Annual Growth Reports

2025 Annual Growth Report

Places to Play

• The USA Pickleball court location database, Pickleheads, added over 2,300 new locations in 2025, bringing the total to 18,258 locations nationwide.

Total Known Courts

• The Pickleheads database now includes 82,613 courts, with 14,155 new courts added in 2024.

Membership

• USA Pickleball continued to strengthen and expand its membership community in 2025, growing to 104,828 members nationwide. The sport’s rapid growth is fueled by players of all ages, skill levels, and backgrounds, supported by USA Pickleball’s continued investment in expanded programming, enhanced membership benefits, and increased access to play through sanctioned tournaments and strategic partnerships. Together, these efforts reinforce USA Pickleball’s commitment to building the largest, most inclusive pickleball community in the world.

Ambassadors

• USA Pickleball has 1,864 dedicated ambassadors promoting the sport across the country.

Tournament Sanctioning

• USA Pickleball sanctioned 144 tournaments in 2025 including the premier pickleball event, The 2025 USA Pickleball National Championships, and 18 Golden Ticket events across the country.

Paddle and Ball Equipment Approvals

• USA Pickleball Equipment & Evaluation Committee (EEC) and its third-party accredited independent lab tested and approved 790 new paddle and ball submissions in 2025. Of these, 718 paddles and 72 balls were approved, with additional results still pending for submissions. A total of 193 new manufacturers and brands registered in 2025.

2025 Nationals

• The 2025 USA Pickleball National Championships rallied not just athletes, but an entire community. Held at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego from November 15–23, the event showcased pickleball’s rapid growth and meaningful cultural and economic impact. More than 2,500 players from 47 states and 20 countries competed, supported by thousands of passionate fans. Pickleball truly is for everyone. At the 2025 USA Pickleball National Championships, competitors ranged from our youngest player at just 11 years old to our oldest at 87, highlighting the sport’s incredible ability to unite athletes across generations. As part of its mission to expand access to pickleball, USAP Serves has donated four newly renovated courts to the Barnes Tennis Center. Named the USA Pickleball Serves Community Courts, these additions will help grow Barnes’ youth pickleball program by providing more space for clinics, play opportunities, and open access for kids throughout the San Diego community. View Full Recap

Coaching Partners

• Professional Pickleball Registry (PPR): USA Pickleball’s longest-standing coach education partner, PPR, continued to play a significant role in coach development throughout 2025. PPR maintained a strong national footprint, supporting thousands of certified coaches across the U.S. and delivering a robust slate of in-person workshops and educational opportunities. Their focus remained on certification, continuing education, and supporting the grassroots coaching ecosystem nationwide.
• Pickleball Coaching International (PCI): PCI built on its momentum in 2025 by expanding both its U.S. and global presence. The organization continued to grow adoption of its digital-first education model, with strong enrollment in its online Level 1 course and ongoing engagement from coaches seeking flexible, scalable education pathways. PCI remained an important partner in reaching new and international coaches entering the sport.
• Racquet Sports Professionals Association (RSPA): In 2025, USA Pickleball welcomed the Racquet Sports Professionals Association (RSPA) as a new Official Education and Teaching Certification Organization. RSPA brought decades of experience in racquet sports education and certification into pickleball, expanding the coach education ecosystem and providing an additional professional pathway for coaches—particularly those transitioning from tennis and other racquet sports. The partnership strengthened USA Pickleball’s ability to support high-quality, standardized coaching education at scale and positioned the organization for long-term growth in coach development.

Pickleball Magazine

• USA Pickleball’s publishing partner, Dollard Publishing, produced 8 issues of Pickleball Magazine in 2025 offering readers to learn more about the sport and people involved.  Learn more about Pickleball Magazine.

Adaptive

• The 2025 USA Pickleball National Championships featured wheelchair and hybrid pickleball as competitive divisions. Additionally, USA Pickleball worked diligently to include expanded wheelchair and adaptive standing rules into the 2026 USA Pickleball Rulebook, including Special Olympics rules into the official rulebook as well.

