Market share of the leading clothing and apparel brands worldwide 2017 | Statista (2024)

As one of the largest and most recognizable brands on the planet, Nike held the largest market share within the global apparel and footwear market, with a share of 2.8 percent in 2017. The apparel and footwear market is quite a fragmented market due to its highly competitive and saturated nature. The global apparel and footwear market had retail sales of around 1.7 trillion U.S. dollars in 2017, meaning that even a small slice of this lucrative market can be significant.

Key companies in apparel and footwear

Nike is the most valuable apparel brand in the world, valued at approximately 32.4 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. ZARA, adidas, and H&M are some of the other most valuable apparel brands worldwide. When it comes to retail sales, the picture is slightly different as many of the biggest brands in the apparel and footwear market are design and manufacturing companies. TJX Companies, Inditex, and H&M were the leading apparel retailers in the world in 2017. TJX Companies led the way with sales of around 35.9 billion U.S. dollars that year.