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Sneakers brands

Sneakers brands ranked

Nike is the most popular sneaker brand in the United States, followed by Adidas and Converse. To no one’s surprise Nike is the leading sneaker brand in all our measured brand KPIs. It is rivaled only by Adidas in brand awareness, Skechers rank third in brand ownership share.

Have you ever found yourself camping in front of a store for a pair of shoes? Fans do that for sneakers depending on the exclusivity and therefore value to collectors. Let’s have a look at the sneaker game of the average U.S. consumer. We gathered information on the most important brand KPIs for the most relevant sneaker brands.

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  • 94 % of U.S. consumers know Adidas at least by name
  • Nike is the most popular sneaker brand
  • With 57 %, Nike has the highest ownership share
Brand awareness

Nike and Adidas are in a neck-and-neck race

The top spots in the awareness ranking are dominated by the tried-and-true brands of Nike, Adidas and, slightly behind them, Puma, Reebok, and Jordan. These sneaker brands, we have to be fair, certainly benefit from having been around for much longer and from being established during most of our respondents' growing up years, as opposed to brands like Autry or VEJA.

Nike and Adidas are in a neck-and-neck race. Chart with 1 data series and 20 categories. This table contains the same data as the chart above in a format accessible to screen readers.
Category
Nike 96.0%
adidas 95.0%
Jordan 92.0%
Puma 92.0%
Reebok 91.0%
Champion 88.0%
Converse 88.0%
Skechers 88.0%
New Balance 86.0%
Fila 84.0%
Vans 84.0%
Asics 66.0%
Lacoste 56.0%
Saucony 39.0%
KangaROOS 33.0%
Mizuno 27.0%
allbirds 21.0%
Salomon 21.0%
VEJA 15.0%
Autry 13.0%
Brand popularity

Nike stepping ahead

Nike is the most popular sneaker brand among U.S. consumers, with two thirds of respondents who know the brand actually liking it. Adidas also enjoys a significant preference but lags behind Nike. Converse, New Balance, and Skechers follow some way behind. Lower tier brands including Jordan, Vans, and Reebok have a slightly lower preference rating. Brands such as Champion, Asics, allbirds, Fila, and Autry still need to make their popularity mark, while KangaROOS trails at the bottom.

Nike stepping ahead. Chart with 1 data series and 20 categories. This table contains the same data as the chart above in a format accessible to screen readers.
Category
Nike 66.0%
adidas 58.0%
Converse 44.0%
New Balance 44.0%
Skechers 41.0%
Jordan 39.0%
Vans 38.0%
Puma 36.0%
Reebok 35.0%
Asics 26.0%
Fila 24.0%
Champion 23.0%
Autry 21.0%
Saucony 21.0%
allbirds 19.0%
Lacoste 15.0%
Mizuno 14.0%
Salomon 14.0%
VEJA 14.0%
KangaROOS 11.0%
Brand ownership

Nike dunking on every other sneaker brand

Nike Dunks have been hyped by many celebrities during the last months. And when seemingly everybody wants to get their hands on a brand, we naturally must look at which sneaker brands U.S. consumers already own. Nike and Adidas are, unsurprisingly, in the lead, followed by Sketchers, New Balance, and Converse. Meanwhile, sneakers from VEJA, Mizuno, or Salomon are not (yet?) found quite as often on consumers' feet in the United States.

Published September 20, 2024

Nike dunking on every other sneaker brand. Chart with 1 data series and 20 categories. This table contains the same data as the chart above in a format accessible to screen readers.
Category
Nike 57.0%
adidas 41.0%
Skechers 31.0%
New Balance 30.0%
Converse 28.0%
Vans 28.0%
Jordan 25.0%
Puma 23.0%
Reebok 20.0%
Asics 17.0%
Autry 16.0%
Champion 15.0%
Fila 14.0%
Saucony 12.0%
allbirds 10.0%
Lacoste 10.0%
Mizuno 9.0%
Salomon 9.0%
VEJA 7.0%
KangaROOS 6.0%
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