Gitnux/Report 2026

Textiles Industry Statistics

With the global textile market projected to reach USD 1,955.50 billion by 2034 and the Europe textile segment still being shaped by high concentrations of tiny firms, this page connects the scale of demand with the people and pay that make it happen. From 75.7% of US textile apparel employment tied to clothing retailers to median wages like $15.50 an hour for pressers and $40,011 for textile workers, you get a sharp sense of what growth means on the factory floor.
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November 10, 2026Updated
Textiles Industry Statistics
Daniel VargaWritten by Daniel Varga·Edited by Astrid Bergmann·Fact-checked by Sarah Mitchell
Published ·Updated
How this report is researched
01Editorial Scope

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02Source Research

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01 Industry overview

The textiles industry at a glance

The textiles industry is expanding in volume but remains sustainability-challenged: global fibre production reached 132 million tonnes in 2024, with polyester accounting for 59% of output.

132 Mt[64]
Global fibre production, 2024
€170B[85]
EU industry turnover, 2023
1.3M[85]
EU industry employees, 2023
59%[64]
Polyester share of fibres, 2024
Market size
The European Union textiles and clothing industry generated approximately €170 billion in turnover and employed 1.3 million people in 2023. The wider European textiles ecosystem includes clothing, home textiles, technical textiles and related footwear and leather activities.[85][86]
Forecast & CAGR
Global fibre production increased from about 125 million tonnes in 2023 to 132 million tonnes in 2024. Under a business-as-usual scenario, Textile Exchange projects production could reach 169 million tonnes by 2030; the source does not provide a single headline CAGR for this forecast.[64]
Market share & regions
The EU textile and clothing industry exported approximately €64 billion to non-EU markets in 2023, while more than 80% by volume of clothing, home textiles and footwear consumed in the EU was imported. This indicates a strongly internationalised regional market with substantial import dependence.[85]
Segmentation
The industry spans natural fibres such as cotton, flax and wool; man-made fibres such as polyester and viscose; yarn and fabric production; clothing; home textiles; carpets; industrial filters; medical textiles and other technical applications. In 2024, polyester represented 59% of global fibre production, while cotton represented 19%.[2][64]
Key players & concentration
The EU textiles ecosystem is highly fragmented by company count: SMEs account for more than 99.5% of enterprises and 74.4% of the workforce. At the global fibre level, polyester is the dominant material, representing 59% of production in 2024, but this is a material concentration measure rather than a company market-share measure.[2][64]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Global fibre production more than doubled from 58 million tonnes in 2000 to 132 million tonnes in 2024, driven mainly by virgin fossil-based synthetics. Recycled fibres accounted for about 7.6% of the global fibre market in 2024, while mixed fibres, coatings and product complexity continue to make textile recycling technically difficult and costly.[64][61]
Consumer behavior & competition
European consumers use an average of 26 kg of textiles per person each year and discard 11 kg. The EU market is highly competitive and import-intensive: around 73% of clothing and household textiles consumed in Europe are produced outside the EU.[87][85]
M&A
A major recent transaction was Gildan Activewear’s announced acquisition of HanesBrands in August 2025, implying approximately $2.2 billion of equity value and $4.4 billion of enterprise value. The companies projected at least $200 million in annual run-rate cost synergies within three years of closing.[88]
Regulation
The EU’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation identifies textiles as a priority product group for 2025–2030 ecodesign requirements and a potential Digital Product Passport. The European Commission also adopted 2026 measures requiring disclosure related to discarded unsold apparel and footwear; an estimated 4%–9% of unsold textiles in Europe are destroyed before being worn.[86][89]
Latest news
In February 2026, the European Commission adopted new measures under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation to prevent the destruction of unsold apparel, accessories and footwear. In July 2026, the Commission’s implementation update confirmed textiles as one of the first product groups prioritised for ecodesign rules and Digital Product Passport development.[89][90]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Textiles Industry

The leading companies in the textiles industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 9, 2026 · Next review December 9, 2026

Verdict

Shenzhou International leads Gitnux's 2026 textiles ranking with an Overall score of 9.4, with fabric output over 280,000 metric tons and 600 million garments annually. Gildan is the highest-ranked apparel and textile manufacturer at 9.3, driven by revenue growth of 10.6% and vertically integrated apparel and textile manufacturing.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in knitted fabrics & apparel

    Shenzhou International

    CN

    Ranked #1 · 9.4 · Knitted fabrics & apparel

    Why we picked it: It combines knitted-fabric production with vertically integrated apparel output at very large volumes.

