Summary

The global athletic footwear market has maintained steady expansion in recent years, growing from USD 117.4 billion in 2021 to USD 149.1 billion in 2025, and is projected to reach USD 213.3 billion by 2032, representing a CAGR of 5.41% during 2026–2032. Over the same period, global sales volume is expected to rise from 5.99 billion pairs in 2025 to 7.93 billion pairs in 2032, while average selling price is projected to increase from USD 24.91 per pair to USD 26.90 per pair. Overall, athletic footwear has evolved from a category primarily associated with basic sports consumption into a broader market integrating performance needs, everyday wear, style expression, and comfort-oriented demand, with market expansion and value upgrading taking place simultaneously.
From a structural perspective, running footwear and lifestyle sneakers have emerged as the two most important segments of the industry. In 2025, lifestyle sneakers reached USD 47.8 billion and running footwear accounted for USD 44.6 billion, together representing approximately 62% of the global market, indicating that performance demand and lifestyle-driven consumption are now shaping growth in parallel. In terms of consumer structure, the men’s segment remains the largest base market, while the women’s segment is expanding faster and is projected to increase from USD 46.0 billion in 2025 to USD 70.9 billion in 2032. This reflects the continued rise in women’s sports participation, wider adoption of athleisure in daily life, and changing consumer preferences. Meanwhile, the kids and youth segment continues to provide stable replacement demand and remains an important foundation for long-term market development.
In terms of product and technology direction, industry upgrading is increasingly being driven by material and structural innovation. Upper materials are continuing to shift toward textile and knit solutions, highlighting the growing importance of lightweight construction, breathability, comfort, and flexible design. Midsole systems are moving toward high-performance foam platforms, with PEBA-based solutions standing out as a particularly strong growth direction due to their lightweight and high-energy-return characteristics. From a channel perspective, offline remains the dominant sales channel, but online is growing faster, and the market is gradually moving toward deeper omnichannel integration, stronger DTC development, and more membership-based retail operations. Regionally, Asia-Pacific remains the largest market by scale, North America serves as the key high-value consumption center, and Europe maintains a mature and stable profile, with a multipolar regional structure continuing to define the global competitive landscape.
Report Scope
This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Athletic Footwear, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Athletic Footwear.
The Athletic Footwear market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (Million Pairs) and revenue ($ millions), considering 2025 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2021 to 2032. This report segments the global Athletic Footwear market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided.
For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.
This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Athletic Footwear market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
Market Segmentation
By Company
 ANTA Sports
 Li Ning
 Xtep International
 361 Degrees
 Nike
 adidas
 PUMA
 ASICS
 Mizuno
 New Balance
 Skechers
 On Holding
 Deckers Brands
 Amer Sports
 Under Armour
 Brooks Sports
 VF Corporation
 Wolverine World Wide
 Misto Holdings
 Decathlon

Segment by Type
 Running Footwear
 Basketball Footwear
 Lifestyle Sneakers
 Others

Segment by Upper Material Type
 Textile and Knit
 Synthetic Leather
 Genuine Leather and Suede
 Others

Segment by Midsole Foam Type
 EVA Foam
 PEBA Foam
 TPU Foam
 Others

Segment by Consumer Segment
 Men
 Women
 Kids and Youth

Segment by Application
 Offline Sales
 Online Sales

By Region
 North America
 United States
 Canada

 Asia-Pacific
 China
 Japan
 South Korea
 Southeast Asia
 India
 Australia
 Rest of Asia-Pacific

 Europe
 Germany
 France
 U.K.
 Italy
 Russia
 Rest of Europe

 Latin America
 Mexico
 Brazil
 Rest of Latin America

 Middle East & Africa

Chapter Outline
Chapter One: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by Type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter Two: Detailed analysis of Athletic Footwear manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter Three: Sales, revenue of Athletic Footwear in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter Four: Introduces market segments by Application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter Five, Six, Seven, Eight and Nine: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter Ten: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter Eleven: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics. Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter Twelve: Analysis of sales channel, distributors and customers.
Chapter Thirteen: Research Findings and Conclusion.

