December '25 Grading Recap
Published January 1, 2026
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Overall grading activity was ⬆ 9% in December compared to November and ⬆ 49% YoY.
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On a per business day basis, grading activity was ⬇ 11% compared to November.
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Grading activity totaled 2.43 million cards in December, up ~195k compared to November.
- PSA graded 1.83m cards - ⬆ 11% vs November, ⬆ 50% YoY.
- CGC graded 442k cards - ⬆ 4% vs November, ⬆ 99% YoY.
- Beckett graded 72k cards - ⬇ 3% vs November, ⬆ 91% YoY.
- SGC graded 41k cards - ⬆ 17% vs November, ⬇ 68% YoY.
- TAG graded 41k cards - ⬆ 4% vs November, ⬆ 72% YoY.
December Grading Summary
December Grading Summary - Sports
December Grading Summary - TCG+
Items Graded - by Month
Items Graded - by Month - Excluding PSA
Category Comparison
TCG Cards Graded at PSA
Items Graded by Era
Gem Rate Breakdown by Era
December 2025 PSA Grading Recap
- PSA graded 1,834,869 items during December; total output increased by 11% vs November and was up 50% year-over-year.
Category Summary
TCG activity once again leads the way
Set Summary - Sports & Other
2024 Select football maintains its lead
Set Summary - TCG+
Mega Evolution gains momentum
Player Summary - Sports & Other
Jordan increased his lead over Ohtani
Subject Summary - TCG
Pikachu nears an astounding 200k cards graded
Card Summary - Sports & Other
Cooper Flagg hangs onto the top spot
Card Summary - TCG
The McDonald's Japanese Pikachu remains the story
Other Graders - SGC
Category Summary
Set Summary
Player (& Subject) Summary
Card Summary
What's Next for SGC?
Other Graders - CGC
Category Summary
Other Charts - Beckett
Category Summary
Card Summary - Sports
Card Summary - TCG
Other Charts - TAG
Category Summary