    See in ranking ↓Visit shenzhouintl.com ↗

  2. Leader in vertically integrated apparel

    Gildan

    CA

    Ranked #2 · 9.3 · Vertically integrated apparel

    Why we picked it: It spans apparel, socks, and other textile products with vertically integrated manufacturing coverage.

    See in ranking ↓Visit gildancorp.com ↗

  3. Leader in fibers conversion

    Teijin

    JP

    Ranked #3 · 8.9 · Fibers conversion

    Why we picked it: It focuses on converting synthetic-fiber inputs into textiles for both apparel and industrial markets.

    See in ranking ↓Visit teijin.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the textiles industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Shenzhou International

Knitted fabrics & apparel · CN

9.4
2

Gildan

Vertically integrated apparel · CA

9.3
3

Teijin

Fibers conversion · JP

8.9
4

Coats Group

Sewing thread & components · GB

8.9
5

Arvind

Denim & woven fabrics · IN

8.9
6

Toray Industries

Fibers conversion · JP

8.9
7

Welspun Living

Home textiles, towels, bedding and flooring · IN

8.7
8

Mohawk Industries

Carpet, rugs and textile flooring · US

8.3
9

Vardhman Textiles

Denim & woven fabrics · IN

8.1
10

Indorama Ventures

Fibers conversion · TH

7.9

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 9, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Daniel Varga. (2026, February 13). Top 10 companies in the textiles industry. In Textiles Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/textiles-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Projection

Global manmade cellulosic fiber production

Global manmade cellulosic fiber production grew from 7.2 million tonnes in 2019 to 7.9 million tonnes in 2023.

7.2 million tonnes
Start
+2.35%
CAGR · 4y
7.9 million tonnes
Projected
20192023
source-verifiedtextileexchange.org2023

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

Adoption of AI and automation is spreading across apparel and textile ecosystems, alongside cloud ERP and IoT. The share using AI reaches 25% in surveyed European textile companies in 2024.

AI in the textiles industry

  • 33% of surveyed apparel organizations were already using AI in 2024, while 38% were implementing it.[1]
  • 25% of surveyed European textile companies used artificial intelligence in 2024, up from 8% in 2023.[2]

Automation in the textiles industry

  • 9% of surveyed European textile companies used robotics in 2024, compared with 8% in 2023.[2]
  • 40.63% of surveyed U.S. textile companies were researching automation or robotics in 2024.[3]
  • 25% of surveyed U.S. textile companies planned to implement automation or robotics in 2024.[3]
  • 28.13% of surveyed U.S. textile companies had implemented automation or robotics in 2024.[3]

Digital Transformation in the fashion and textiles sector (sector benchmark)

  • 38.3% of textile-ecosystem SMEs in the EU used online platforms in 2023.[2]
  • 26% of textile-ecosystem companies in the EU reported having a concrete digital-transformation strategy in 2024.[2]
  • 4.8% of textile-ecosystem SMEs in the EU had adopted digital-twin technology in 2023.[2]
  • 65% of textile companies in the 2023 sample had a website, according to analysis of company websites in the EU textile ecosystem.[2]

Technology Adoption in the fashion and textiles sector (sector benchmark)

  • 54% of North American fashion and apparel manufacturers used product-lifecycle-management software in 2023.[1]
  • 44% of North American fashion and apparel manufacturers used warehouse-management systems in 2023.[1]
  • 68% of North American fashion and apparel manufacturers used an online payment platform in 2023.[1]
  • 40% of North American fashion and apparel manufacturers used electronic data interchange in 2023.[1]
  • 58% of North American fashion and apparel manufacturers used enterprise resource planning software in 2023.[1]
  • 58% of North American fashion and apparel manufacturers used supply-chain-management software in 2023.[1]

