List of Toy Shops in the USA

Last updated 3 November 2026

There are 76,099 toy shops in the USA, one in every 839 US companies. Most of them are small: nine in ten have one to four people, and only 152 firms employ 50 people or more. One in twenty-six toy shops is based in Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Brooklyn and Los Angeles. Below you find the largest toy shops in the USA, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our US company database or through the Company Data API.

76,099 companies indexed · Data counted on 3 November 2026

Companies76,0991 in839 US companiesCities8,434Largest cityHouston 910Sole traders12%Employees1-4 (92%)Revenue< $100K (80%)Email17%Phone47%Website26%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Magic Acquireco, INC.	USA	Purchase	1 Manhattanville Rd Ste 201	Westchester	10577-2100	N/A	2021	$14,790,207,935	45,000	Corporation	3498	5222829
2	The Michaels Companies INC	USA	Irving	3939 W John Carpenter Fwy	Dallas	75063-2909	*****.com	2021	$5,271,122,000	45,000	Corporation	3498	N/A
3	Hobby Lobby Stores, INC.	USA	Oklahoma City	7707 Sw 44th St	Oklahoma	73179	*****.com	1970	$1,922,530,390	23,000	Corporation	922	1900317085
4	Build-A-Bear Workshop, INC.	USA	Saint Louis	415 S 18th St Ste 102	St. Louis City	63103-2269	*****.com	1997	$529,832,000	5,500	Corporation	373	431883836
5	Melissa & Doug, LLC	USA	Wilton	10 Westport Rd Ste 200	Ct	06897-4548	*****.com	2024	$488,804,155	200	Corporation	47	4397231
6	Michaels Stores, INC.	USA	Irving	3939 W John Carpenter Fwy	Dallas	75063-2909	*****.com	1962	$263,466,448	70,952	Corporation	3498	2021624
7	Gamestop, INC.	USA	Grapevine	625 Westport Pkwy	Tarrant	76051-6740	*****.com	1988	$251,722,588	279	Corporation	3484	5W-606
8	The Toy Foundation INC	USA	New York	1375 Broadway Rm 1001	New York	10018-7051	*****.org	1961	$35,929,576	1	Corporation	N/A	140907
9	The Pokemon Company International INC	USA	Bellevue	10400 Ne 4th St Ste 2800	King	98004-5186	*****.com	2001	$28,263,554	140	Corporation	73	3354732
10	Webbed Sphere, INC	USA	Corbin	302 American Greeting Card Rd	Whitley	40701-4802	N/A	2004	$27,000,000	180	Corporation	N/A	0583884
11	American Girl Brands, LLC	USA	Middleton	8400 Fairway Pl	Dane	53562-2548	*****.com	1998	$25,424,448	1,915	Corporation	186	3731803
12	Horizon Group USA, INC.	USA	New Providence	430 Mountain Ave Ste 205	Union	07974-2731	*****.com	2015	$22,867,008	271	Corporation	8	0100837212
13	Camp Nyc, INC.	USA	New York	91 5th Ave Fl 4	New York	10003-3039	N/A	2018	$22,283,012	50	Corporation	2	7056698
14	Horizon Hobby, LLC	USA	Champaign	2904 Research Rd	Champaign	61822-8802	*****.com	1985	$20,814,929	700	Corporation	6	2308296
15	Ravensburger North America, INC.	USA	Seattle	400 2nd Ave W Ste 700	King	98119	N/A	2022	$17,174,721	76	Corporation	43	603193882
16	Ainsworth Game Technology, INC.	USA	Las Vegas	5800 Rafael Rivera Way	Clark	89118-3401	*****.com	2006	$14,316,736	29	Corporation	8	861131097
17	Squishable.com, INC.	USA	New York	228 Park Ave S Ste 56124	New York	10003-1502	N/A	2009	$14,124,668	16	Corporation	4	3716986
18	Carrera Revell Of Americas, INC.	USA	East Brunswick	197 State Route 18 Ste 307n	Middlesex	08816-1472	*****.net	2004	$13,415,791	19	Corporation	N/A	N/A
19	Saint-Gobain CORPORATION	USA	Worcester	1 New Bond St	Worcester	01606-2614	*****.com	1992	$13,306,104	101	Corporation	4982	N/A
20	Revend LLC	USA	Reidsville	301 N Scales St	Rockingham	27320-2906	*****.com	2022	$10,000,000	56	Corporation	N/A	11402919
21	Kiwico, INC.	USA	Mountain View	140 E Dana St	San Bernardino	94041-1508	*****.com	2011	$9,851,882	67	Corporation	3	4937946
22	Bam Franchising INC	USA	Provo	4844 N 300 W Ste 202	Utah	84604-5540	*****.com	2011	$9,778,327	10	Corporation	2	N/A
23	A.C. Moore Incorporated	USA	Berlin	130 A C Moore Dr	Camden	08009-9500	*****.com	2014	$9,236,319	200	Corporation	4	06671713
24	Entertainment Earth, LLC	USA	Simi Valley	61 Moreland Rd	Ventura	93065-1662	*****.com	2000	$8,997,505	41	Corporation	2	2232035
25	Fat Brain Toys, LLC	USA	Elkhorn	20516 Nicholas Cir	Stanton	68022-2765	*****.com	2020	$8,661,669	77	Corporation	293	5691285

