- “Pickleball, a hybrid of tennis, ping pong and badminton, is America’s fastest-growing sport, with about 8.9 million players in the U.S. in 2022.” — Wall Street Journal, June 2023
- “The US Tennis Association says that 10% of courts in America have been taken over or repainted since the pickleball boom began.” — Wall Street Journal, October 2024
- “Pickleball has experienced growth of 159% (over 50% per year) for the three-year period from 2020-22, making it the fastest-growing sport in America for the last three years.” — BergenMed.com, July 2025
- “According to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association, pickleball participation grew by 311% over the last three years.” — Pickleheads.com, February 2025 (citing SFIA data widely referenced in major media)
- “Places to Play: The USA Pickleball court location database, Pickleheads, added 4,000 new locations in 2024, bringing the total to 15,910 courts… Pickleball continued to dominate the headlines in 2024, maintaining its status as the fastest-growing sport in America for the fourth consecutive year. Top-tier media outlets like The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Sports Business Journal, Forbes and Sports Illustrated extensively covered the sport’s growth and impact.” — USA Pickleball Annual Growth Report, October 2025
- “Analysts say that the current US pickleball market already tops $1 billion annually.” — Facebook.com, citing market analysts, November 2025
- “The sport—a tennis-badminton-ping-pong hybrid popular among retirees—saw a participation growth rate of nearly 40% between 2019 and 2021.” — Wall Street Journal, August 2022
- “The nation’s fastest-growing racket sport (or sport of any kind) is not tennis but pickleball, which has seen participation boom 223% in the past three years.” — The New York Times, September 2025
- “Pickleball, often described as a combination of tennis, Ping-Pong and badminton, grew nearly 40 percent between 2019 and 2021, making it America’s fastest-growing sport.” — The New York Times, September 2022
- “They are among the thousands of tennis courts identified by The New York Times that have given way to — or now share space with — pickleball.” — The New York Times, August 2025