Cloud Computing in the fashion and textiles sector (sector benchmark)

  • 48% of apparel organizations with revenue of $100 million or more were in the process of moving to cloud ERP in 2025.[1]
  • 32.3% of textile-ecosystem SMEs in the EU had adopted cloud technologies in 2023.[4]
  • 19% of apparel organizations with revenue of $100 million or more had already moved to cloud ERP in 2025.[1]
  • 39% of apparel organizations with revenue below $100 million were in the process of moving to cloud ERP in 2025.[1]
  • 16% of apparel organizations with revenue below $100 million had already moved to cloud ERP in 2025.[1]
  • 33% of textile-ecosystem companies in the EU used cloud technology in 2024.[2]

Big Data in the fashion and textiles sector (sector benchmark)

  • 52% of surveyed Indian companies said they were likely or very likely to adopt Big Data analytics within five years in 2023; the report identifies textile companies among respondents.[5]
  • 12.8% of European textile SMEs had adopted Big Data and related data analytics in 2023, according to the European Monitor of Industrial Ecosystems survey.[2]
  • 12% of textile-ecosystem companies in the EU used big-data technology in 2024.[2]
  • 12.8% of textile-ecosystem SMEs in the EU had adopted big-data technologies in 2023.[2]
  • 12% of companies in the European textile ecosystem reported Big Data adoption in 2024, based on the EMI Enterprise Survey.[2]

Blockchain in the textiles industry

  • 2020 was the launch year for Lenzing’s blockchain-enabled TextileGenesis platform covering TENCEL and LENZING ECOVERO fibers.[6]
  • 5% of surveyed European textile companies used blockchain in 2024, up from 2% in 2023.[2]

IoT in the fashion and textiles sector (sector benchmark)

  • 20% of companies in the European textile ecosystem reported Internet of Things adoption in 2024, up from 14% in 2023.[2]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Traceability and batch-level reporting are measurable at the firm level, with high shares able to report process input and output volumes. North America also reports KPI gains tied to digital transformation.

Business intelligence in the textiles industry

  • 30 textile-industry respondents participated in the digital-engineering adoption question in the 2024 U.S. workforce assessment.[3]
  • 40% of North American apparel manufacturers reported KPI improvements in quality after digital-transformation initiatives.[1]
  • 34% of North American apparel manufacturers reported KPI improvements in production overall equipment effectiveness after digital-transformation initiatives.[1]
  • 18% of North American apparel manufacturers reported KPI improvements in procurement efficiency and reliability after digital-transformation initiatives.[1]
  • 48% of North American apparel manufacturers reported KPI improvements in supply-chain operations after digital-transformation initiatives.[1]
  • 24% of North American apparel manufacturers reported KPI improvements in business intelligence and analytics after digital-transformation initiatives.[1]

Data analytics in the textiles industry

  • 30% of North American apparel manufacturers reported logistics-efficiency KPI improvements after digital-transformation initiatives.[1]
  • 40% of North American apparel manufacturers reported quality KPI improvements after digital-transformation initiatives.[1]
  • 24% of North American apparel manufacturers reported business-intelligence and analytics KPI improvements after digital-transformation initiatives.[1]
  • 26% of North American apparel manufacturers reported inventory and warehousing KPI improvements after digital-transformation initiatives.[1]
  • 18% of North American apparel manufacturers reported procurement-efficiency and reliability KPI improvements after digital-transformation initiatives.[1]
  • 34% of North American apparel manufacturers reported production-OEE KPI improvements after digital-transformation initiatives.[1]

Data Quality in the fashion and textiles sector (sector benchmark)

  • 46% of fashion and apparel businesses had visibility into Tier 4 raw-material suppliers in 2025, according to a global industry survey.[7]
  • 51% of garment-level textile firms could report process input and output volumes at batch level in 2025 across the surveyed Global South markets.[8]
  • 75% of fabric-level textile firms could report process input and output volumes at batch level in 2025 across the surveyed Global South markets.[8]
  • 44% of fashion and apparel businesses verified their current traceability data in 2025, based on a survey of more than 450 industry professionals globally.[7]
  • 77% of raw-material-level textile firms could report process input and output volumes at batch level in 2025 across the surveyed Global South markets.[8]
  • 79% of yarn-level textile firms could report process input and output volumes at batch level in 2025 across the surveyed Global South markets.[8]