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Table of Contents

1 Athletic Footwear Market Overview 1
1.1 Athletic Footwear Product Overview 1
1.2 Athletic Footwear Market by Type 3
1.2.1 Running Footwear 3
1.2.2 Basketball Footwear 5
1.2.3 Lifestyle Sneakers 7
1.2.4 Others 9
1.2.5 Global Athletic Footwear Market Size by Type 11
1.3 Athletic Footwear Market by Upper Material Type 16
1.3.1 Textile and Knit 16
1.3.2 Synthetic Leather 17
1.3.3 Genuine Leather and Suede 18
1.3.4 Others 19
1.3.5 Global Athletic Footwear Market Size by Upper Material Type 20
1.4 Athletic Footwear Market by Midsole Foam Type 25
1.4.1 EVA Foam 26
1.4.2 PEBA Foam 27
1.4.3 TPU Foam 27
1.4.4 Others 28
1.4.5 Global Athletic Footwear Market Size by Midsole Foam Type 29
1.5 Athletic Footwear Market by Consumer Segment 34
1.5.1 Men 35
1.5.2 Women 35
1.5.3 Kids and Youth 36
1.5.4 Global Athletic Footwear Market Size by Consumer Segment 37
2 Athletic Footwear Market Competition by Company 43
2.1 Global Top Players by Athletic Footwear Sales (2021-2026) 43
2.2 Global Top Players by Athletic Footwear Revenue (2021-2026) 45
2.3 Global Top Players by Athletic Footwear Price (2021-2026) 46
2.4 Global Top Manufacturers Athletic Footwear Manufacturing Base Distribution and Headquarters 47
2.5 Athletic Footwear Market Competitive Situation and Trends 49
2.5.1 Athletic Footwear Market Concentration Rate (2021-2026) 49
2.5.2 Global 5 Largest Manufacturers by Athletic Footwear Revenue in 2025 50
2.6 Global Top Manufacturers by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Athletic Footwear as of 2025) 50
2.7 Date of Key Manufacturers Enter into Athletic Footwear Market 51
2.8 Key Manufacturers Athletic Footwear Product Offered 52
2.9 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion 54
3 Athletic Footwear Status and Outlook by Region 56
3.1 Global Athletic Footwear Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 56
3.2 Global Athletic Footwear Historic Market Size by Region 56
3.2.1 Global Athletic Footwear Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026) 56
3.2.2 Global Athletic Footwear Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026) 57
3.2.3 Global Athletic Footwear Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026) 58
3.3 Global Athletic Footwear Forecasted Market Size by Region 58
3.3.1 Global Athletic Footwear Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032) 58
3.3.2 Global Athletic Footwear Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032) 59
3.3.3 Global Athletic Footwear Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2027-2032) 59
4 Athletic Footwear by Application 61
4.1 Athletic Footwear Market by Application 61
4.1.1 Offline Sales 61
4.1.2 Online Sales 62
4.2 Global Athletic Footwear Market Size by Application 64
4.2.1 Global Athletic Footwear Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032) 64
4.2.2 Global Athletic Footwear Historic Market Size Review by Application (2021-2026) 65
4.2.3 Global Athletic Footwear Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032) 66
4.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application 68
4.3.1 North America Athletic Footwear Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026) 68
4.3.2 Europe Athletic Footwear Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026) 69
4.3.3 Asia-Pacific Athletic Footwear Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026) 71
4.3.4 Latin America Athletic Footwear Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026) 73
4.3.5 Middle East and Africa Athletic Footwear Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026) 74
5 North America Athletic Footwear by Country 77
5.1 North America Athletic Footwear Historic Market Size by Country 77
5.1.1 North America Athletic Footwear Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 77
5.1.2 North America Athletic Footwear Sales in Volume by Country (2021-2026) 77
5.1.3 North America Athletic Footwear Sales in Value by Country (2021-2026) 78
5.2 North America Athletic Footwear Forecasted Market Size by Country 78
5.2.1 North America Athletic Footwear Sales in Volume by Country (2027-2032) 78
5.2.2 North America Athletic Footwear Sales in Value by Country (2027-2032) 79
6 Europe Athletic Footwear by Country 80
6.1 Europe Athletic Footwear Historic Market Size by Country 80
6.1.1 Europe Athletic Footwear Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 80
6.1.2 Europe Athletic Footwear Sales in Volume by Country (2021-2026) 80
6.1.3 Europe Athletic Footwear Sales in Value by Country (2021-2026) 81
6.2 Europe Athletic Footwear Forecasted Market Size by Country 82
6.2.1 Europe Athletic Footwear Sales in Volume by Country (2027-2032) 82
6.2.2 Europe Athletic Footwear Sales in Value by Country (2027-2032) 83
7 Asia-Pacific Athletic Footwear by Region 84
7.1 Asia-Pacific Athletic Footwear Historic Market Size by Region 84
7.1.1 Asia-Pacific Athletic Footwear Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 84
