Pokemon TCG Printed Record 11.9 Billion Cards in 2023, The Biggest Year Ever!
The Pokemon Company has released its latest figures report, revealing a record 11.9 billion Pokemon cards were produced from March 2023 to March 2024!
This is the fourth year in a row Pokemon has broken its annual record. This is also the largest jump in year-to-year growth ever recorded. Last year’s record was 9.7 billion, the highest ever at the time. Before 2019, Pokemon was producing an average of 1.5 to 2 billion cards a year.
According to The Pokemon Company, over 64.8 billion Pokemon cards have been produced worldwide as of March 2024. Here are the reports I’ve received from Pokemon since starting PokeBeach in 2003:
- As of March 2024: Over 64.8 billion cards worldwide in 15 languages and 93 countries and regions
- March 2023: Over 52.9 billion cards worldwide in 14 languages and 89 countries and regions
- March 2022: Over 43.2 billion cards worldwide in 13 languages and 77 areas
- March 2021: Over 34.1 billion cards worldwide in 13 languages and 77 areas
- March 2020: Over 30.4 billion cards worldwide in 13 languages and 77 areas
- September 2019: Over 28.8 billion cards worldwide in 13 languages and 77 areas
- March 2019: Over 27.2 billion cards worldwide in 12 languages and 77 countries and regions
- March 2018: Over 25.7 billion cards worldwide in 11 languages and 74 countries and regions
- March 2017: Over 23.6 billion cards worldwide in 11 languages and 74 countries and regions
- Between 2014 and 2016: Over 21.5 billion cards worldwide in 10 languages and 74 countries and regions
- Between 2004 and 2010: Over 14 billion cards worldwide in 30-40 countries
As I’ve reported before, it doesn’t seem Pokemon kept accurate records for the total number of cards printed before 2017. However, it’s likely the reported change in totals from year to year is now accurate.