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Escape rooms involve a group of friends, family or coworkers working together to play a game and solve puzzles in a specific amount of time. Escape rooms first emerged in the US in 2012 when Scrap Entertainment created the first escape room experience in San Francisco. Since then, consumer demand has surged, as there are now more than 3,000 escape rooms across the US. As a result of social distancing guidelines and concerns about disease transmission related to the outbreak of COVID-19, sharp declines in revenue were observed in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Closures, coupled with volatility in the broader economy, have led to revenue falling at an expected CAGR of 5.8% to $654.5 million through the end of 2024, despite growth of 0.9% in 2024 alone.
Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 6.1 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $654.5m in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
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Escape Rooms in the US
Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Storytelling games through puzzles, Games with a theme but no narrative and Games with a narrative-only. Storytelling games through puzzles is the largest segment of the Escape Rooms in the US.
Storytelling through puzzles encourages deeper immersion
This industry includes operators that primarily operate escape room facilities and offer puzzle games to be played with a group of people. Industry establishments also typically sell food and beverages. The industry comprises companies that have a physical escape room facility.
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NAICS 713990 - Escape Rooms in the US
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The market size of the Escape Rooms in the US industry in United States is $654.5m in 2024.
There are 3,590 businesses in the Escape Rooms in the US industry in United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 11.4 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Escape Rooms in the US industry in United States has been declining at a CAGR of 6.1 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Escape Rooms in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.
Operating escape room facilities and related games and Offering food and beverages, including alcoholic beverages are part of the Escape Rooms in the US industry.
The level of competition is high and increasing in the Escape Rooms in the US industry in United States.