New York, NY, January 24, 2023 – The NPD Group today announced the winners of the 2022 Toy Industry Performance Awards for the Americas. The awards were given to the manufacturers in the United States, Canada, and Brazil, based on the top-selling property and toy, and the top-selling toys by supercategory, and in Mexico based on top-gaining toy property and top-gaining toy property by supercategory according to NPD’s Retail Tracking Service.
“All of these winners should be tremendously proud of how they performed in 2022. In what was a challenging period for many other areas of retail, these winners represent how resilient the toy industry continues to be,” said Kelly Thacker, vice president, US toys and media entertainment at The NPD Group. “I would like to personally congratulate all the winners and wish them continued success in 2023.”
U.S. Top Toy Property of the Year
Property
Manufacturer
Pokémon
The Pokémon Company
U.S. Top-Selling Toy of the Year
Item Description
Manufacturer
Squishmallows Plush 16″ Assortment
Jazwares
U.S. Top-Selling Toy by Supercategory
Supercategory
Item Description
Manufacturer
Action Figures & Acc
Jurassic World Dominion Roar Strikers Figures 9″ Assortment
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