Table 1 below lists the top featured manufacturers and suppliers of jigsaw puzzles on. Top Featured Jigsaw Puzzle Manufacturers and Suppliers on Thomas (Canada) which is the parent company of Trefl (Poland) and Clementoni (Italy), Cobble Hill (Canada), Eurographics (Canada), Hape (Canada), CubicFun (China), Robotime (China), LEGO (Denmark), Heye (Germany), Ravensburger (Germany), Schmidt Spiele (Germany), Sanrio (Japan), Tenyo (Japan), Castorland (Poland), D-Toys (Romania), House of Puzzles (Scotland), Educa Borras (Spain), Anatolian (Turkey), Gibsons Games (United Kingdom), Jumbo Games (United Kingdom), Wentworth Puzzles (United Kingdom), and Puzzle People (Australia). Other key international jigsaw puzzle companies are Piatnik (Austria), Pierre Belvédère Inc. It was soon acquired by Waddington's, which has since been acquired by Hasbro-one of the current largest international puzzle manufacturers. In the 60s, Tower Press was the largest puzzle maker in the world. The international jigsaw puzzle market was valued at $9.1 billion in 2019 and is set to grow at a 15.1% CAGR by 2025. In addition to the standard flat puzzles, 3D puzzles made from wood or Styrofoam are also gaining popularity, as well as word puzzle games, and computer-based jigsaw puzzles. Puzzles can be anywhere from four to 50 pieces for younger children, and go up to over 40,000 pieces. In the early 20th century, Jigsaw puzzle companies used large hydraulic presses to manufacture jigsaws, but the more economical roller press manufacturing process soon took over, and, more recently, newer technology has brought the laser-cutting puzzle-making process into the picture.
Image credit: Shutterstock/Theera Disayarat Carpenter making a hand-made jigsaw puzzle from wood Although they were originally handmade from wood, most jigsaw puzzles nowadays are made from the more economical-and easier to mass-produce- paperboard, but acrylic, wood, and plastic are also used. Jigsaw puzzles have been a favorite pastime for children and adults alike since their creation in 1762.
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