Data Governance in the fashion and textiles sector (sector benchmark)

  • 83% of surveyed textile firms in the Global South actively shared product-related data with suppliers in 2025, while 17% had not adopted this practice.[8]
  • 52% of textile firms affected by the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation reported using industry data-sharing standards in 2025.[8]
  • 45% of textile firms not affected by the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation reported using industry data-sharing standards in 2025.[8]
  • 38% of surveyed textile firms in the Global South used recognized industry standards for data sharing in 2025, while 44% used none and 18% were unsure.[8]
  • 30% of textile firms using recognized data-sharing standards reported using ISO/IEC 27001 in 2025, making it the most commonly cited standard.[8]
  • 32% of raw-material suppliers in the surveyed textile supply chains used recognized data-sharing standards in 2025, compared with 55% that used none.[8]

KPIs in the textiles industry

  • 40% of North American apparel manufacturers reported maintenance and equipment-utilisation KPI improvements from digital-transformation initiatives.[1]
  • 34% of North American apparel manufacturers reported production overall-equipment-effectiveness KPI improvements from digital-transformation initiatives.[1]
  • 26% of North American apparel manufacturers reported inventory and warehousing KPI improvements from digital-transformation initiatives.[1]
  • 30% of North American apparel manufacturers reported logistics-efficiency KPI improvements from digital-transformation initiatives.[1]
  • 40% of North American apparel manufacturers reported quality and safety KPI improvements from digital-transformation initiatives.[1]
  • 26% of North American apparel manufacturers reported sales and customer-service on-time-in-full KPI improvements from digital-transformation initiatives.[1]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Growth and circularity actions sit alongside major ecosystem shifts in M&A. Fibre and circularity progress also shows through collaboration and recycled-material figures.

Growth in the textiles industry

  • 7.5% was Inditex revenue growth in 2024, reaching €38.6 billion.[9]
  • 18 net new company-operated lululemon stores opened during the fourth quarter of 2024.[10]
  • 10% was lululemon total net-revenue growth in fiscal 2024, reaching $10.6 billion.[10]
  • 12.0% was Inditex online-sales growth in 2024.[9]
  • 10.5% was Inditex constant-currency sales growth in 2024.[9]
  • 34% was lululemon international net-revenue growth in fiscal 2024.[10]

Differentiation in the textiles industry

  • 60.4% was lululemon gross margin in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024.[10]
  • 23.7% was lululemon operating margin in fiscal 2024.[10]
  • 97% of Patagonia fabric products were made without PFC/PFAS in FY2024.[11]
  • 2 product deliveries per week are highlighted by Inditex as part of its fashion retail model.[9]
  • 257 million social-media followers were reported across Inditex brands in 2024.[12]
  • 73% of Patagonia apparel fabric and trim materials were recycled in FY2024.[11]

Mergers and acquisitions in the textiles industry

  • 60% of Manrico S.p.A. was acquired by HModa, marking HModa’s 19th acquisition and its first entry into premium cashmere knitwear.[13]
  • 55 employees worked at Manrico’s 6,500-square-meter facility when HModa acquired a 60% stake in 2025.[13]
  • 2 times as many European textile-market M&A deals were recorded in 2024 as in the pre-pandemic year 2019.[14]

Strategic partnerships in the textiles industry

  • Up to 85% lower CO2e emissions were projected for Syre’s circular polyester versus oil-based virgin polyester.[15]
  • 30% of the pulp in TENCEL™ x Circ with REFIBRA™ fiber came from recycled textile waste in the 2025 H&M–Circ collaboration.[8]
  • 3 strategic launch partners—Gap, Houdini Sportswear and Target—were announced by Syre in 2025.[15]
  • 2 Canadian national committees partnered with lululemon on Team Canada’s athlete kit for the Olympic and Paralympic teams.[10]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce skills and recruiting remain recurring constraints, alongside hybrid work patterns. China shows low mobility, while Vietnam’s industry shows workforce composition and contract structures.

