Fidget spinner Marketing and sales

Google Search popularity of fidget spinners in early 2017.

With the rapid increase in the popularity of fidget spinners in 2017, many children and teenagers began using them in school, and some schools also reported that kids were trading and selling the spinner toys.^[14][15][16]

As a result of their frequent use by school children, many school districts banned the toy.^[9][10] Some teachers argued that the spinners distracted students from their schoolwork.^[14] According to a survey conducted by Alexi Roy and published in May 2017, 32% of the largest 200 American public and private high schools had banned spinners on campus.^[17]

When fidget spinners rose in popularity in 2017, many publications in the popular press discussed the marketing claims made about them for people with ADHD, autism, or anxiety.^[3][9][10] However, there is no scientific evidence that fidget spinners are effective as a treatment for children with autism or ADHD.^[2][3][18]