7.1.2 Asia-Pacific Athletic Footwear Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026) 84
7.1.3 Asia-Pacific Athletic Footwear Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026) 85
7.2 Asia-Pacific Athletic Footwear Forecasted Market Size by Region 86
7.2.1 Asia-Pacific Athletic Footwear Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032) 86
7.2.2 Asia-Pacific Athletic Footwear Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032) 87
8 Latin America Athletic Footwear by Country 88
8.1 Latin America Athletic Footwear Historic Market Size by Country 88
8.1.1 Latin America Athletic Footwear Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 88
8.1.2 Latin America Athletic Footwear Sales in Volume by Country (2021-2026) 88
8.1.3 Latin America Athletic Footwear Sales in Value by Country (2021-2026) 89
8.2 Latin America Athletic Footwear Forecasted Market Size by Country 89
8.2.1 Latin America Athletic Footwear Sales in Volume by Country (2027-2032) 89
8.2.2 Latin America Athletic Footwear Sales in Value by Country (2027-2032) 90
9 Middle East and Africa Athletic Footwear by Country 91
9.1 Middle East and Africa Athletic Footwear Historic Market Size by Country 91
9.1.1 Middle East and Africa Athletic Footwear Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032 91
9.1.2 Middle East and Africa Athletic Footwear Sales in Volume by Country (2021-2026) 91
9.1.3 Middle East and Africa Athletic Footwear Sales in Value by Country (2021-2026) 92
9.2 Middle East and Africa Athletic Footwear Forecasted Market Size by Country 92
9.2.1 Middle East and Africa Athletic Footwear Sales in Volume by Country (2027-2032) 92
9.2.2 Middle East and Africa Athletic Footwear Sales in Value by Country (2027-2032) 93
10 Company Profiles 94
10.1 ANTA Sports Products Limited 94
10.1.1 ANTA Sports Products Limited Company Information 94
10.1.2 ANTA Sports Products Limited Introduction and Business Overview 94
10.1.3 ANTA Sports Products Limited Athletic Footwear Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026) 95
10.1.4 ANTA Sports Products Limited Athletic Footwear Products Offered 96
10.1.5 ANTA Sports Products Limited Recent Development 97
10.2 Li Ning Company Limited 98
10.2.1 Li Ning Company Limited Company Information 98
10.2.2 Li Ning Company Limited Introduction and Business Overview 98
10.2.3 Li Ning Company Limited Athletic Footwear Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026) 99
10.2.4 Li Ning Company Limited Athletic Footwear Products Offered 99
10.2.5 Li Ning Company Limited Recent Development 100
10.3 Xtep International Holdings Limited 101
10.3.1 Xtep International Holdings Limited Company Information 101
10.3.2 Xtep International Holdings Limited Introduction and Business Overview 101
10.3.3 Xtep International Holdings Limited Athletic Footwear Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026) 102
10.3.4 Xtep International Holdings Limited Athletic Footwear Products Offered 103
10.3.5 Xtep International Holdings Limited Recent Development 104
10.4 361 Degrees International Limited 104
10.4.1 361 Degrees International Limited Company Information 104
10.4.2 361 Degrees International Limited Introduction and Business Overview 105
10.4.3 361 Degrees International Limited Athletic Footwear Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026) 106
10.4.4 361 Degrees International Limited Athletic Footwear Products Offered 106
10.4.5 361 Degrees International Limited Recent Development 107
10.5 NIKE, Inc. 107
10.5.1 NIKE, Inc. Company Information 107
10.5.2 NIKE, Inc. Introduction and Business Overview 108
10.5.3 NIKE, Inc. Athletic Footwear Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026) 109
10.5.4 NIKE, Inc. Athletic Footwear Products Offered 109
10.5.5 NIKE, Inc. Recent Development 110
10.6 adidas AG 110
10.6.1 adidas AG Company Information 110
10.6.2 adidas AG Introduction and Business Overview 111
10.6.3 adidas AG Athletic Footwear Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026) 112
10.6.4 adidas AG Athletic Footwear Products Offered 112
10.6.5 adidas AG Recent Development 112
10.7 PUMA SE 113
10.7.1 PUMA SE Company Information 113
10.7.2 PUMA SE Introduction and Business Overview 114
10.7.3 PUMA SE Athletic Footwear Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026) 114
10.7.4 PUMA SE Athletic Footwear Products Offered 115
10.7.5 PUMA SE Recent Development 115
10.8 ASICS Corporation 116
10.8.1 ASICS Corporation Company Information 116
10.8.2 ASICS Corporation Introduction and Business Overview 116
10.8.3 ASICS Corporation Athletic Footwear Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026) 117
10.8.4 ASICS Corporation Athletic Footwear Products Offered 117
10.8.5 ASICS Corporation Recent Development 118
10.9 Mizuno Corporation 119
10.9.1 Mizuno Corporation Company Information 119
10.9.2 Mizuno Corporation Introduction and Business Overview 119
10.9.3 Mizuno Corporation Athletic Footwear Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026) 120