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How many toy shops are there in the USA?

Toy shops in the USA

76,099

3 November 2026

There are 76,099 toy shops in the USA in our data (3 November 2026). That is one in every 839 US companies. About 18 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (3,879 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 69,406 91%
Head offices: 603
Branch offices: 6,090

Classification

Our platform filter is SIC 5945.

40,302 of the 76,099 are corporations and LLCs (53%); 9,496 are sole traders. They come from the state business registers and our US register data, through the Company Data API.

Firm sizes in the USA

Of the 75,891 US toy shops with a known headcount, 69,865 (92%) have one to four people, 3,733 have five to nine, 2,141 have ten to 49 and 152 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (55,980, 80%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all US companies

Micro under 1073,598 97%
Small 10 to 492,141 3%
Medium 50 to 249138 0.2%
Large 250+14 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all US companies (96% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 20 more than $10 million.

3,879

firms were entered in 2026.

Toy shops in Houston

Houston has 910 toy shops, 0.1% of all 881,247 Houston companies and 13% below the national share. Nearly all Houston firms have fewer than five people; 1 has 50 or more. 30 new firms were entered in 2026, 19 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 859 · 95%
5-9: 28 · 3%
10-19: 13 · 1%
20-49: 6 · 0.7%
50+: 1 · 0.1%

Legal form

Sole traders: 293 · 32%
Partnerships: 15 · 2%
Corporations and LLCs: 301 · 33%
Other or none: 301 · 33%

Of the US total: 1.2%
Of all Houston companies: 0.1%
Against the national share: 0.9×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 30
Entered 2025: 61
Of USA's 2026 entries: 0.8%

Old

Before 1990: 19 · 2%
1990 or later: 891 · 98%
Of USA's pre-1990 firms: 0.7%

Reachable

Email: 95 · 10%
Phone: 350 · 38%
Website: 146 · 16%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 742 · 87%
$100K-$500K: 109 · 13%
$500K-$1M: 3 · 0.4%
$1M and more: 3 · 0.4%

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Where in the USA?

Houston has the most toy shops in the USA (910), ahead of Austin (547), San Antonio (535), Brooklyn (514) and Los Angeles (436). Together the five hold one in twenty-six of them. Relative to their size, Missoula, San Antonio and Kalispell have the most: 1.5 to 2.0 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

8,434 US cities have at least one toy shop; 1,619 have ten or more; 2,818 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Toy shops per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.12. Missoula has 2.0 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By county 1,668 counties

County	Firms	%
Los Angeles	2,047	3%
Maricopa	1,396	2%
Harris	1,393	2%
Orange	1,319	2%
Jefferson	929	1%
San Diego	835	1%
Montgomery	767	1%
Dallas	745	1.0%
Miami-Dade	744	1.0%
Franklin	691	0.9%

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Largest toy shops in the USA

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Houston, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

The Michaels Companies is the largest toy shop in the USA by headcount. 152 firms employ 50 people or more; 80 employ 100 or more.

