Billiards Industry Outlook


In its role as the trade organization for the billiards industry, the BCA is committed to helping your business grow by keeping tabs on market trends, conducting surveys and compiling important data. Making pool everybody's game is everybody's business ... and the BCA is here to help you succeed!

Billiards Industry Fast Facts

According to the 2009 USA Sports Participation Survey – Billiards, conducted by the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA):

• There are 49,018,000 billiards/pool participants in the U.S.
• There are 17,178,000 core (13+/year) billiards/pool participants in the U.S.
• 65% of all billiards/pool participants are male and 69% of core (13+/year) billiards/pool participants are male.
• 71% of all billiards/pool participants are 25 years old and up; 70% of core (13+/year) billiards/pool participants are 25 years old and up.
• 66% of all billiards/pool participants have a household income of at least $50,000 per year.
• 42% of all billiards/pool participants reside in a market size of 2,000,000+.
• 40% of all billiards/pool participants have a college degree or higher.
• 33% of all billiards/pool participants also participated in darts and 55% in bowling.

The SGMA survey results also highlight: total billiards participation (participation at least once per year); billiards participation rate (participation at least once or more per year); profile details of all billiards participants (male and female); billiards participation by region; and billiards cross participation in other activities.  Learn more (PDF file).