10.9.4 Mizuno Corporation Athletic Footwear Products Offered 120
10.9.5 Mizuno Corporation Recent Development 121
10.10 New Balance 121
10.10.1 New Balance Company Information 121
10.10.2 New Balance Introduction and Business Overview 122
10.10.3 New Balance Athletic Footwear Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026) 123
10.10.4 New Balance Athletic Footwear Products Offered 123
10.10.5 New Balance Recent Development 124
10.11 Skechers 124
10.11.1 Skechers Company Information 124
10.11.2 Skechers Introduction and Business Overview 125
10.11.3 Skechers Athletic Footwear Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026) 126
10.11.4 Skechers Athletic Footwear Products Offered 126
10.11.5 Skechers Recent Development 127
10.12 On Holding AG 127
10.12.1 On Holding AG Company Information 127
10.12.2 On Holding AG Introduction and Business Overview 128
10.12.3 On Holding AG Athletic Footwear Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026) 128
10.12.4 On Holding AG Athletic Footwear Products Offered 129
10.12.5 On Holding AG Recent Development 129
10.13 Deckers Brands 130
10.13.1 Deckers Brands Company Information 130
10.13.2 Deckers Brands Introduction and Business Overview 130
10.13.3 Deckers Brands Athletic Footwear Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026) 131
10.13.4 Deckers Brands Athletic Footwear Products Offered 131
10.13.5 Deckers Brands Recent Development 132
10.14 Amer Sports 132
10.14.1 Amer Sports Company Information 132
10.14.2 Amer Sports Introduction and Business Overview 133
10.14.3 Amer Sports Athletic Footwear Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026) 134
10.14.4 Amer Sports Athletic Footwear Products Offered 134
10.14.5 Amer Sports Recent Development 135
10.15 Under Armour, Inc. 135
10.15.1 Under Armour, Inc. Company Information 135
10.15.2 Under Armour, Inc. Introduction and Business Overview 136
10.15.3 Under Armour, Inc. Athletic Footwear Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026) 137
10.15.4 Under Armour, Inc. Athletic Footwear Products Offered 137
10.15.5 Under Armour, Inc. Recent Development 138
10.16 Brooks Sports, Inc. 138
10.16.1 Brooks Sports, Inc. Company Information 138
10.16.2 Brooks Sports, Inc. Introduction and Business Overview 139
10.16.3 Brooks Sports, Inc. Athletic Footwear Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026) 140
10.16.4 Brooks Sports, Inc. Athletic Footwear Products Offered 140
10.16.5 Brooks Sports, Inc. Recent Development 140
10.17 VF Corporation 141
10.17.1 VF Corporation Company Information 141
10.17.2 VF Corporation Introduction and Business Overview 141
10.17.3 VF Corporation Athletic Footwear Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026) 142
10.17.4 VF Corporation Athletic Footwear Products Offered 142
10.17.5 VF Corporation Recent Development 143
10.18 Wolverine World Wide 144
10.18.1 Wolverine World Wide Company Information 144
10.18.2 Wolverine World Wide Introduction and Business Overview 144
10.18.3 Wolverine World Wide Athletic Footwear Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026) 145
10.18.4 Wolverine World Wide Athletic Footwear Products Offered 145
10.18.5 Wolverine World Wide Recent Development 146
10.19 Misto Holdings 146
10.19.1 Misto Holdings Company Information 146
10.19.2 Misto Holdings Introduction and Business Overview 147
10.19.3 Misto Holdings Athletic Footwear Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026) 148
10.19.4 Misto Holdings Athletic Footwear Products Offered 148
10.19.5 Misto Holdings Recent Development 149
10.20 Decathlon 149
10.20.1 Decathlon Company Information 149
10.20.2 Decathlon Introduction and Business Overview 150
10.20.3 Decathlon Athletic Footwear Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026) 150
10.20.4 Decathlon Athletic Footwear Products Offered 151
10.20.5 Decathlon Recent Development 152
11 Upstream, Opportunities, Challenges, Risks and Influences Factors Analysis 153
11.1 Athletic Footwear Key Raw Materials 153
11.1.1 Key Raw Materials 153
11.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price 154
11.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers 157
11.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure 157
11.2.1 Raw Materials 158
11.2.2 Labor Cost 159
11.2.3 Manufacturing Expenses 159
11.3 Athletic Footwear Industrial Chain Analysis 159
11.4 Athletic Footwear Market Dynamics 161
11.4.1 Athletic Footwear Industry Trends 161
11.4.2 Athletic Footwear Market Drivers 163
11.4.3 Athletic Footwear Market Challenges 164
11.4.4 Athletic Footwear Market Restraints 166
12 Marketing Strategy Analysis, Distributors 168
12.1 Sales Channel 168
12.2 Athletic Footwear Distributors 170
12.3 Athletic Footwear Downstream Customers 171
13 Research Findings and Conclusion 173
14 Appendix 176
14.1 Research Methodology 176
14.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach 176
14.1.2 Data Source 179
14.2 Author Details 182
14.3 Disclaimer 182