1Irving45,000 staff
2Oklahoma City23,000 staff
3Saint Louis5,500 staff
4Berlin4,400 staff
5Houston3,510 staff
6Middleton1,915 staff
7Gardiner1,392 staff
8Los Angeles813 staff
9Champaign700 staff
10Torrance575 staff

By employee size · 75,891 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	69,865	92%
5-9	3,733	5%
10-19	1,235	2%
20-49	906	1%
50-99	72	<0.1%
100-199	51	<0.1%
200-499	15	<0.1%
500-999	6	<0.1%
1,000+	8	<0.1%

92% have 1 to 4 people; 906 have 20 to 49; 152 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	55,980	80%
$100K-$500K	13,219	19%
$500K-$1M	416	0.6%
$1M-$5M	183	0.3%
$5M-$10M	17	<0.1%
$10M-$50M	13	<0.1%
$100M-$500M	3	<0.1%
$500M+	4	<0.1%

80% under $100,000; 183 between $1M and $5M; 37 above $5M.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 2 sporting goods stores for every toy shop in the USA.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Sporting Goods Stores	151,190	35%	91%
Toy Shops	76,099	26%	92%
DIY Shops	75,019	47%	72%
Sports Equipment Wholesalers	24,783	35%	86%
Audio Visual Retailers	24,115	54%	80%
Water Distribution Companies	20,889	52%	68%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The USA	76,099	1.2
The UK	6,606	0.7

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Newcomers in the USA in 2026

3,879 toy shops were entered in the US register so far in 2026, about 18 a working day, after 5,750 in 2025. The USA as a whole saw 2,970,531 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.1% of the inflow.

3,8902022
4,7592023
4,8572024
5,7502025
3,8792026 so far

3,851 of this year's 3,879 are corporations and LLCs.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Oconomowoc10 staff
2Brooklyn8 staff
3Louisville5 staff
4Hallandale Beach5 staff
5Kingston4 staff

Sole traders or corporations: how they are organised

One in eight US toy shops work as sole traders, against 5% of all US companies. Half are corporations and LLCs.

Sole traders9,49612%
Partnerships9071%
Corporations and LLCs40,30253%
No form on record or other25,39433%

Single-site: 91%
Head offices: 603
Branches: 6,090

All US companies: 5% sole traders, 1% partnerships, 68% corporations and LLCs.

The oldest firms in the USA

Our data holds 1 US toy shops from before 1900, 41 from before 1950 and 2,743 from before 1990.

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1. Saint Louis
1900
1. Saint Paul
1902
1. Orland
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1. Cranbury
1916
1. Selmer
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1. Petersham

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2,743

US toy shops date from before 1990

255

were entered in 1990

How reachable are they?

Toy shops are easier to reach than the average US company: 47% list a phone number and 26% a website.

Email13,249 17%
Phone35,784 47%
Website19,672 26%

Grey line: all US companies (email 15%, phone 42%, website 24%).

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Frequently asked questions

How many toy shops are there in the USA?

There are 76,099 toy shops in the USA in our data, counted on 3 November 2026. That is one in every 839 US companies.

Which is the largest toy shop in the USA?

The Michaels Companies in Irving, with 45,000 staff. By revenue Magic Acquireco in Purchase leads with $14.8 billion a year.

Which US city has the most toy shops?

Houston, with 910, ahead of Austin (547), San Antonio (535), Brooklyn (514) and Los Angeles (436). Relative to its size, Missoula has the most: 2.0 times the national share.

How many toy shops are there in Houston?

910, which is 0.1% of all 881,247 Houston companies and 13% below the national share.

How big is a typical toy shop?

Small. 92% of the 75,891 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 152 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are US toy shops sole traders or companies?

One in eight (9,496) are sole traders, 1% are partnerships and 53% (40,302) are corporations and LLCs.

How many toy shops started in 2026?

3,879 were entered in the US register so far in 2026, after 5,750 in 2025. 3,851 of them are corporations and LLCs.

What is the oldest toy shop in the USA?

A. Brix Florist in Saint Louis, 1897, followed by Dick Blick Art Materials in Saint Paul (1900) and Pratt's Hobby Shop in Orland (1902). 1 firm dates from before 1900.

Which industry code covers toy shops?

Our platform filters them on SIC 5945 (hobby, toy, and game shops).

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 76,099 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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