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Card grading tracker

How many trading cards the big five graders process each month, from January 2024 to the latest GemRate recap, with annual totals and the split between trading card games and sports.

Graders tracked

3.87M cards

graded in October 2026, the most in any month we track

Up 48% on October 2025 on a like-for-like basis (excluding Beckett, which was missing from GemRate's latest reports), per Sports Collectors Daily. PSA alone graded 2,790,000.

PSA dealer submission booth with a queue of collectors at Collect-A-Con 2026
PSA's dealer submission booth at Collect-A-Con, May 2026. Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

Logos: Collectors Universe, Inc; CGC logo by CGC, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. CGC is a trademark of Certified Collectibles Group; Beckett Collectibles (Collectors); SGC; TAG Grading. All credits

Key findings

  • Monthly grading volume roughly doubled in under three years: from about 1.6M in January 2024 to 3.87M in October 2026.
  • The five major graders handled 26.6M cards in 2025, against more than 20M in 2024. Trading card games and other non-sports cards made up 16.8M of the 2025 total; sports cards 10M.
  • CGC grew fastest: from 157k cards in January 2024 to 966k in October 2026, a company record.
  • SGC moved the other way, from a high of 195k in July 2024 to 35k in November 2025.
  • Trading card games went from about a third of PSA's monthly volume in mid-2024 (32%) to roughly six in ten through most of 2025 (62% in October 2025), per GemRate's PSA recaps.

Total cards graded per month

All graders combined, as reported. Gaps are months where no total was published or we could not find one.

Total cards graded per month, January 2024 to October 2026 0 1M 2M 3M 4M Jan 24 Jul 24 Jan 25 Jul 25 Jan 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 Total, Jan 24: 1,598,852 Total, Feb 24: 1,616,510 Total, Mar 24: 1,700,000 Total, Apr 24: 1,619,546 Total, Jun 24: 1,530,000 Total, Jul 24: 1,710,000 Total, Aug 24: 1,800,000 Total, Sep 24: 1,520,000 Total, Oct 24: 1,870,000 Total, Nov 24: 1,650,000 Total, Dec 24: 1,610,000 Total, Jan 25: 1,850,000 Total, Feb 25: 1,930,000 Total, Mar 25: 1,970,000 Total, Apr 25: 2,126,118 Total, May 25: 2,432,362 Total, Jun 25: 2,080,000 Total, Jul 25: 2,300,000 Total, Aug 25: 2,280,000 Total, Sep 25: 2,200,000 Total, Oct 25: 2,700,000 Total, Nov 25: 2,230,000 Total, Dec 25: 2,430,000 Total, Feb 26: 2,490,000 Total, Mar 26: 2,970,000 Total, Apr 26: 3,100,000 Total, May 26: 2,950,000 Total, Jun 26: 3,500,000 Total, Jul 26: 3,610,000 Total, Aug 26: 3,400,000 Total, Sep 26: 3,520,000 Total, Oct 26: 3,870,000

By grading company

Stacked by grader. TAG appears in GemRate's monthly recaps from October 2025; Beckett is absent for September and October 2026. A missing segment means that grader's number was not reported, not that it was zero.

