About how many Americans played pickleball in 2025?
Answer24.3 million
About 7.48 million of them were 'core' players who play regularly.
Source: Sports & Fitness Industry Association, via Wikipedia (2025) en.wikipedia.org
Sports · Facts & sources
Pickleball facts & stats
6 sourced facts about pickleball, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
The basics
How deep is the non-volley zone, or 'kitchen', on each side of the net?
Answer7 feet
Players can't volley (hit the ball out of the air) while standing in the kitchen.
Source: USA Pickleball usapickleball.org
Pickleball was invented in 1965 in which state — which later made it the official state sport?
AnswerWashington (Bainbridge Island); state sport since 2022
Its creators improvised with ping-pong paddles, a wiffle ball and a lowered badminton net.
Source: USA Pickleball; Wikipedia (2022) usapickleball.org
Going deeper
For how many years in a row (2021 onward) did the SFIA name pickleball America's fastest-growing sport?
Answer4 years (2021–2024)
Pickleball was also named Washington's official state sport in 2022.
Source: Sports & Fitness Industry Association, via Wikipedia (2024) en.wikipedia.org
Expert level
By how much did U.S. pickleball participation grow over the three years to 2025?
Answer171%
Participation climbed from 13.6 million in 2023 to 24.3 million in 2025.
Source: Sports & Fitness Industry Association, via Wikipedia (2025) en.wikipedia.org
How many holes can a regulation pickleball ball have?
Answer26–40 circular holes
The inventors' first game used a wiffle ball, and today's ball is still a light, holed plastic ball.
Source: USA Pickleball usapickleball.org
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