| Product Code: ETC043481 | Publication Date: Jan 2021 | Updated Date: Nov 2025 | Product Type: Report | |
| Publisher: 6Wresearch | Author: Ravi Bhandari | No. of Pages: 70 | No. of Figures: 35 | No. of Tables: 5 |
The United States continues to be a key destination for board games import shipments, with top countries like China, Vietnam, and Germany leading the way in 2024. The high Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) indicates a concentrated market, while the modest Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 0.9% from 2020 to 2024 suggests steady but slow expansion. Encouragingly, the growth rate spiked to 4.48% in 2024, indicating a potential uptick in demand for board games. US importers should keep a close eye on these trends to capitalize on emerging opportunities in the market.

1 Executive Summary |
2 Introduction |
2.1 Key Highlights of the Report |
2.2 Report Description |
2.3 Market Scope & Segmentation |
2.4 Research Methodology |
2.5 Assumptions |
3 United States (US) Board Games Market Overview |
3.1 United States (US) Country Macro Economic Indicators |
3.2 United States (US) Board Games Market Revenues & Volume, 2021 & 2031F |
3.3 United States (US) Board Games Market - Industry Life Cycle |
3.4 United States (US) Board Games Market - Porter's Five Forces |
3.5 United States (US) Board Games Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Product Type, 2021 & 2031F |
3.6 United States (US) Board Games Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Theme Type, 2021 & 2031F |
3.7 United States (US) Board Games Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Distribution Channel, 2021 & 2031F |
4 United States (US) Board Games Market Dynamics |
4.1 Impact Analysis |
4.2 Market Drivers |
4.2.1 Increasing popularity of board games as a social activity for families and friends. |
4.2.2 Growing trend of board game cafes and bars, creating new avenues for board game enthusiasts. |
4.2.3 Rise in demand for strategic and cooperative gameplay experiences. |
4.3 Market Restraints |
4.3.1 Competition from digital gaming platforms and online entertainment. |
4.3.2 Fluctuating economic conditions impacting consumer discretionary spending on leisure activities. |
4.3.3 Challenges in distribution and shelf space in retail stores due to limited physical presence. |
5 United States (US) Board Games Market Trends |
6 United States (US) Board Games Market, By Types |
6.1 United States (US) Board Games Market, By Product Type |
6.1.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.1.2 United States (US) Board Games Market Revenues & Volume, By Product Type, 2021 - 2031F |
6.1.3 United States (US) Board Games Market Revenues & Volume, By Puzzles, 2021 - 2031F |
6.1.4 United States (US) Board Games Market Revenues & Volume, By Collectible Card Games, 2021 - 2031F |
6.1.5 United States (US) Board Games Market Revenues & Volume, By Card & Dice Games, 2021 - 2031F |
6.1.6 United States (US) Board Games Market Revenues & Volume, By Miniature Games, 2021 - 2031F |
6.1.7 United States (US) Board Games Market Revenues & Volume, By RPG Board Games, 2021 - 2031F |
6.2 United States (US) Board Games Market, By Theme Type |
6.2.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.2.2 United States (US) Board Games Market Revenues & Volume, By Educational Board Games, 2021 - 2031F |
6.2.3 United States (US) Board Games Market Revenues & Volume, By Strategy & War Board Games, 2021 - 2031F |
6.2.4 United States (US) Board Games Market Revenues & Volume, By Fantasy Board Games, 2021 - 2031F |
6.2.5 United States (US) Board Games Market Revenues & Volume, By Sports Board Games, 2021 - 2031F |
6.2.6 United States (US) Board Games Market Revenues & Volume, By Others, 2021 - 2031F |
6.3 United States (US) Board Games Market, By Distribution Channel |
6.3.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.3.2 United States (US) Board Games Market Revenues & Volume, By Retail Stores, 2021 - 2031F |
6.3.3 United States (US) Board Games Market Revenues & Volume, By Online, 2021 - 2031F |
7 United States (US) Board Games Market Import-Export Trade Statistics |
7.1 United States (US) Board Games Market Export to Major Countries |
7.2 United States (US) Board Games Market Imports from Major Countries |
8 United States (US) Board Games Market Key Performance Indicators |
8.1 Average time spent playing board games per session. |
8.2 Number of board game events and tournaments hosted. |
8.3 Frequency of new board game releases and successful crowdfunding campaigns. |
9 United States (US) Board Games Market - Opportunity Assessment |
9.1 United States (US) Board Games Market Opportunity Assessment, By Product Type, 2021 & 2031F |
9.2 United States (US) Board Games Market Opportunity Assessment, By Theme Type, 2021 & 2031F |
9.3 United States (US) Board Games Market Opportunity Assessment, By Distribution Channel, 2021 & 2031F |
10 United States (US) Board Games Market - Competitive Landscape |
10.1 United States (US) Board Games Market Revenue Share, By Companies, 2024 |
10.2 United States (US) Board Games Market Competitive Benchmarking, By Operating and Technical Parameters |
11 Company Profiles |
12 Recommendations |
13 Disclaimer |
Export potential enables firms to identify high-growth global markets with greater confidence by combining advanced trade intelligence with a structured quantitative methodology. The framework analyzes emerging demand trends and country-level import patterns while integrating macroeconomic and trade datasets such as GDP and population forecasts, bilateral import–export flows, tariff structures, elasticity differentials between developed and developing economies, geographic distance, and import demand projections. Using weighted trade values from 2020–2024 as the base period to project country-to-country export potential for 2030, these inputs are operationalized through calculated drivers such as gravity model parameters, tariff impact factors, and projected GDP per-capita growth. Through an analysis of hidden potentials, demand hotspots, and market conditions that are most favorable to success, this method enables firms to focus on target countries, maximize returns, and global expansion with data, backed by accuracy.
By factoring in the projected importer demand gap that is currently unmet and could be potential opportunity, it identifies the potential for the Exporter (Country) among 190 countries, against the general trade analysis, which identifies the biggest importer or exporter.
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