{
  "name": "State of Rock Paper Scissors 2026 (aggregate throw data)",
  "description": "Aggregate counts of 3,035 Rock Paper Scissors throws by 947 players on wrpsa.com between 2026-07-29 and 2026-09-27: the share of rock, paper and scissors (all throws and first throws of a match) and what players threw after a win, loss or tie (1,146 transitions).",
  "report": "https://wrpsa.com/blog/state-of-rock-paper-scissors-2026",
  "creator": "World Rock Paper Scissors Association",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  "citation": "World Rock Paper Scissors Association. (2026, September 27). State of Rock Paper Scissors 2026: What 3,035 throws show. WRPSA. https://wrpsa.com/blog/state-of-rock-paper-scissors-2026",
  "temporalCoverage": "2026-07-29/2026-09-27",
  "totals": {
    "players": 947,
    "throws": 3035,
    "transitions": 1146
  },
  "csv": "https://wrpsa.com/data/state-of-rps-2026.csv",
  "embeds": [
    "https://wrpsa.com/embed/state-of-rps-2026/throw-share",
    "https://wrpsa.com/embed/state-of-rps-2026/next-throw"
  ],
  "variables": [
    {
      "name": "table",
      "description": "Which analysis the row belongs to: throw_share (share of each throw) or next_throw (what a player threw on the round after a result)."
    },
    {
      "name": "group",
      "description": "Subset of rounds: all_throws, first_throw (first throw of a match), after_win, after_loss or after_tie."
    },
    {
      "name": "value",
      "description": "rock, paper or scissors for throw_share; repeat, upgrade (switch to the throw that beats the previous one) or downgrade for next_throw."
    },
    {
      "name": "count",
      "description": "Number of throws (throw_share) or consecutive-round transitions (next_throw) in the group with this value."
    },
    {
      "name": "percent",
      "description": "count as a percentage of the group total, one decimal place.",
      "unitText": "percent"
    }
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "table": "throw_share",
      "group": "all_throws",
      "value": "rock",
      "count": 1100,
      "percent": 36.2
    },
    {
      "table": "throw_share",
      "group": "all_throws",
      "value": "paper",
      "count": 1078,
      "percent": 35.5
    },
    {
      "table": "throw_share",
      "group": "all_throws",
      "value": "scissors",
      "count": 857,
      "percent": 28.2
    },
    {
      "table": "throw_share",
      "group": "first_throw",
      "value": "rock",
      "count": 696,
      "percent": 38
    },
    {
      "table": "throw_share",
      "group": "first_throw",
      "value": "paper",
      "count": 657,
      "percent": 35.9
    },
    {
      "table": "throw_share",
      "group": "first_throw",
      "value": "scissors",
      "count": 477,
      "percent": 26.1
    },
    {
      "table": "next_throw",
      "group": "after_win",
      "value": "repeat",
      "count": 60,
      "percent": 19.9
    },
    {
      "table": "next_throw",
      "group": "after_win",
      "value": "upgrade",
      "count": 127,
      "percent": 42.1
    },
    {
      "table": "next_throw",
      "group": "after_win",
      "value": "downgrade",
      "count": 115,
      "percent": 38.1
    },
    {
      "table": "next_throw",
      "group": "after_loss",
      "value": "repeat",
      "count": 86,
      "percent": 27.7
    },
    {
      "table": "next_throw",
      "group": "after_loss",
      "value": "upgrade",
      "count": 119,
      "percent": 38.3
    },
    {
      "table": "next_throw",
      "group": "after_loss",
      "value": "downgrade",
      "count": 106,
      "percent": 34.1
    },
    {
      "table": "next_throw",
      "group": "after_tie",
      "value": "repeat",
      "count": 174,
      "percent": 32.6
    },
    {
      "table": "next_throw",
      "group": "after_tie",
      "value": "upgrade",
      "count": 195,
      "percent": 36.6
    },
    {
      "table": "next_throw",
      "group": "after_tie",
      "value": "downgrade",
      "count": 164,
      "percent": 30.8
    }
  ]
}