Pickleball is a hit with millennials – the average player is 35 years old — and over 25,000 new courts are needed to keep up with demand

• Pickleball has exploded in popularity in recent years and, as of 2022, has 8.9 million players.
• A new report says we'll need more than 25,000 new courts to meet current and future demand.
• The report found the average player is 35 years old, but the sport is also a hit with Gen Z and seniors.

America's hottest sport is growing so quickly that we'll need to build thousands of new courts — 25,784, to be exact — in the coming years to keep up with demand, a new report found.