32 million. Many Americans play pool and most do not participate in any assocaition or league play. For league play, the American Poolplayers Association (APA) has 265,000 players that play in leagues today. There are many other leagues throughout the US, but the APA is the largest.
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8, 10, 16, or 22.
The most common pocket billiards games are 9 Ball, 8 Ball, and Straight Pool. All of htese use a cue ball as well. 9 Ball uses a total of 10 balls. 8 Ball uses 16, and Straight Pool uses 16. Baseball uses 22 total. The game of 7 ball never caught on, started to speed up televised play as compared to 9 ball, but it uses 8 balls total.