7. Asics
Worldwide sportswear sales: $3.2 billion
Main sports product: Shoes
Founded in: 1949
Based in: Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Owned by: Asics Corporation
Asics is another shoe company featured in the Top 10 sportswear brands. The Japanese company, founded in 1949 and based in the city of Kobe, is particularly known for its running shoes. Aside from shoes, Asics also sells gymnastic and fitness apparel.
6. Lululemon Athletica
Worldwide sportswear sales: $3.3 billion
Main sports product: Yoga apparel
Founded in: 1998
Based in: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Owned by: Lululemon Athletica, Inc.
Lululemon Athletica is proof that you don’t have to necessarily sell shoes to make it on the sportswear brands market. The Canadian company was founded in 1998 and has now established itself as the leading manufacturer of Yoga apparel. Given the global popularity of Yoga, it is no wonder that Lululemon finds itself in the Top 10 sportswear brands ranking.
5. New Balance
Worldwide sportswear sales: $4.1 billion
Main sports product: Shoes
Founded in: 1906
Based in: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Owned by: New Balance, Inc.
The Top 5 on the sports brands market is completed by yet another company that is mainly focusing on footwear. Originally founded in 1906 as a manufacturer of arch support, New Balance is now selling its own shoes (alongside other sports lifestyle clothing).
4. Under Armour
Worldwide sportswear sales: $4.5 billion
Main sports product: Shoes
Founded in: 1996
Based in: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Owned by: Under Armour, Inc.
Like the top three sports brands, Under Armour is also mainly, but not exclusively, offering shoes. The American company is fairly new, having been founded only in the mid-90s. But the Baltimore-based sportswear brand has been quite ambitious and is rising fast in the world of footwear and sporting apparel.
3. Puma
Worldwide sportswear sales: $6.2 billion
Main sports product: Shoes
Founded in: 1948
Based in: Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany
Owned by: Puma SE
Puma was founded by Rudolf Dassler, the brother of Adidas founder Adolf Dassler. The brothers originally founded and led their company. After a major argument, they then decided to part ways and each founded their own respective company. Puma is based in the same small Bavarian town as Adidas. While it is far smaller than its brotherly company, they do still hold a strong third place in the global sportswear market.
2. Adidas
Worldwide sportswear sales: $23.5 billion
Main sports product: Shoes
Founded in: 1949
Based in: Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany
Owned by: Adidas AG
The second giant on the global sportswear market is Adidas, a company founded by Adolf Dassler (hence the name). Like arch competitor Nike, the German corporation mainly produces shoes for all kinds of sporting activities but is also a more general sports brand at this point and active in many other fields of the world of sports and daily lifestyle.
1. Nike
Worldwide sportswear sales: $44.5 billion
Main sports product: Shoes
Founded in: 1964
Based in: Beaverton, Oregon, USA
Owned by: Nike, Inc.
Nike remains the biggest sportswear brand in the world. With a revenue nearing $45 billion now, the Oregon-based American company has been and still is quite comfortably in the lead within the global sportswear market. Shoes still represent the main product line of Nike, but they are far from the only ones at this point.
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