Rate of new joiners to D&D has increased significantly

TL;DR the number of D&D players is expanding rapidly with 50% of players joining since 2015.

In the previous post we looked at ages, in this post we look at length of time people have played

The fraction of new joiners increases with the more recent surveys. Surveys of players in 2019-2020 show ~ 80% joined since 2010, ~ 50% joined since 2015.

The 'old school' profile highlighted by the OSR 2019 survey shows flatter growth over the years - 80% of respondents played at least 30 years, 50% played at least 14 years.

This suggest the significant new interest in D&D is driven by 5e which is coherent with media statements about 'explosive growth' by Hasbro.