SGI Market Facts – Athletic Footwear & Apparel 2026 provides proprietary market-share data, financial benchmarks and company intelligence covering the world’s major athletic footwear and sports apparel players.

The centerpiece of the report is SGI’s proprietary, detailed market share tables breaking down revenues and market share of the major athletic footwear, rugged outdoor footwear, outdoor inspired casual footwear and athletic and sports apparel brands and companies. We estimate the total market size, and show you where each company ranks - providing unrivaled details and benchmarking of the major international players for the year 2025.

The report also lists the largest retailers of sporting goods, athletic footwear and apparel worldwide, as well as our exclusive retail square footage expansion projections for the current year.

Then, the report looks at the major companies in the market. There is a company snapshot for each of the major brands. Officers, brand names, financials and company news from the past year give you background and context. Stock price charts and financial ratios—ROS, ROA and ROE—plus annual advertising expenditures complete the picture of each company.

The report has been expanded to include the major players in China. The Chinese sporting goods, athletic footwear and athletic apparel market is booming, with global brands competing with formidable homegrown upstarts.

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Here’s a list of the companies with their own chapters in the 2026 edition of SGI Market Facts - Athletic Footwear & Apparel. Many other, smaller companies are listed in the market share tables:

361 Degrees International Limited

Acushnet Holdings Corp

Adidas Group AG.

Allbirds, Inc.

Alpargatas (São Paulo)

Anta Sports Products

ASICS

Authentic Brands Group

Boardriders, Inc.

Caleres

Canada Goose

China Dongxiang (Group) Co., Ltd.

Columbia Sportswear Co.

Crocs, Inc.

Deckers Outdoor Corp.

Delta Apparel

Fila

Gildan Activewear

Goldwin, Inc.

Hanesbrands, Inc.

Iconix Brand Group, Inc.

Kingmaker Footwear Holdings Ltd.

Li Ning Co.

Lululemon Athletic

Mizuno

Moncler SpA

New Balance

Nike, Inc.

On Holding AG

Puma AG

Rocky Brands

Russell Brands, LLC

Sequential Brands Group Inc

Skechers USA, Inc.

Under Armour, Inc.

VF Corp.

Vulcabras Azaleia S.A.

Wolverine World Wide Inc.

Xtep International Holdings Ltd.

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