  • PSA
  • CGC
  • Beckett
  • SGC
  • TAG
Cards graded per month by grading company 0 1M 2M 3M 4M PSA, Jan 24: 1,226,022 CGC, Jan 24: 157,000 Beckett, Jan 24: 58,000 SGC, Jan 24: 157,830 Jan 24 PSA, Feb 24: 1,240,198 CGC, Feb 24: 164,000 Beckett, Feb 24: 66,000 SGC, Feb 24: 146,312 PSA, Mar 24: 1,339,548 CGC, Mar 24: 185,000 Beckett, Mar 24: 66,000 SGC, Mar 24: 147,854 PSA, Apr 24: 1,211,567 CGC, Apr 24: 181,000 Beckett, Apr 24: 63,000 SGC, Apr 24: 163,979 PSA, May 24: 1,369,953 SGC, May 24: 174,031 PSA, Jun 24: 1,160,094 CGC, Jun 24: 178,000 Beckett, Jun 24: 52,000 SGC, Jun 24: 147,937 PSA, Jul 24: 1,275,494 CGC, Jul 24: 190,000 Beckett, Jul 24: 54,000 SGC, Jul 24: 194,631 Jul 24 PSA, Aug 24: 1,397,357 CGC, Aug 24: 171,000 Beckett, Aug 24: 65,000 SGC, Aug 24: 166,925 PSA, Sep 24: 1,181,880 CGC, Sep 24: 145,000 Beckett, Sep 24: 46,000 SGC, Sep 24: 147,363 PSA, Oct 24: 1,452,673 CGC, Oct 24: 207,000 Beckett, Oct 24: 50,000 SGC, Oct 24: 165,536 PSA, Nov 24: 1,265,875 CGC, Nov 24: 218,000 Beckett, Nov 24: 34,000 SGC, Nov 24: 129,451 PSA, Dec 24: 1,222,592 CGC, Dec 24: 221,000 Beckett, Dec 24: 38,000 SGC, Dec 24: 131,434 PSA, Jan 25: 1,309,209 CGC, Jan 25: 306,000 Beckett, Jan 25: 64,000 SGC, Jan 25: 170,000 Jan 25 PSA, Feb 25: 1,449,324 CGC, Feb 25: 287,000 Beckett, Feb 25: 53,000 SGC, Feb 25: 146,536 PSA, Mar 25: 1,477,224 CGC, Mar 25: 248,000 Beckett, Mar 25: 69,000 SGC, Mar 25: 174,451 PSA, Apr 25: 1,560,654 CGC, Apr 25: 341,000 Beckett, Apr 25: 57,000 SGC, Apr 25: 167,464 PSA, May 25: 1,658,234 CGC, May 25: 570,000 Beckett, May 25: 59,000 SGC, May 25: 145,128 PSA, Jun 25: 1,437,405 CGC, Jun 25: 428,000 Beckett, Jun 25: 63,000 SGC, Jun 25: 158,761 PSA, Jul 25: 1,676,743 CGC, Jul 25: 399,000 Beckett, Jul 25: 75,000 SGC, Jul 25: 153,000 Jul 25 PSA, Aug 25: 1,663,661 CGC, Aug 25: 438,000 Beckett, Aug 25: 64,000 SGC, Aug 25: 118,000 PSA, Sep 25: 1,558,952 CGC, Sep 25: 505,000 Beckett, Sep 25: 77,000 SGC, Sep 25: 60,000 PSA, Oct 25: 1,979,091 CGC, Oct 25: 530,000 Beckett, Oct 25: 93,000 SGC, Oct 25: 50,000 TAG, Oct 25: 51,000 PSA, Nov 25: 1,660,137 CGC, Nov 25: 425,000 Beckett, Nov 25: 74,000 SGC, Nov 25: 35,000 TAG, Nov 25: 39,000 Jan 26 PSA, Feb 26: 1,860,000 CGC, Feb 26: 451,000 Beckett, Feb 26: 88,000 SGC, Feb 26: 41,000 TAG, Feb 26: 44,000 PSA, Mar 26: 2,175,761 CGC, Mar 26: 600,000 Beckett, Mar 26: 106,000 SGC, Mar 26: 47,000 TAG, Mar 26: 47,000 PSA, Apr 26: 2,210,000 CGC, Apr 26: 690,000 Beckett, Apr 26: 97,000 TAG, Apr 26: 48,000 PSA, May 26: 2,070,000 CGC, May 26: 641,000 Beckett, May 26: 145,000 SGC, May 26: 48,000 TAG, May 26: 52,000 PSA, Jun 26: 2,500,000 CGC, Jun 26: 763,000 Beckett, Jun 26: 146,000 SGC, Jun 26: 39,000 TAG, Jun 26: 54,000 PSA, Jul 26: 2,490,000 CGC, Jul 26: 856,000 Beckett, Jul 26: 161,000 SGC, Jul 26: 44,000 TAG, Jul 26: 57,000 Jul 26 PSA, Aug 26: 2,200,000 CGC, Aug 26: 937,000 Beckett, Aug 26: 159,000 SGC, Aug 26: 42,000 TAG, Aug 26: 58,000 PSA, Sep 26: 2,460,000 CGC, Sep 26: 962,000 SGC, Sep 26: 46,000 TAG, Sep 26: 50,000 PSA, Oct 26: 2,790,000 CGC, Oct 26: 966,000 SGC, Oct 26: 55,000 TAG, Oct 26: 53,000 Oct 26

