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Top 25 Protective sports gear manufacturers worldwide
RevenueBase identified 393 protective sports gear manufacturers worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 6,164 professional contacts across them, including 1,490 with verified work emails and 0 with mobile numbers. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.
This list covers protective sports gear manufacturers 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 17, 2026. Country and city lists for protective sports gear manufacturers 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.
The 25 largest protective sports gear manufacturers worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 728 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Riddell (rih-DELL) is a premier designer and developer of football helmets, protective sports equipment, head impact monitoring technologies, apparel and related accessories.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 572 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Leveraging a product development and manufacturing history that spans more than 125 years, Gentex Corporation is a global leader in providing innovative protective gear solutions…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 293 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “HexArmor® is an industry-leading manufacturer of high-performance personal protective equipment (PPE).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 231 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Headquartered in Shelby Township, Michigan, Warrior Sports is recognized as one of the sporting goods industry’s premier manufacturers of innovative, high-performance…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 150 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Team Wendy is an Avon Protection company and a leading global supplier of helmet systems designed from the inside out for military, law enforcement, search and rescue, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 143 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “United Sports Brands is a portfolio of category-defining sporting goods brands, each rich in heritage and an authentic spirit that inspires athletes to reach their personal best.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 120 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “What began as a hobby of a motocross racing teenager named Troy Lee, painting helmets in his parent's garage for his friends has become recognized as the world's premier custom…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 114 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We know why you do what you do.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 90 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “HEAD PROTECTION MADE IN GERMANY.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 70 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “ABOUT US Founded in SP Apparel is the most trusted name in custom sports apparel.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 63 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Harrow Sports, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 59 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Litania Sports Group is a North American design, sales, and manufacturer of sports equipment used in worldwide championship sporting events for legendary brands Gill Athletics and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 57 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Easton is one of the world's leading manufacturers of baseball and softball equipment, and an iconic brand in these sports.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 56 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Based in Liverpool, NY, Cascade Maverik is comprised of two brands, Cascade and Maverik.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 41 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “OccuNomix is a leading designer and manufacturer of personal safety equipment for people all over the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 41 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Fruit d’une aventure familiale française démarrée en 1938, CAIRN détient un savoir-faire historique dans le développement d'équipements de protection.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 40 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “2 Ride Group is a global leader in premium protective gear for motorcycle riding and outdoor sports, combining cutting-edge safety, innovative design, and exceptional quality.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 39 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Founded in 2011 by Erin and Lee Hanson, veterans in material science, Guardian has redefined athletic protection through innovation and engineering.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 38 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “GameBreaker aims to create an environment for all athletes to compete to their fullest potential with the highest level of protection.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 38 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Majestic intensifies your safety standards by providing reliable and quality personal protective equipment for the roughest work conditions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 36 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Masuri is an aspirational sports goods brand, focused on the design and manufacture of market leading protective equipment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 36 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We are part of the lifestyle of combat sports and understand the sacrifices required to pursue and attain your goals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 35 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Macho Products was established in 1980 by 8th Degree Tae Kwon Do Grandmaster, Soo Se Cho.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 35 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The OPROGROUP owns and distributes a range of world-leading sports brands, providing innovative products that inspire our global customers to sporting success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 34 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “BRUCE BOLT is a family-owned and operated brand based in Austin, TX- crafting the highest quality gloves and performance gear in the game.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: protective sports gear manufacturers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names protective sports gear manufacturers.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of protective sports gear manufacturers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name protective sports gear manufacturers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Protective sports gear manufacturers worldwide at a glance
As of Sep 17, 2026Companies by employee count
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 protective sports gear manufacturers, 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
- 6 countries, largest first: the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, France, Canada. Country and city lists for protective sports gear manufacturers are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “protective sports gear manufacturers”. 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 protective sports gear manufacturers), 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 protective sports gear manufacturers, 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, 1,490 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 17, 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.
Protective sports gear manufacturers by location
6 lists · largest firstEvery Protective sports gear manufacturers list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Protective sports gear manufacturers based in the United States222
- Protective sports gear manufacturers based in the United Kingdom46
- Protective sports gear manufacturers based in Germany34
- Protective sports gear manufacturers based in Australia31
- Protective sports gear manufacturers based in France31
- Protective sports gear manufacturers based in Canada29
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 protective sports gear manufacturers, 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 protective sports gear manufacturers are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 393 protective sports gear manufacturers 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?
Riddell, headquartered in Des Plaines, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which country has the most protective sports gear manufacturers?
The United States leads with 222 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (46) and Germany (34). Every protective sports gear manufacturers list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most protective sports gear manufacturers?
London leads with 9 headquartered companies, followed by New York (6) and Birmingham (3).
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 1,490 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 393 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 17, 2026.
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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.