This report provides our latest overview of the global apparel market, including our most recent market forecasts, macroeconomic context, top ten brand and retailer market shares, trading updates, industry news and consumer insights.
Report Scope
- Market growth will accelerate in 2025 as economic pressures ease, with consistent growth expected out to 2030
- Online apparel sales outpace offline growth due to consumers continuing to favour its price comparison abilities and wide ranges.
- The apparel market growth shifts toward emerging markets as West Europe and North America mature
Reasons to Buy
- Access insights and forecasts up to 2030 for the global apparel market, with breakdowns by regions, channels, categories and price postitions
- Understand the impact of macroeconomic issues such as tariffs and inflation on the global appparel market
- Identify the key approaches brands and retailers are taking to stand out in the global apparel market, and how you can adapt these to fit your own business.
Table of Contents
- APPAREL MARKET FORECASTS TO 2030
- Global Apparel Market, 2020-2030
- Global Apparel Market: Channel Performance, 2020-2030
- Global Apparel Market: Regional Performance, 2025-2030
- Top 10 Largest and Fastest Growing Apparel Markets, 2025-2030
- Key Apparel Market Summaries, 2025-2030
- Global Apparel Market: Category Performance, 2025-2030
- Global Apparel Market: Price Position Performance, 2025-2030
- Global Sportswear Market, 2020-2030
- MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
- Top 10 Largest and Fastest Growing Markets by Inflation, 2025-2030
- Top 10 Largest and Fastest Growing Markets by Real GDP, 2025-2030
- Financial Concerns Among Global Consumers
- APPAREL BRANDS & RETAILERS: TOP 10 BY MARKET SHARE 2025
- Top 10 Apparel Brands in 2025
- Top 10 Apparel Retailers in 2025
- APPAREL BRANDS & RETAILERS: TRADING UPDATES Q1 2025
- Brand and Retailer Trading Updates Q1 2026
- BRAND & RETAILER NEWS
- Brand and Retailer News - Space
- Brand and Retailer News - Strategy
- ANALYST BRIEFINGS & CONSUMER INSIGHTS
- Analyst Briefings
- UK Consumer Insights: Changes in purchasing habits for clothing, footwear & accessories
- UK Consumer Insights: Reasons for trading up on apparel purchases
- UK Consumer Insights: Reasons for trading down on apparel purchases
- UK Consumer Insights: Brands or retailers consumers traded down to
- UK Consumer Insights: Brands or retailers consumers traded down to, by age
- UK Consumer Insights: How consumers dress today compared to 12 months ago
- UK Consumer Insights: Main reasons for dressing more casually
- UK Consumer Insights: Main reasons for dressing more formally
- UK Consumer Insights: What influences how consumers dress for work and socializing
- UK Consumer Insights: How consumers expect their style to evolve
- UK Consumer Insights: Statements about changing attitudes towards clothing styles
- UK Consumer Insights: Statements about changing attitudes towards clothing styles
- Methodology, Definitions & Contacts
- Key Apparel Market Summaries, 2025-2030
- Brand and Retailer Trading Updates Q1 2026
- Brand and Retailer News - Space
- Brand and Retailer News - Strategy
- Analyst Briefings
- Global Apparel Market Value ($ bn) 2020-2030, and Annual Growth (%)
- Global Apparel Online and Offline Market ($ bn) and Online Penetration (%), 2020-2030
- Top 10 Largest Apparel Markets ($bn), 2025, 2026 & 2030 with 2025-2030 CAGR (%)
- Top 10 Fastest Growing Apparel Markets, 2025-2030 CAGR (USD %)
- Global Apparel Categories by Value ($ bn), 2025, 2026 & 2030 with 2025-2030 CAGR (%)
- Price Positioning Share (%) within the Global Apparel Market, 2025, 2026 & 2030
- Global Sportswear Market Value ($ bn) 2020-2030 and Annual Growth (%)
- Inflation (CPI) in Top 10 Largest Apparel Markets (%), 2025, 2026 & 2030
- Top 10 Inflationary Markets from CPI (%), 2025
- Top 10 Largest Markets by Real GDP ($tn), 2025, 2026 & 2030 with 2025-2030 CAGR (%)
- Top 10 Fastest Growing Markets by Real GDP 2025-2030 CAGR (%)
- Financial Concerns Among Global Consumers in Q1 2026
- Top 10 Apparel Brands by Market Share (%) 2024 and 2025 (estimated) with Change in Share 2024-2025
- Top 10 Apparel Retailers by Market Share (%) 2024 and 2025 (estimated) with Change in Share 2024-2025
- How consumers purchasing habits have changed for clothing, footwear and accessories over the last 12 months, total & by age
- Why consumers traded up brands/retailers on clothing, footwear and accessories purchases
- Why consumers traded down brands/retailers on clothing, footwear and accessories purchases
- Types of brands or retailers used by consumers who traded down in clothing, footwear and accessories purchases
- Types of brands or retailers used by consumers who traded down in clothing, footwear and accessories purchases, by age group
- How consumers dress today, compared to 12 months ago, total and by age group
- Why consumers dress more casually, among consumers who stated they dress more casually today compared to 12 months ago
- Why consumers dress more formally, among consumers who stated they dress more formally today compared to 12 months ago
- What factors influence how consumers dress for work and socialising
- How consumers expect their style to evolve over the next 12 months
- Agreement and disagreement with various statements about changing attitudes towards clothing styles
- How consumers clothing & footwear shopping habits have changed since they started taking weight loss drugs, among those that are currently using weight loss drugs and have changed their shopping habits since they started weight loss medication
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Nike
- Adidas
- Shein
- Zara
- H&M
- Uniqlo
- Louis Vuitton
- Skechers
- New Balance
- Primark
- Amazon
- Target
- Walmart
- Alibaba
- JD.com
- Zalando
- Tapestry
- Ralph Lauren
- Next
- TJX
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- Marks & Spencer
- PVH
- Inditex
- John Lewis & Partners
- Gap
- VF Corp
- JD Sports
- Hugo Boss
- Capri Holdings
- LVMH
- Under Armour
- Kering
- Puma
- Skims
- Bestseller
- Topshop
- lululemon
- Muji
- Dior
- Kookai
- Longchamp
- Versace
- Saks Fifth Avenue
- Aritzia
- Fred Segal
- Russel & Bromley
- Anta
- Puma
- LK Bennett
- Loro Piana
- Claire's
- Depop
- Matalan
- George
