No one knows who made the first board it seems that several people came up with similar ideas at around the same time. This was called ' sidewalk surfing' – a new wave of surfing on the sidewalk as the sport of surfing became highly popular. Skateboarding, as it exists today, was probably born sometime in the late 1940s, or early 1950s, when surfers in California wanted something to do when the waves were flat. The boxes turned into planks, similar to the skateboard decks of today. Crate scooters preceded skateboards, having a wooden crate attached to the nose (front of the board), which formed rudimentary handlebars. The first skateboards started with wooden boxes, or boards, with roller skate wheels attached to the bottom. However, skateboarding has become controversial in areas in which the activity, although legal, has damaged curbs, stoneworks, steps, benches, plazas, and parks. Since the 1970s, skateparks have been constructed specifically for use by skateboarders, freestyle BMXers, aggressive skaters, and more recently, scooters. In 2016, it was announced that skateboarding would be represented at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, for both male and female teams. A 2009 report found that the skateboarding market is worth an estimated $4.8 billion in annual revenue, with 11.08 million active skateboarders in the world.

Originating in the United States, skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. Skateboarding is an action sport that involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry job, and a method of transportation. Skater in front of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York (2019)

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