Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked aquarium chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Tennessee Aquarium and SEA LIFE Aquarium sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee Aquarium | - | +5.6% |
| 2 | SEA LIFE Aquarium | - | +2.0% |
| 3 | Georgia Aquarium | - | -13.3% |
| 4 | Blue Zoo Aquarium | - | -25.7% |
| 5 | SeaQuest Interactive Aquarium | - | -49.1% |
- Georgia Aquarium
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Newport Aquarium
- Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
- National Aquarium
- Ripley's Aquarium
- Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
133 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 23 of the 133 stores (17%); 92 of the 106 tracked chains have a single store here.
- Georgia Aquarium (3)
- Monterey Bay Aquarium (1)
- Newport Aquarium (1)
- Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies (2)
- National Aquarium (1)
- Ripley's Aquarium (2)
- Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center (2)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 SeaQuest Interactive Aquarium 6
- 2 SEA LIFE Aquarium 5
- 3 Tennessee Aquarium 5
- 4 Blue Zoo Aquarium 4
- 5 Georgia Aquarium 3
- 6 Ocean World 2
- 7 Aquarium Of The Bay 2
- 8 Jenkinsons Aquarium 2
- 9 Ocean Adventures 2
- 10 South Carolina Aquarium 2
- 11 Downtown Aquarium 2
- 12 Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies 2
- 13 Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center 2
- 14 Ripley's Aquarium 2
- 15 Maine State Aquarium 1
- 16 Idaho Aquarium 1
- 17 Pisces Aquaria 1
- 18 Ocean Reef's Den Aquatics 1
- 19 Blue Zoo Rogers 1
- 20 Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium 1
- 21 Atlanta Aquarium & Coca Cola Center 1
- 22 Aqua Rocks Colorado 1
- 23 Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center 1
- 24 Fish & Friends 1
- 25 Atlantis Aquarium 1
- 26 Atlantic City Aquarium 1
- 27 Alaska SeaLife Center 1
- 28 Port Townsend Marine Science Center 1
- 29 EMA Touch Tank Aquarium 1
- 30 Chattanooga Aquarium 1
- 31 Aquatic Treasures 1
- 32 Shreveport Aquarium 1
- 33 North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher 1
- 34 Medicine Park Aquarium & Natural Sciences Center 1
- 35 Westport Aquarium 1
- 36 Coral Logic Aquariums 1
- 37 Marineland Dolphin Adventure 1
- 38 NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island 1
- 39 Children's Aquarium Dallas 1
- 40 NC Aquarium Pine Knoll Shores 1
- 41 Schramm Education Center 1
- 42 Cabrillo Marine Aquarium 1
- 43 New York Aquarium 1
- 44 Limitless Aquatics 1
- 45 Dolphin Terrace 1
- 46 St Augustine Aquarium 1
- 47 Aquarium Depot 1
- 48 Glen Echo Park Aquarium 1
- 49 SeaQuest Littleton 1
- 50 Hatfield Visitors Center 1
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