Monthly table

Month Total PSA CGC Beckett SGC TAG TCG share at PSA Notes Source
October 2026 3,870,000 2,790,000 966,000 — 55,000 53,000 — Excludes Beckett (not in GemRate's October report); the sports figure also excludes Beckett. sportscollectorsdaily.com
September 2026 3,520,000 2,460,000 962,000 — 46,000 50,000 — Excludes Beckett (not in GemRate's September report). CGC includes about 60k semi-rigid AUTH cards. cardgrade.io
August 2026 3,400,000 2,200,000 937,000 159,000 42,000 58,000 — sportscollectorsdaily.com
July 2026 3,610,000 2,490,000 856,000 161,000 44,000 57,000 — gemrate.com
June 2026 3,500,000 2,500,000 763,000 146,000 39,000 54,000 — gemrate.com
May 2026 2,950,000 2,070,000 641,000 145,000 48,000 52,000 — gemrate.com
April 2026 3,100,000 2,210,000 690,000 97,000 — 48,000 — SGC's April count was not stated in the report used. si.com
March 2026 2,970,000 2,175,761 600,000 106,000 47,000 47,000 — sportscollectorsdaily.com
February 2026 2,490,000 1,860,000 451,000 88,000 41,000 44,000 — gemrate.com
January 2026 Not found. GemRate's own recap could not be retrieved and we found no secondary report with the numbers.
December 2025 2,430,000 — — — — — — Total only, as reported by SI Collectibles; per-grader December figures not found. si.com
November 2025 2,230,000 1,660,137 425,000 74,000 35,000 39,000 61% gemrate.com
October 2025 2,700,000 1,979,091 530,000 93,000 50,000 51,000 62% First month in this series where GemRate's recap includes TAG. gemrate.com
September 2025 2,200,000 1,558,952 505,000 77,000 60,000 — 52% gemrate.com
August 2025 2,280,000 1,663,661 438,000 64,000 118,000 — 58% gemrate.com
July 2025 2,300,000 1,676,743 399,000 75,000 153,000 — 58% gemrate.com
June 2025 2,080,000 1,437,405 428,000 63,000 158,761 — 61% gemrate.com
May 2025 2,432,362 † 1,658,234 570,000 59,000 145,128 — 61% GemRate said volume crossed 2.4 million; total shown is the sum of the four graders. gemrate.com
April 2025 2,126,118 † 1,560,654 341,000 57,000 167,464 — 61% GemRate said volume crossed 2 million; total shown is the sum of the four graders. gemrate.com
March 2025 1,970,000 1,477,224 248,000 69,000 174,451 — 51% Beckett figure includes about 14k cards delayed from January and February. gemrate.com
February 2025 1,930,000 1,449,324 287,000 53,000 146,536 — 50% gemrate.com
January 2025 1,850,000 1,309,209 306,000 64,000 170,000 — 44% GemRate's summary gives SGC as 170k; its SGC section shows a different figure. gemrate.com
December 2024 1,610,000 1,222,592 221,000 38,000 131,434 — 46% gemrate.com
November 2024 1,650,000 1,265,875 218,000 34,000 129,451 — 41% gemrate.com
October 2024 1,870,000 1,452,673 207,000 50,000 165,536 — 35% gemrate.com
September 2024 1,520,000 1,181,880 145,000 46,000 147,363 — 32% gemrate.com
August 2024 1,800,000 1,397,357 171,000 65,000 166,925 — 37% gemrate.com
July 2024 1,710,000 1,275,494 190,000 54,000 194,631 — 32% gemrate.com
June 2024 1,530,000 1,160,094 178,000 52,000 147,937 — 32% gemrate.com
May 2024 — 1,369,953 — — 174,031 — 32% GemRate's May 2024 recap did not state a total, CGC or Beckett figure. gemrate.com
April 2024 1,619,546 † 1,211,567 181,000 63,000 163,979 — 36% Total not stated by GemRate; sum of the four graders shown. gemrate.com
March 2024 1,700,000 1,339,548 185,000 66,000 147,854 — 36% GemRate: over 1.7 million. gemrate.com
February 2024 1,616,510 † 1,240,198 164,000 66,000 146,312 — 39% Total not stated by GemRate; sum of the four graders shown. gemrate.com
January 2024 1,598,852 † 1,226,022 157,000 58,000 157,830 — 43% Total not stated by GemRate; sum of the four graders shown. GemRate's summary gives SGC as 184k, its SGC section 157,830 (used here). gemrate.com

† Total not stated by the source; shown as the sum of the graders listed. "—" means not reported. Rounded figures (e.g. 306,000) are as published by GemRate.

