Population Report
Every grade AP Grading assigns is public. This overview shows populations and grade distributions by category, set and single card – as of 26 Sep 2026. Individual certificates can be verified by serial number at check.apgrading.de.
Every grade we assign is publicly viewable here – no app, no login, machine-readable and citable (CC BY 4.0). Collectors also know this format as a card "pop report".
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AP Grading has issued 144,807 certificates across 48,792 designs in total; the gem rate across all categories is 8.4 %. As of 26 Sep 2026.
Gem rate = share of the top grade 10 (Gem Mint) among all gradings.
Categories
| Category | Certificates | Gem rate (10) |
|---|---|---|
| Pokémon | 105,219 | 7.2 % |
| Sports Cards | 10,830 | 4.1 % |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! | 9,279 | 1.1 % |
| One Piece | 6,873 | 38.3 % |
| Other Categories | 3,986 | 5.7 % |
| Dragon Ball | 3,659 | 24.2 % |
| Magic: The Gathering | 1,680 | 2.7 % |
| Comics | 942 | 0.5 % |
| Weiss Schwarz | 765 | 32.9 % |
| Disney Lorcana | 610 | 2.1 % |
| Digimon | 544 | 0.6 % |
| Star Wars | 420 | 3.1 % |
Most-graded sets (Top 15 of 350)
| Set | Certificates | Cards | Gem rate (10) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celebrations | 4,965 | 225 | 1.0 % |
| Base Set | 4,269 | 732 | 0.1 % |
| 151 | 3,301 | 440 | 17.3 % |
| Evolving Skies | 2,802 | 435 | 1.2 % |
| Sword & Shield Black Star Promos | 2,306 | 327 | 3.9 % |
| Brilliant Stars | 2,168 | 312 | 1.0 % |
| Evolutions | 2,137 | 301 | 0.1 % |
| Hidden Fates | 1,990 | 367 | 3.4 % |
| Vivid Voltage | 1,866 | 243 | 0.8 % |
| Pokemon Go | 1,709 | 246 | 2.4 % |
| Celebrations Classic Collection | 1,642 | 139 | 2.9 % |
| Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos | 1,627 | 156 | 6.0 % |
| Shining Fates | 1,503 | 242 | 1.1 % |
| Vmax Climax | 1,394 | 223 | 11.1 % |
| Mega Dream Ex | 1,348 | 90 | 21.8 % |
Most-graded cards (Top 15 of 5,161)
| Card | Set | Certificates | Gem rate (10) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charizard-Holo | Celebrations | 456 | 0.4 % |
| Blastoise-Holo | Celebrations | 431 | 0.7 % |
| Charizard-Gold Metal | Celebrations Promo | 406 | 0.0 % |
| Venusaur-Holo | Celebrations | 397 | 1.5 % |
| Mew-Shiny Gold F.A. | Celebrations | 392 | 1.8 % |
| Charizard Vmax-Shiny F.A. | Shining Fates | 345 | 1.4 % |
| Pikachu-Gold Metal | Celebrations Promo | 304 | 0.7 % |
| Charizard-Holo | Base Set | 260 | 0.0 % |
| Umbreon Gold Star-Holo | Celebrations | 247 | 0.8 % |
| Charizard V | Champion´s Path Promo | 246 | 1.2 % |
| Togedemaru - Art Rare | Inferno X | 230 | 29.6 % |
| Ancient Mew-Holo | Movie 2000 Promo | 228 | 0.0 % |
| Birthday Pikachu-Holo | Celebrations | 216 | 2.3 % |
| Charizard Ex-F.A. | Obsidian Flames | 211 | 0.0 % |
| Shroodle - Art Rare | Mega Brave | 209 | 42.1 % |
Every figure on this page comes from our own records: each card listed has been through our card grading – checked, graded and sealed in Germany.
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