Hiring in the textiles industry

  • 15 U.S. textile-industry stakeholders identified an aging workforce as a significant workforce challenge in 2024.[3]
  • 10,000 lower-skilled workers per year were projected to be needed in U.S. advanced fabrics and fibers over the decade studied.[16]
  • 15 U.S. textile-industry stakeholders identified finding workers with the right skills as a significant workforce challenge in 2024.[3]
  • 2,100 new middle-skilled technical workers per year were projected to be needed in U.S. advanced fabrics and fibers over the decade studied.[16]
  • 23 U.S. textile-industry stakeholders identified recruiting as a significant workforce challenge in the 2024 survey.[3]

Employee retention in the textiles industry

  • 90% of sampled Chinese textile and apparel enterprises reported low employee mobility from 2023, with monthly turnover below 3%.[17]
  • 65% was the median share of women among employees at sampled Chinese textile and apparel enterprises in 2023.[17]

Remote Work in the fashion and textiles sector (sector benchmark)

  • In 2024, 15% of non-factory-floor employees at surveyed global manufacturers worked fully remotely, compared with 8% of factory-floor employees.[18]
  • Among non-manager manufacturing employees able to work remotely, 67% can work from home two days per week, according to a 2024 member survey.[19]
  • Across U.S. manufacturers, 95% of employees with work flexibility use it, according to a 2024 member survey covering operations and production roles.[19]
  • In a global survey of more than 1,000 fashion professionals, 65% identified flexible working policies as the most important employer benefit.[20]

Hybrid Work in the fashion and textiles sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among fashion and beauty professionals globally, 52% preferred a hybrid schedule with two or three days in the office.[20]
  • Across surveyed manufacturers in 2025, 79% operated a hybrid model for non-production employees, while 17% were fully back in the office.[19]
  • In 2025, 23% of surveyed manufacturers were actively updating hybrid policies to add more structure around required office days.[19]
  • Among global manufacturers in 2024, 42% of non-factory-floor employees worked in hybrid arrangements, compared with 10% of factory-floor employees.[18]

Upskilling in the textiles industry

  • 6.9 out of 10 was the average textile-and-garment worker self-assessment of skills preparedness in Viet Nam’s 2024 assessment.[21]
  • Approximately two-thirds of Vietnamese textile-and-garment enterprises said some occupations would benefit from retraining and skills improvement in 2024.[21]
  • 55% of Vietnamese textile-and-garment employers considered their workers generally well-prepared for workplace changes in the 2024 assessment.[21]
  • 15.15% of surveyed U.S. textile companies had implemented e-textiles or smart textiles in 2024.[3]
  • 11 U.S. textile-industry stakeholders identified training or upskilling as a significant workforce challenge in 2024.[3]

Employee Engagement in the fashion and textiles sector (sector benchmark)

  • Burberry reported a colleague engagement score of 74 points in its fiscal 2023/24 Glint survey.[22]
  • Moncler Group recorded a 76% employee engagement rate in 2024, based on responses from 6,777 employees worldwide.[22]
  • Fast Retailing reported a 78.0% overall employee-engagement index in its fiscal 2025 survey, covering 36,827 respondents globally.[23]
  • Global Fashion Group reported that 76% of employees would recommend it as a great place to work in its 2025 engagement survey.[24]
  • NEXT Group reported a 75% overall employee-engagement score in 2025/26, exceeding its cited UK fashion-retail benchmark of 64%.[25]

DEI in the textiles industry

  • 77.5% of female employees in Viet Nam’s textile-and-garment industry were on temporary contracts in 2023.[26]
  • 55.1% of the U.S. textile workforce was female in 2024.[3]
  • 9.3% was the gender wage gap in Viet Nam’s textile-and-garment industry in 2023, down from 17.2% in 2013.[26]
  • 74.8% of Viet Nam’s textile-and-garment workforce was female in 2023.[26]
  • 27.9% of the U.S. textile, apparel and leather manufacturing workforce identified as Hispanic or Latino in 2024.[3]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Customer experience in the textiles industry