Sports cards vs trading card games

Sports Collectors Daily reports the sports-only share for some months. The rest of each month's total is trading card games and other non-sports cards.

Month Sports cards All cards Sports share Source
August 2025 839,000 2,280,000 37% sportscollectorsdaily.com
November 2025 727,000 2,230,000 33% sportscollectorsdaily.com
March 2026 863,000 2,970,000 29% sportscollectorsdaily.com
July 2026 912,000 3,610,000 25% sportscollectorsdaily.com
August 2026 840,000 3,400,000 25% sportscollectorsdaily.com
October 2026 1,150,000 3,870,000 30% sportscollectorsdaily.com

Annual totals

Period Total PSA CGC Beckett SGC TAG Sports TCG / non-sports Scope and notes Source
2026 H1 17,500,000 — 3,600,000 650,000 — — 5,000,000 — Five major graders. January to June 2026; sports figure is 'nearly 5 million'. sportscollectorsdaily.com
2025 26,600,000 19,260,000 4,920,000 824,000 1,420,000 440,000 10,000,000 16,800,000 PSA, CGC, Beckett, SGC, TAG. GemRate data via cllct. SI Collectibles and Sports Collectors Daily reported 26.8 million. cllct.com
2024 20,000,000 15,340,000 — — — — 11,400,000 8,600,000 PSA, CGC, SGC, Beckett. Over 20 million, up 16% on 2023. si.com
2023 17,000,000 — — — — — — — PSA, CGC, SGC, Beckett. About 17 million, as cited for comparison in SI Collectibles' 2024 recap. si.com

Methodology

The monthly figures come from GemRate, which counts cards added to each grader's public population report. We take each month from GemRate's own monthly recap where we could read it, and otherwise from news reports of the same recap (Sports Collectors Daily, SI Collectibles, cardgrade.io). Each row links to the page we used.

Population-report counts are a close proxy for cards graded, not an official company figure. PSA, CGC, Beckett, SGC and TAG do not publish monthly volumes themselves. GemRate often rounds (e.g. "306k"); we keep its rounding. Where GemRate gave a range-style total ("crossed 2 million") or no total, we show the sum of the graders listed and mark it †. September and October 2026 exclude Beckett, so they understate the true total slightly; in 2026 Beckett graded roughly 90,000–160,000 cards a month.

Missing months: January 2026. GemRate's recap page for these could not be read and we found no report quoting the numbers. December 2025 has a total only. Annual totals come from year-end reports and can differ slightly between outlets (2025 was reported as both 26.6 and 26.8 million).

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Sources

All links checked November 12, 2026.

  1. January 2024 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  2. February 2024 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  3. March 2024 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  4. April 2024 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  5. May 2024 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  6. June 2024 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  7. July 2024 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  8. August 2024 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  9. September 2024 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  10. October 2024 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  11. November 2024 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  12. December 2024 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  13. January 2025 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  14. February 2025 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  15. March 2025 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  16. April 2025 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  17. May 2025 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  18. June 2025 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  19. July 2025 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  20. August 2025 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  21. September 2025 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  22. October 2025 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  23. November 2025 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  24. December 2025 grading figures (si.com)
  25. February 2026 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  26. March 2026 grading figures (sportscollectorsdaily.com)
  27. April 2026 grading figures (si.com)
  28. May 2026 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  29. June 2026 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  30. July 2026 grading figures (gemrate.com)
  31. August 2026 grading figures (sportscollectorsdaily.com)
  32. September 2026 grading figures (cardgrade.io)
  33. October 2026 grading figures (sportscollectorsdaily.com)
  34. August 2025 sports-card figures (sportscollectorsdaily.com)
  35. November 2025 sports-card figures (sportscollectorsdaily.com)
  36. July 2026 sports-card figures (sportscollectorsdaily.com)
  37. 2023 annual total (si.com)
  38. 2025 annual total (cllct.com)
  39. 2026 H1 annual total (sportscollectorsdaily.com)

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