Global Knitwear Market Size, Share & Demand Report By Product Type (Outerwear, Innerwear, Sportswear & Athleisure, Casual Knitwear, Winterwear), By Application (Men, Women, Kids), By Distribution Channel (Online, Hypermarkets, Specialty Stores, Brand Stores, Wholesale), By Region & Forecasts, 2025–2030

Report Code: RI1539PUB
Last Updated : November, 2025
Author : Ava Richardson

Table of Contents

  1. Executive Summary
    1. Introduction
  2. Market Introduction
    1. Market Definition
    2. Scope of the Study
    3. Market Structure
  3. Research Methodology
    1. Primary Research
    2. Research Methodology
    3. Assumptions & Exclusions
    4. Secondary Data Sources
  4. Market Factor Analysis
    1. Value Chain Analysis: Knitwear Market
    2. Porters Five Forces Analysis
      1. Bargaining Power of Suppliers
      2. Bargaining Power of Buyers
      3. Threat of Substitution
      4. Threat of New Entrants
      5. Competitive Rivalry
  5. Market Dynamics
    1. Drivers
    2. Restraints
    3. Opportunities
  6. Recent Trends Analysis
  7. Impact of COVID-19 on Knitwear Market
    1. Pre and Post Covid -19 Market Scenario Analysis
    2. Market Recovery Timeline and Challenge
    3. Measures Taken by Top Players
  8. Regulatory Landscape
  9. Knitwear Market, By Product Type
    1. Introduction
      1. Market Size and Forecast, By Product Type
    2. Outerwear Knitwear
      1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    3. Innerwear Knitwear
      1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    4. Sportswear & Athleisure Knitwear
      1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    5. Casual & Everyday Knitwear
      1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    6. Winterwear Knitwear
      1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
  10. Knitwear Market, By Application
    1. Introduction
      1. Market Size and Forecast, By Application
    2. Men’s Knitwear
      1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    3. Women’s Knitwear
      1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    4. Kids & Infant Knitwear
      1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
  11. Knitwear Market, By Distribution Channel
    1. Introduction
      1. Market Size and Forecast, By Distribution Channel
    2. Online Retail & E-commerce
      1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    3. Supermarkets & Hypermarkets
      1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    4. Brand-Owned Stores
      1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    5. Specialty Clothing Stores
      1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
    6. Wholesale & Distributors
      1. Market Size and Forecast, By Region
  12. Regional Overview
    1. Introduction
      1. Market Size and Forecast
    2. North America
      1. Market Size and Forecast
        1. By Product Type
          1. Outerwear Knitwear
            1. Innerwear Knitwear
              1. Sportswear & Athleisure Knitwear
                1. Casual & Everyday Knitwear
                  1. Winterwear Knitwear
                  2. By Application
                    1. Men’s Knitwear
                      1. Women’s Knitwear
                        1. Kids & Infant Knitwear
                        2. By Distribution Channel
                          1. Online Retail & E-commerce
                            1. Supermarkets & Hypermarkets
                              1. Brand-Owned Stores
                                1. Specialty Clothing Stores
                                  1. Wholesale & Distributors
                                2. U.S.
                                  1. By Product Type
                                    1. Outerwear Knitwear
                                      1. Innerwear Knitwear
                                        1. Sportswear & Athleisure Knitwear
                                          1. Casual & Everyday Knitwear
                                            1. Winterwear Knitwear
                                            2. By Application
                                              1. Men’s Knitwear
                                                1. Women’s Knitwear
                                                  1. Kids & Infant Knitwear
                                                  2. By Distribution Channel
                                                    1. Online Retail & E-commerce
                                                      1. Supermarkets & Hypermarkets
                                                        1. Brand-Owned Stores
                                                          1. Specialty Clothing Stores
                                                            1. Wholesale & Distributors
                                                          2. Canada
                                                        2. Europe
                                                          1. Market Size and Forecast
                                                            1. By Product Type
                                                              1. Outerwear Knitwear
                                                                1. Innerwear Knitwear
                                                                  1. Sportswear & Athleisure Knitwear
                                                                    1. Casual & Everyday Knitwear
                                                                      1. Winterwear Knitwear
                                                                      2. By Application
                                                                        1. Men’s Knitwear
                                                                          1. Women’s Knitwear
                                                                            1. Kids & Infant Knitwear
                                                                            2. By Distribution Channel
                                                                              1. Online Retail & E-commerce
                                                                                1. Supermarkets & Hypermarkets
                                                                                  1. Brand-Owned Stores
                                                                                    1. Specialty Clothing Stores
                                                                                      1. Wholesale & Distributors
                                                                                    2. U.K.
                                                                                      1. By Product Type
                                                                                        1. Outerwear Knitwear
                                                                                          1. Innerwear Knitwear
                                                                                            1. Sportswear & Athleisure Knitwear
                                                                                              1. Casual & Everyday Knitwear
                                                                                                1. Winterwear Knitwear
                                                                                                2. By Application
                                                                                                  1. Men’s Knitwear
                                                                                                    1. Women’s Knitwear
                                                                                                      1. Kids & Infant Knitwear
                                                                                                      2. By Distribution Channel
                                                                                                        1. Online Retail & E-commerce
                                                                                                          1. Supermarkets & Hypermarkets
                                                                                                            1. Brand-Owned Stores
                                                                                                              1. Specialty Clothing Stores
                                                                                                                1. Wholesale & Distributors
                                                                                                              2. Germany
                                                                                                              3. France
                                                                                                              4. Spain
                                                                                                              5. Italy
                                                                                                              6. Russia
                                                                                                              7. Nordic
                                                                                                              8. Benelux
                                                                                                              9. Rest of Europe
                                                                                                            2. APAC
                                                                                                              1. Market Size and Forecast
                                                                                                                1. By Product Type
                                                                                                                  1. Outerwear Knitwear
                                                                                                                    1. Innerwear Knitwear
                                                                                                                      1. Sportswear & Athleisure Knitwear
                                                                                                                        1. Casual & Everyday Knitwear
                                                                                                                          1. Winterwear Knitwear
                                                                                                                          2. By Application
                                                                                                                            1. Men’s Knitwear
                                                                                                                              1. Women’s Knitwear
                                                                                                                                1. Kids & Infant Knitwear
                                                                                                                                2. By Distribution Channel
                                                                                                                                  1. Online Retail & E-commerce
                                                                                                                                    1. Supermarkets & Hypermarkets
                                                                                                                                      1. Brand-Owned Stores
