The World's Biggest Pokémon Card Collectors

Pokémon card collecting became a billion-dollar market starting in 2020. Some collectors have amassed fortunes in cards over decades — others bought everything in a few years. Meet the biggest names.

1. Logan Paul — the public face of collecting

Gyarados, one of the most collected Pokémon in rare cards

Logan Paul spent over US$ 10 million on Pokémon cards between 2020 and 2023. His most famous purchase was the Pikachu Illustrator PSA 10 for US$ 5,275,000 — a Guinness world record. He also bought a Base Set 1st Edition box for US$ 3.5 million — which he later discovered was full of fake cards. One of the biggest scams ever in the collector market.

2. Gary Haase — the Blastoise Presentation owner

American collector Gary Haase owns the Blastoise Presentation Galaxy Star — the card once dubbed "the only $1 million card in the world" before the Illustrator explosion. He's been collecting since 1998 and never misses a limited edition.

3. Ludwig Ahgren — the streamer collector

Streamer Ludwig opened Base Set 1st Edition boxes live in 2021, spending over US$ 350,000 in a single stream. The community loved it. He donated much of the rare pulls to charity.

4. Deriums (Rui Filipe) — Brazil in the world top 10

Lugia, one of the most coveted legendary Pokémon in rare cards

Brazilian Rui Filipe, known as Deriums on YouTube, has one of Latin America's largest collections, focused on rare Japanese cards. He's a key reference for Portuguese-speaking collectors.

5. PokéRev — the king of unboxings

PokéRev has 1.5M+ YouTube subscribers just from opening cards. His personal collection is estimated at over US$ 5 million, including multiple Charizard 1st Edition copies.

6. Anonymous collectors — the mystery

Big Goldin Auctions and PWCC auctions frequently feature anonymous buyers — private collectors who avoid the spotlight. Estimates suggest at least 50 private collectors with collections above US$ 3 million worldwide.

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