How many people plays fencing in the world?

How many people plays fencing in the world?|||That%26#039;s quite a difficult question to answer but i think there are around 30,000 people in America with USFA memberships. USFA stands for the United States Fencing Association and you have to join if you want to fence at competitions. Obviously, there are also fencers in the USA without a USFA membership but i think it would be quite hard to work out how many. I%26#039;m not really sure about the rest of the world but i can definitely say that fencing is a lot more popular in Italy and France than in the UK and USA and i also think that there are large numbers in Hungary and Russia. Hope that helps!