  • 76 points was Kohl’s 2026 U.S. online-apparel customer-satisfaction score on the ACSI 0–100 scale.[27]
  • 54% of U.S. activewear shoppers considered consistent fit and sizing important in 2026.[28]
  • 72% of surveyed consumers ranked shipping speed and reliability among the most important factors when deciding whether to buy from a brand in 2025.[29]
  • 76 points was Nike’s 2026 U.S. online-apparel customer-satisfaction score on the ACSI 0–100 scale.[27]
  • 73 points was Gap’s 2026 U.S. online-apparel customer-satisfaction score on the ACSI 0–100 scale.[27]

Customer retention in the textiles industry

  • 23.2% was the average customer-retention rate reported for fashion brands in apparel retail in 2024.[30]
  • 31.7% of apparel buyers who purchased in 2023 bought again during 2024 across more than 100 retailers.[31]
  • 30% was the repurchase rate for fashion and apparel ecommerce businesses in 2023.[32]
  • 2.30 was the average lifetime-value-to-acquisition-cost ratio for fashion and apparel ecommerce businesses in 2023.[32]
  • 19% was the 12-month retention rate for fashion and apparel ecommerce businesses in 2023.[32]

Customer acquisition in the textiles industry

  • 24% of apparel shoppers cited the ease of online shopping as a reason for purchasing apparel influenced by social content in a 2023 international survey.[33]
  • 30% of apparel shoppers cited liking how clothing looked in social-media posts as a reason for purchase in a 2023 international survey.[33]
  • 26% of U.S. apparel shoppers began product searches on traditional search engines in Tinuiti’s 2025 study.[34]
  • 66% of consumers ranked product availability as an important factor in deciding whether to buy from a brand in 2025.[29]
  • 34% of U.S. apparel shoppers began product searches on retailer websites or apps in Tinuiti’s 2025 study.[34]

Customer loyalty in the textiles industry

  • 79% of shoppers said consistent product quality keeps them loyal to a brand in Snipp’s 2025 survey.[35]
  • 44.25% of shoppers cited convenience or availability as a factor keeping them loyal to a brand in 2025.[35]
  • 25.25% of shoppers cited personalized offers or rewards as a factor keeping them loyal to a brand in 2025.[35]
  • 63.25% of shoppers said economic factors made them somewhat less brand-loyal during the six months covered by Snipp’s 2025 survey.[35]
  • 26.75% of shoppers said great customer experience was the most important factor in earning their loyalty in 2025.[35]

Lead generation in the textiles industry

  • 125 U.S. dollars was the average order value for fashion and apparel ecommerce in Decile’s 2023 benchmark.[32]
  • 23% of U.S. adults had clicked on a brand advertisement in a social-media feed or homepage in 2025.[36]
  • 53% of consumers with high retailer-identification rates had higher repeat-purchase rates than those with lower identification rates in Bluecore’s 2023 retail analysis.[37]
  • 34% of apparel shoppers started product searches on retailer websites or apps in Tinuiti’s 2025 apparel study.[34]
  • 50% of U.S. consumers said social media was a primary way to learn about new brands and products in 2025.[36]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Brand value and quality signaling show in consumer choice metrics and earned-media figures. In Q2 2025, 86% of fashion shoppers prioritized quality as a key purchase decision factor.

Marketing in the textiles industry

  • 53% of fashion shoppers prioritized brand as a key purchase decision factor in Q2 2025.[38]
  • 86% of fashion shoppers prioritized quality as a key purchase decision factor in Q2 2025.[38]
  • 57% of fashion consumers said they would switch brands if a loyal brand declined in quality in Q2 2025.[38]
  • 84% of fashion consumers said they need to share values with a brand to purchase its products in Q2 2025.[38]
  • 46% of apparel shoppers said price or value would make them become a repeat customer in Tinuiti’s 2025 study.[34]

