Demo-Graphics has generally focused on the demographics of comic fans but occasionally we have also reported on other fandoms and communities. In August 2025, we kicked off a new regular look at those interested in tabletop games. That includes board games, roleplaying games, and card games. Why? The question still remains… who are the fans of tabletop games?

What is Demo-Graphics?

Each month I dive into data from Facebook looking at the various demographics it can tell us about comic, and now tabletop game, fans. This isn’t hard numbers, purchasers, or “Wednesday warriors,” but best used to show trends in the industry and the potential of the market out there.

How does it work?

We use key terms, “likes”, that users have indicated and have come up with our own set to measure each month. There’s over 50 terms used (and no I won’t release them). We stick to specific terms for the industry such as “board games” and “collectible card games” as well as publishers and leave out broad terms.

Other things to know…

This data is important in that it shows who the potential audience could be. These are not purchasers, these are people who have shown an affinity for tabletop games, are potential purchasers, and those with a clear interest.

Also, with this being online/technology, due to laws and restrictions, those under the age of 13 are underrepresented.

The data that is presented as a wide range. I’ve taken the average of the range. So, if it’s presented as somewhere between 500 and 1,000 people, the number would be 750.

So, let’s kick off the first entry with the big question…

Facebook “Tabletop Gamer” Population: Around 614.05 million worldwide

Tabletop gamers worldwide bucked the trend for comic fans in the US and worldwide and tabletop gamers in the US and instead gained in population in October. That’s two months in a row of gains. October saw an increase of about 9 million individuals from the previous month.

Gender

Men and women both increased in population and percentage while those not reporting either decreased. Men increased about 5.6 million and went from 56.81% to 56.91% while women increased 5.2 million and from 41.42% to 41.67%. Those not reporting either decreased to 8.75 million from 10.7 million and down to 1.42%.

Age

It was a mixed month for gains and losses with age groups. Those 24 and under shrank in population while those 25 and up all gained. Even with that, the percentage changes were just tenths of a percentage point.

Relationship Status

Reporting of this data is on hold. There is an error in reporting where some segments report less than 1,000 people when it should be more. We’ll keep track of the data and start the reporting again when this technical issue is corrected.

More Stats!

Spanish Speakers: 100.75 million are reported as speaking Spanish, an increase of 2.6 million from September.

Education: 120.25 million have at least a college degree, that’s an increase of 2 million from the previous month.

Parents: 111.85 million, 18.22%, are parents! That’s an increase of 1.8 million from the previous month.

And finally, what’s the crossover with fans of board games and video games?

Comic Book fans: 359.75 million (58.59%)
Video Game fans: 369.7 million (60.21%)
Comic Book and Video Game fans: 226.35 million (36.86%)
Comic Book or Video Game fans: 512.7 million (83.49%)