                                                                                                                                        1. Specialty Clothing Stores
                                                                                                                                          1. Wholesale & Distributors
                                                                                                                                        2. China
                                                                                                                                          1. By Product Type
                                                                                                                                            1. Outerwear Knitwear
                                                                                                                                              1. Innerwear Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                1. Sportswear & Athleisure Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                  1. Casual & Everyday Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                    1. Winterwear Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                    2. By Application
                                                                                                                                                      1. Men’s Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                        1. Women’s Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                          1. Kids & Infant Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                          2. By Distribution Channel
                                                                                                                                                            1. Online Retail & E-commerce
                                                                                                                                                              1. Supermarkets & Hypermarkets
                                                                                                                                                                1. Brand-Owned Stores
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Specialty Clothing Stores
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Wholesale & Distributors
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Korea
                                                                                                                                                                  3. Japan
                                                                                                                                                                  4. India
                                                                                                                                                                  5. Australia
                                                                                                                                                                  6. Singapore
                                                                                                                                                                  7. Taiwan
                                                                                                                                                                  8. South East Asia
                                                                                                                                                                  9. Rest of Asia-Pacific
                                                                                                                                                                2. Middle East and Africa
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Market Size and Forecast
                                                                                                                                                                    1. By Product Type
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Outerwear Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Innerwear Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Sportswear & Athleisure Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Casual & Everyday Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Winterwear Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                              2. By Application
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Men’s Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Women’s Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Kids & Infant Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                    2. By Distribution Channel
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Online Retail & E-commerce
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Supermarkets & Hypermarkets
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Brand-Owned Stores
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Specialty Clothing Stores
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Wholesale & Distributors
                                                                                                                                                                                            2. UAE
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. By Product Type
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Outerwear Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Innerwear Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Sportswear & Athleisure Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Casual & Everyday Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Winterwear Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. By Application
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Men’s Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Women’s Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Kids & Infant Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. By Distribution Channel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Online Retail & E-commerce
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Supermarkets & Hypermarkets
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Brand-Owned Stores
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Specialty Clothing Stores
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Wholesale & Distributors
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Turky
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      3. Saudi Arabia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      4. South Africa
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      5. Egypt
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      6. Nigeria
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      7. Rest of MEA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. LATAM
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Market Size and Forecast
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. By Product Type
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Outerwear Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Innerwear Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Sportswear & Athleisure Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Casual & Everyday Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Winterwear Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. By Application
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Men’s Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Women’s Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Kids & Infant Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. By Distribution Channel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Online Retail & E-commerce
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Supermarkets & Hypermarkets
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Brand-Owned Stores
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Specialty Clothing Stores
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Wholesale & Distributors
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Brazil
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. By Product Type
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Outerwear Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Innerwear Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Sportswear & Athleisure Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Casual & Everyday Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Winterwear Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. By Application
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Men’s Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Women’s Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Kids & Infant Knitwear
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. By Distribution Channel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Online Retail & E-commerce
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Supermarkets & Hypermarkets
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Brand-Owned Stores
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Specialty Clothing Stores
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Wholesale & Distributors
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Mexico
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          3. Argentina
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          4. Chile
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          5. Colombia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          6. Rest of LATAM
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Competitive Landscape, 2024
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Introduction
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Knitwear Market Share Analysis, 2024 (%)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Market Share Analysis, 2024
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Competition Ranking, 2024
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          3. Key Developments & Growth Strategies
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Merger & Acquisition
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Product Launch
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            3. Expansion
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          4. Consolidated SWOT Analysis of Key Players
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      3. Company Profile
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Adidas AG
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Business Overview
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Financial Data
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          3. Key Product domains
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          4. Recent Developments
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Nike, Inc.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        3. H&M Group
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        4. Inditex (Zara)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        5. Puma SE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        6. Victoria’s Secret
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        7. Uniqlo (Fast Retailing)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        8. Gucci (Kering)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        9. Burberry Group plc
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        10. Levi Strauss & Co.