Sales Information for TTRPGs

[GothmogIV]

Friends, is there any way to know how TTRPG systems are selling in the world? Like how much Dragonbane is being sold vs. D&D 5e, or Dungeon Crawl Classics vs. Shadowdark, for example? I can't find any good information. Is it just not out there?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Not really. There is partial information available for multiple sources, but at best, it leaves out a large portion of sales, and at worst, some of the data can be ambiguous, since it's not intended for the purpose for which fans are using it.

 

[Umbran]

Friends, is there any way to know how TTRPG systems are selling in the world? Like how much Dragonbane is being sold vs. D&D 5e, or Dungeon Crawl Classics vs. Shadowdark, for example? I can't find any good information. Is it just not out there?

Mostly not. Companies are by no means required to release sales data, and there are some good reasons for them to not make such information public.