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Top 25 Footwear designers worldwide

RevenueBase identified 7,218 footwear designers worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 254,966 professional contacts across them, including 35,244 with verified work emails. Italy is the largest market and London the largest hub.

This list covers footwear designers worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026. Country and city lists for footwear designers follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
7,218Companies
254,966Contacts tracked
35,244Verified emails
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The 25 largest footwear designers worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 7,218 footwear designers worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to footwear designers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceNew York City, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+19,637 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Foot Locker, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Partial evidenceHerzogenaurach, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+16,238 contacts →

Partial evidence

“PUMA is one of the world’s leading sports brands, designing, developing, and selling footwear, apparel and accessories.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Partial evidenceManhattan Beach, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+11,140 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Skechers is a Fortune 500® company, a growth-oriented brand that designs, develops, and markets a diverse product portfolio of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Partial evidenceBrighton, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+8,835 contacts →

Partial evidence

“In 1906, New Balance began as a humble one-man operation founded on the belief that “we were born to move,” and has since grown into an international corporation, selling footwear…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Strong evidenceColumbus, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+7,196 contacts →

Strong evidence

Designer Brands is one of the world's largest designers, producers, and retailers of the most recognizable footwear brands and accessories, transforming and defining the footwear…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Indirect evidenceBirmingham, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0004,707 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“About us: Hibbett, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is a leading athletic-inspired fashion retailer with nearly 1,100 Hibbett and City Gear specialty stores, located in 35…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidenceBroomfield, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0004,573 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Crocs, Inc, we believe life’s too short for uncomfortable shoes.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Indirect evidenceBredebro, DenmarkHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+4,314 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At ECCO, we've kept people walking since 1963.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Partial evidenceLausanne, SwitzerlandHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+4,256 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Bata Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers and retailers of quality footwear.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Indirect evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a4,254 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“K-Swiss was founded in 1966 by two Swiss brothers, who ventured to sunny southern California, where they introduced one of the first all leather tennis shoes.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Indirect evidenceİstanbul, TürkiyeHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+3,739 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“1960 yılında kurulan FLO GROUP, bugün Türkiye ayakkabı pazarının öncü firmalarındandır.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Indirect evidenceCampo Bom, BrazilHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0003,552 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Arezzo & Co agora é Azzas 2154 Shoes & Bags Somos parte do maior grupo de moda e lifestyle da América Latina.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Indirect evidenceGoleta, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0003,389 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Deckers Brands is a global organization that has been developing and nurturing brands into global icons since 1973.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Partial evidenceNew Delhi, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0002,994 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Relaxo Footwears Limited, incorporated in 1984, stands as a beacon of excellence in the footwear industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Indirect evidenceLong Island City, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0002,878 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Steven Madden, Ltd.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Partial evidenceSt. Louis, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+2,484 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Caleres is the home of today’s most coveted footwear brands around the world and represents a diverse portfolio spanning all of life’s styles and experiences.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0002,191 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Dr.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceBogotá, ColombiaHQ checked Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0002,024 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Empresa líder en el sector retail textil.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,927 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Christian Louboutin opened his first boutique in 1991 in Paris.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Indirect evidenceLinz Am Rhein, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0001,888 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“BIRKENSTOCK is the inventor of the footbed and is committed to a clear purpose: foot health.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Partial evidenceTaichung City, TaiwanHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+1,700 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Established in 1969, Pou Chen Group is now the world’s largest branded athletic and casual footwear manufacturer.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Partial evidenceMilan, ItalyHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,650 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Golden Goose is a Next Gen luxury brand specialized in the sourcing, design, and distribution of iconic products, primarily consisting of footwear – sneakers in particular – as…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,616 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Cole Haan became an independently owned company again in 2013 and is growing rapidly in the US and abroad.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Indirect evidence厦门市, ChinaHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+1,443 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“ANTA was established in 1991; while ANTA Sports Products Limited, a widely recognized global sportswear company, was listed on the Main Board of HKEx in 2007 (Stock Codes: 2020…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Indirect evidenceUtrecht, NetherlandsHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+1,404 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Foot Locker, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Footwear designers worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
13.8%Verified-email coverage
35.3Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
2.0%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
3,192
11-50
2,021
51-200
1,098
201-500
424
501-1,000
181
1,001-5,000
153
5,001-10,000
36
10001+
71

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among footwear designers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
Every country. Country and city lists for footwear designers are linked below.
What qualifies
Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “footwear designers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names footwear designers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among footwear designers, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 35,244 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Footwear designers by location

29 lists · largest first

Every Footwear designers list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Cities

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names footwear designers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many footwear designers are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 7,218 footwear designers worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Foot Locker, headquartered in New York City, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most footwear designers?

Italy leads with 874 companies, followed by the United States (813) and India (578). Every footwear designers list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most footwear designers?

London leads with 143 headquartered companies, followed by New York (127) and Paris (110).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 35,244 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 7,218 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.