"Cosplay Trend Report 2024"
"The market size for cosplay costumes was 4.8B USD in 2023. This only includes costumes, and not craft materials, conventions and merchandise. Since 70% of cosplayers make costumes themselves, the cosplay market is estimated to be far greater. The global handicrafts market was 1000B in 2023, and most cosplay purchases falls under that category but are hard to identify so it's safe to assume there are dark numbers."
"82% of cosplayers are between 16 and 27 years old."
"64% of cosplayers are female."
"$241 average spend on costumes yearly."
"$262 average spend on events and merchandise."
"70% attend 2 or more conventions a year."
"87% of cosplayers speak with strangers online about cosplay."
"33% of cosplayers work on their costumes at least weekly."
