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Weinberg: There Are 16 to 17 Million US Pickleball Players

Todd Weinberg · Advice Line with Michael Preysman of Everlane · Oct 24, 2024 · at 9:19

Todd Weinberg, founder of pickleball apparel brand Kitchen, describes the market size and growth of pickleball in the United States.

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“I think currently six, 16 to seventeen million players in the US.”

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The claim, plainly

There are currently 16 to 17 million pickleball players in the United States.

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Assessment

On October 24, 2024, Todd Weinberg provided an offhand estimate that there were 'currently 16 to 17 million' pickleball players in the United States. According to official industry reporting by the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) and USA Pickleball, total U.S. participation was 13.6 million in 2023 (reported early 2024) and rose to 19.8 million for full-year 2024 (reported early 2025). While no official annual report published a standalone figure of 16–17 million, Weinberg's figure represents a close in-year approximation falling directly along the 2023–2024 growth trajectory (13.6 million to 19.8 million).

The 2024 SFIA Topline Participation Report and USA Pickleball Growth Report measured 2023 U.S. pickleball participation at 13.58 million (13.6 million) players.
The 2025 SFIA Topline Participation Report recorded 2024 full-year participation at 19.81 million players.
The 16 to 17 million player estimate offered in late 2024 lands directly between the 2023 (13.6M) and 2024 (19.8M) official benchmarks.

Checked against

[1] thedinkpickleball.com [2] wikipedia.org [3] sfia.org [4] sfia.org [5] thekitchenpickle.com [6] pickleball.com [7] pickletile.com [8] usapickleball.org

"USA Pickleball" "13.6 million" OR "19.8 million" OR "16 million" OR "17 million" pickleball players united states 2023 2024 million SFIA APP SFIA pickleball participation report 2023 2024 number of players APP pickleball participation report 2023 2024 million players USA Pickleball participation report 2024 2023 number of players

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