Gunpla & model kit statistics 2026
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Every number on this page is computed directly from the MechaGrade database of 1,641 Gundam and mecha model kits and 1,476 published reviews — not scraped from other roundups. Cite any stat with a link to this page; the URL never changes, and the numbers refresh as the database grows.
Key Gunpla statistics from the MechaGrade database
Sample: all 1,641 kits cataloged by MechaGrade (retail and P-Bandai releases, 1995–2026). Each line stands on its own and is free to quote.
- The MechaGrade database tracks 1,641 Gundam and mecha model kits across 11 grade lines.
- 59.5% of the 1,641 model kits in the MechaGrade database are High Grade releases (977 kits).
- 25.8% of the kits in the MechaGrade database are Master Grade family releases (MG, MGEX, RE/100, and Full Mechanics — 423 kits).
- Real Grade accounts for 7.3% of the MechaGrade database (120 kits), and Perfect Grade for 2.9% (48 kits).
- 68.6% of the 1,641 kits in the MechaGrade database are 1/144 scale.
- 51.1% of the kits in the MechaGrade database belong to the Universal Century timeline (838 kits).
- HGUC is the single largest grade line in the MechaGrade database, with 433 kits (26.4% of the total).
- 2018 is the busiest release year in the MechaGrade database, with 176 kit releases.
- 58.6% of the kits in the MechaGrade database were released in the six years from 2015 to 2020 (961 kits).
- Only 1.4% of the kits in the MechaGrade database (23 kits) are confirmed P-Bandai web exclusives.
- MechaGrade has published scored reviews for 1,476 of the 1,641 kits in its database (89.9%).
- The average MechaGrade review score across all 1,476 reviewed kits is 3.74 out of 5.
- Perfect Grade kits earn the highest average MechaGrade review score of any major grade (4.20/5), ahead of Real Grade (4.03/5) and High Grade (3.67/5).
- Only 5 of the 1,476 kits reviewed by MechaGrade score 4.5/5 or higher.
- The oldest kits in the MechaGrade database date to 1995; the newest are 2026 releases.
Kits and review scores by grade
Grade decides everything in Gunpla — size, price, build time, and, as our review data shows, how satisfied builders end up. The bigger and more deliberate the line, the higher the average score.
| Grade | Kits | Share | Reviewed | Avg score /5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HG — High Grade | 977 | 59.5% | 931 | 3.67 |
| RG — Real Grade | 120 | 7.3% | 88 | 4.03 |
| MG — Master Grade | 423 | 25.8% | 383 | 3.83 |
| PG — Perfect Grade | 48 | 2.9% | 27 | 4.20 |
| SD — Super Deformed | 5 | 0.3% | 5 | 4.22 |
| EG — Entry Grade | 40 | 2.4% | 14 | 3.82 |
MG includes the MGEX, RE/100, and Full Mechanics lines; SD includes MGSD. Kits from non-Gundam lines we also catalog (Evangelion LMHG, Code Geass Mechanic Collection) are counted in the totals but have no grade hub.
Kit releases by year
Release counts for the modern era of the database. The 2015–2020 run — the Iron-Blooded Orphans and Build-series years plus the 40th-anniversary push — remains the densest stretch of releases we track, peaking at 176 kits in 2018.
| Year | Kits released |
|---|---|
| 2026(year to date) | 25 |
| 2025 | 62 |
| 2024 | 88 |
| 2023 | 73 |
| 2022 | 92 |
| 2021 | 111 |
| 2020 | 170 |
| 2019 | 163 |
| 2018 | 176 |
| 2017 | 165 |
| 2016 | 138 |
| 2015 | 149 |
| 1995–2014 | 229 |
Industry statistics
The numbers below are not ours. They come from Bandai’s own announcements and are included for context, with sources.
- Bandai Spirits announced in April 2019 that cumulative Gunpla sales had passed 500 million units since the line launched in 1980. (Source: Bandai Spirits, via Forbes)
- By March 2021, Bandai Namco reported cumulative Gundam plastic model sales of 714.84 million units, including 176.6 million SD Gundam kits. (Source: Bandai Namco, via Wikipedia)
- Bandai Namco’s fiscal-year 2025 results reported all-time-high revenue for the Gundam IP, its largest franchise. (Source: Bandai Namco IR, via Automaton)
Explore the data behind these numbers
Every stat above links back to real, browsable pages: the full kit directory covers all 1,641 kits, the grade hubs break them down by line, and the review index holds the scored write-ups the averages are computed from. The highest-scoring kits in the database right now:
About this data
Sample. The MechaGrade database covers 1,641 Bandai mecha model kits — Gunpla across all grades plus the Evangelion and Code Geass kit lines — released between 1995 and 2026, including 23 confirmed P-Bandai exclusives. It is our catalog, not Bandai’s complete historical output: coverage is strongest for the modern era, so decade-level comparisons describe this database, not every kit ever molded.
Method. All percentages, counts, and averages are computed programmatically from the database at build time — none are typed by hand, and none are borrowed from other statistics roundups. Review scores are MechaGrade’s own editorial ratings on a 0–5 scale across 1,476 published reviews. Industry figures are quoted only from Bandai’s own announcements and are labeled with their sources.
Citing this page. Every stat here is free to quote in articles, videos, and forums with a link to mechagrade.com/statistics. The URL is permanent; the title year and the numbers refresh with each annual edition.
History of this report
This page is refreshed annually, and each edition’s headline numbers are archived here so year-over-year changes stay citable.
- 2026 edition (current, first published August 2026)
1,641 kits tracked · 1,476 scored reviews · average score 3.74/5 · 59.5% High Grade.