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A Pokémon card index gained approximately 28% year-to-date in 2026, outpacing the S&P 500's 13% return and sitting well clear of $BTC's 29% decline over the same period.
The wider trading-card market carries an estimated value between $10 billion and $15 billion, with the graded-card segment alone placed at approximately $10.8 billion by TCGCharts.
For the onchain segment, the number to track is Courtyard's reported $139 million in 30-day trading volume, set against the $2.62 billion in individual card sales eBay recorded across all of 2025.
Retail demand runs ahead of supply Target reported nearly 70% growth in trading-card sales last year, with Pokémon the primary driver. Walmart's online marketplace logged a 200% jump in card sales over the same period.
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