There are approximately 1, 736,000 American surfers.

There approximately 23 million surfers worldwide.

The average weight of the original designed surfboard was 100 lbs.

John John Florence made 5.3 million dollars and was the highest paid surfer in 2022.

An average cost of a bar of surf wax is $1.50.

Annual surfing revenue totals $12 billion.

Annual hard good sales (surfboards, skateboards, accessories) is $1.56 billion.

Annual surfing wetsuits sales total $119.4 million.

The accessory part of the industry is led by the sale of sunglasses.

Annual surf foot ware sales are $1.6 billion. Most of this is is from the sale of sandals.

Annual apparel wear is approximately $8 billion of the total sales.

SIMA - Surf Industry Manufacturers Association announced that the industry grew from $6.2 billion in 2004 to $7.48 billion in 2006, a 14% increase.

The increase is due to a number of factors: mainstream popularity of the surf life style, the capitalization of the purchasing power of women, and brand diversification.

Another reason for growth is that surfboard makers distribute their products through surf and skate shops, not big box retailers.

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