
        10.2.1 United States Market Trading Cards Forecast
        10.2.2 Canada Market Trading Cards Forecast
        10.2.3 Mexico Market Trading Cards Forecast
        10.2.4 Brazil Market Trading Cards Forecast
    10.3 APAC Trading Cards Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
        10.3.1 China Trading Cards Market Forecast
        10.3.2 Japan Market Trading Cards Forecast
        10.3.3 Korea Market Trading Cards Forecast
        10.3.4 Southeast Asia Market Trading Cards Forecast
        10.3.5 India Market Trading Cards Forecast
        10.3.6 Australia Market Trading Cards Forecast
    10.4 Europe Trading Cards Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
        10.4.1 Germany Market Trading Cards Forecast
        10.4.2 France Market Trading Cards Forecast
        10.4.3 UK Market Trading Cards Forecast
        10.4.4 Italy Market Trading Cards Forecast
        10.4.5 Russia Market Trading Cards Forecast
    10.5 Middle East & Africa Trading Cards Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
        10.5.1 Egypt Market Trading Cards Forecast
        10.5.2 South Africa Market Trading Cards Forecast
        10.5.3 Israel Market Trading Cards Forecast
        10.5.4 Turkey Market Trading Cards Forecast
    10.6 Global Trading Cards Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
    10.7 Global Trading Cards Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
        10.7.1 GCC Countries Market Trading Cards Forecast

11 Key Players Analysis
    11.1 The Pokémon Company
        11.1.1 The Pokémon Company Company Information
        11.1.2 The Pokémon Company Trading Cards Product Offered
        11.1.3 The Pokémon Company Trading Cards Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
        11.1.4 The Pokémon Company Main Business Overview
        11.1.5 The Pokémon Company Latest Developments
    11.2 KONAMI
        11.2.1 KONAMI Company Information
        11.2.2 KONAMI Trading Cards Product Offered
        11.2.3 KONAMI Trading Cards Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
        11.2.4 KONAMI Main Business Overview
        11.2.5 KONAMI Latest Developments
    11.3 Bandai Namco
        11.3.1 Bandai Namco Company Information
        11.3.2 Bandai Namco Trading Cards Product Offered
        11.3.3 Bandai Namco Trading Cards Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
        11.3.4 Bandai Namco Main Business Overview
        11.3.5 Bandai Namco Latest Developments
    11.4 Bushiroad
        11.4.1 Bushiroad Company Information
        11.4.2 Bushiroad Trading Cards Product Offered
        11.4.3 Bushiroad Trading Cards Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
        11.4.4 Bushiroad Main Business Overview
        11.4.5 Bushiroad Latest Developments
    11.5 Kayou
        11.5.1 Kayou Company Information
        11.5.2 Kayou Trading Cards Product Offered
        11.5.3 Kayou Trading Cards Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
        11.5.4 Kayou Main Business Overview
        11.5.5 Kayou Latest Developments
    11.6 POP MART
        11.6.1 POP MART Company Information
        11.6.2 POP MART Trading Cards Product Offered
        11.6.3 POP MART Trading Cards Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
        11.6.4 POP MART Main Business Overview
        11.6.5 POP MART Latest Developments
    11.7 Guangzhou Jason Anime Culture Co., Ltd.
        11.7.1 Guangzhou Jason Anime Culture Co., Ltd. Company Information
        11.7.2 Guangzhou Jason Anime Culture Co., Ltd. Trading Cards Product Offered
        11.7.3 Guangzhou Jason Anime Culture Co., Ltd. Trading Cards Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
        11.7.4 Guangzhou Jason Anime Culture Co., Ltd. Main Business Overview
        11.7.5 Guangzhou Jason Anime Culture Co., Ltd. Latest Developments
    11.8 Hitcard
        11.8.1 Hitcard Company Information
        11.8.2 Hitcard Trading Cards Product Offered
        11.8.3 Hitcard Trading Cards Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
        11.8.4 Hitcard Main Business Overview
        11.8.5 Hitcard Latest Developments
    11.9 FansMall
        11.9.1 FansMall Company Information
        11.9.2 FansMall Trading Cards Product Offered
        11.9.3 FansMall Trading Cards Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
        11.9.4 FansMall Main Business Overview
        11.9.5 FansMall Latest Developments
    11.10 ALPHA Group
        11.10.1 ALPHA Group Company Information
        11.10.2 ALPHA Group Trading Cards Product Offered
        11.10.3 ALPHA Group Trading Cards Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
        11.10.4 ALPHA Group Main Business Overview
        11.10.5 ALPHA Group Latest Developments

12 Research Findings and Conclusion