2024 Annual Growth Report

• Places to Play: The USA Pickleball court location database, Pickleheads, added 4,000 new locations in 2024, bringing the total to 15,910 courts nationwide.
• Total Known Courts: The Pickleheads database now includes 68,458 courts, with 18,455 new courts added in 2024.
• Membership: USA Pickleball continues to support a strong membership base of 62,260. The sport is embraced by players at all skill levels and backgrounds, driven by USA Pickleball’s dedication to expanding programs, offering new membership benefits and providing opportunities through sanctioned tournaments and strategic partnerships as the sport continues to grow.
• USA Pickleball Ambassadors: USA Pickleball has 2,051 dedicated ambassadors promoting the sport across the country.
• Sanctioning: USA Pickleball sanctioned 142 tournaments in 2024 including the premier pickleball event, the Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships, and 13 Golden Ticket events across the country.
• Tournament Sanctioning: USA Pickleball sanctioned 142 tournaments in 2024, including the Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships and 13 Golden Ticket events held across the country.
• Community & Youth Grants: In 2024, USA Pickleball awarded $45,350 in grants supporting 33 community programs, 4 collegiate initiatives and 102 youth-focused projects.
• Paddle & Ball Approvals: USA Pickleball Equipment & Evaluation Committee (EEC) and its third-party accredited independent lab tested and approved 1,713 new paddle and ball submissions in 2024. Of these, 1,225 paddles and 81 balls were approved, with additional results still pending for submissions. A total of 476 new manufacturers and brands registered in 2024.
• Facility Development: Building upon the 2023 success where USA Pickleball played a key role in the development of over $300 million in new pickleball facilities, including more than 35 regional and sector-level venues. 2024 saw increased focus and growth on facility services in part due to Pickleheads’ ‘find a facility’ functionality.  With the introduction of feasibility studies, AI-powered acoustic assessments and material suppliers onboarded, USA Pickleball is poised to continue supporting the development of facilities into 2025.
• 2024 Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships: The 2024 Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships not only brought together top athletes to courts for its 16 occurance, but also supported the community, generating an estimated $3.6 million in economic impact. Held from Nov. 9-17 at the Arizona Athletic Grounds in Mesa, Ariz. The premier pickleball event showcased the sport’s rapid growth, with over 2,600 players from 47 states and 13 countries competing in front of 10,000 spectators.In addition to 3,835 matches played over 111 competition hours, volunteers contributed over 1,600 hours to support the event which also featured the Dinks for a Difference Celebrity Match presented by Lerner & Rowe which supported USA Pickleball Serves, the organization’s charitable arm. Through USAP Serves, a pickleball court was donated to an under-resourced local community, and two pickleball clinics were held—one for youth and one for veterans.
• Officiating Program: In 2024, USA Pickleball’s officiating program saw significant growth, surpassing 1,100 members, including Trainees through Certified Referees (CR). Credentialed Level 1 and Level 2 referees increased by over 7%, while Certified Referees grew by 9%, with new CRs outpacing retirements. There were 29 on-court evaluations completed in 2024, achieving a success rate consistent with previous years.
• Professional Pickleball Registry (PPR): USA Pickleball’s training partner, the Professional Pickleball Registry, ended 2024 with 8,754 members. PPR conducted 295 workshops across the U.S., with 3,318 participants.
• Pickleball Coaching International (PCI): Another key training partner, PCI, finished 2024 with 1,037 U.S. members and 1,422 members globally. PCI’s newly launched Level 1 (Thinkific) course saw 895 new signups.
• Pickleball Magazine: USA Pickleball’s publishing partner, Dollard Publishing, produced 8 issues of Pickleball Magazine in 2024 offering readers to learn more about the sport and people involved.  Learn more about Pickleball Magazine.
• USA Pickleball Rulebook & Handbook: USA Pickleball’s Rules Committee and Board approved the updated 2024 Official Rulebook, along with the 2024 USA Pickleball Officiating Handbook.
• A Sport for All: The 2024 Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships featured wheelchair pickleball as a competitive division for the first time, held Nov 9-11 at the Arizona Athletic Grounds in Mesa, Ariz. This marked a significant step for the sport’s inclusivity, offering adaptive players the opportunity to compete on the sport’s premier stage and enforcing USA Pickleball’s support for adaptive play.
• Media Attention: 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.