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On December 19 2016, dongshiju.com and the China Data Center jointly released the 2nd edition of the Top 50 Most Influential Sports Brands in China 2016.
The list includes many categories in sports or related to sports, like sports equipment, sportswear and footwear, smart fitness devices, fitness apps, sports media, sports agencies, academies, etc.
Dongshiju.com is a website that provides information and guidance to the board members of Chinese companies. The China Data Center is an integrated big data industry-study-research organization in China based at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
This list contains both Chinese sports brands and well-known foreign sports brands such as Adidas and Nike.
To take a look at the 2017 list, please refer to 2017 TOP 50 Most Influential Sports Brands in China.
Below is the full list:
1 Nike, US
2 Converse, US
3 Anta, China
4 Adidas, Germany
5 Reebok, US
6 Peak, China
7 Puma, Germany
8 Li-Ning, China
9 Yonex, Japan
10 NewBalance, US
11 Mizuno, Japan
12 Kappa, China
13 Umbro, UK
14 Spalding, US
15 Met-Rx, US
16 Double Fish, China
17 Decathlon, France
18 DHS, China
19 LeSports, China
20 Butterfly, Japan
21 Head, Austria
22 Flex, UK
23 Keep, China
24 Kawasaki, Japan
25 TheJoyRun, China
26 Domyos, France
27 FEIERDUN, China
28 Hupu, China
29 JoinFit, China
30 JLSports, China
31 Toread, China
32 Kansa, China
33 ZJStar, China
34 ShuHua, China
35 Impulse, China
36 XingDong, China
37 Victor, China
38 Vango Sports, China
39 ToSwim, China
40 KaiKang, China
41 TaiShan, China
42 Speedo, Australia
43 Oxelo, France
44 Intersport, China
45 Ruosai, US
46 Quechua, France
47 Oceans, China
48 Snode, US
49 Cougar, China
50 Bestray, China
Source: dongshiju.com
Proofread by Sean O Diobhilin
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