Digital marketing in the textiles industry

  • 49% was the fashion industry’s general-marketing capability score in the 2023 Digital Marketing Skills Benchmark.[39]
  • 34% was the fashion industry’s SEO capability score in the 2023 Digital Marketing Skills Benchmark.[39]
  • 43% was the fashion industry’s ecommerce capability score in the 2023 Digital Marketing Skills Benchmark.[39]
  • 33% was the fashion industry’s online-advertising capability score in the 2023 Digital Marketing Skills Benchmark.[39]
  • 23% was the fashion industry’s mobile-marketing capability score in the 2023 Digital Marketing Skills Benchmark.[39]

Branding in the textiles industry

  • 11% was the year-over-year decline in French apparel brand value reported in Brand Finance’s 2025 ranking.[40]
  • 120.7 billion U.S. dollars was the combined 2025 brand value of French apparel brands in Brand Finance’s global ranking.[40]
  • 25% of shoppers cited personalized recommendations as a purchase-influencing factor in Radial’s 2025 survey.[29]
  • 68% of shoppers had paid more for a product because they trusted the brand in Salsify’s 2026 consumer research.[41]
  • 54% of shoppers cited durability and longevity as factors helping them determine product quality and value in 2026.[41]

Social media in the textiles industry

  • 0.020% was the median Facebook engagement rate per post for fashion brands in Rival IQ’s 2024 benchmark.[42]
  • 76% of fashion influencer-marketing Brand Vitality score came from Instagram in Traackr’s 2024 analysis.[43]
  • 74% of fashion influencer brand mentions occurred on Instagram in Traackr’s 2024 fashion analysis.[43]
  • 6.1 Instagram posts per week was the 2024 fashion-brand median reported by Rival IQ.[42]
  • 4.32 Facebook posts per week was the 2024 fashion-brand median reported by Rival IQ.[42]

Influencer Marketing in the fashion and textiles sector (sector benchmark)

  • $15.1 billion in earned media value was generated by the top 100 global fashion brands in 2025.[44]
  • 1.21 trillion impressions were generated by fashion influencer content globally in 2023, primarily on Instagram.[45]
  • 1.8% was the average influencer engagement rate for giant fashion brands, compared with 1.9% for challengers and 1.6% for up-and-comers in 2024.[46]
  • 76% of fashion earned media value was generated by affordable fashion brands globally in 2025.[44]
  • 1.53% was the average engagement rate for fashion influencer content in 2023, rising to 2.26% on TikTok.[45]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Operational interventions tie directly to setup-time, WIP reduction, and OEE. In a 2026 Lima textile SME study, overall equipment effectiveness reached 73.7%.

Process optimization in the textiles industry

  • 67% was the average reduction in work-in-progress after ILO factory-improvement interventions in six Asian garment-sector factories in 2022.[47]
  • From 26 to 33 garments per labor-hour, productivity increased after applying 5S, standardized work and Kaizen in a dress-cutting process.[48]
  • 70.76% was the reported setup-time reduction from converting internal tasks to external tasks in an apparel-manufacturing study.[48]
  • 42.12% was the reported setup-time reduction from parallelizing activities in an apparel-manufacturing study.[48]
  • 17.36% was the reduction in nonproductive time after setup standardization in a Peruvian textile-company study.[48]

Operational efficiency in the textiles industry

  • 83.33% was the endline on-time delivery rate after ILO production-system interventions in six Asian garment-sector factories in 2022.[47]
  • 73.7% was overall equipment effectiveness at a textile SME studied in Lima, Peru, in 2026.[48]
  • 7.05% of revenue represented estimated annual operational losses at the Lima textile SME studied in 2026.[48]
  • 65% was the reported 2016 average manufacturing-utilization rate for U.S. textile mills, textile-product manufacturers and apparel manufacturers combined.[49]
  • 181,298 Peruvian soles represented estimated annual losses at the Lima textile SME operating at 73.7% overall equipment effectiveness.[48]

Supply chain in the textiles industry

  • −12 was the global textile supply-chain inventory-level index in March 2025, indicating inventories remained below average.[50]
  • 20%–60% of garment orders were reported as delayed by fragmented fabric availability in an Indian textile-and-garment value-chain study.[51]
  • −13 was the March 2025 inventory-level index for Europe, Türkiye and Central Asia’s textile supply chain.[50]
  • 97% of surveyed respondents identified insufficient capacity to recover delayed production schedules as a significant challenge in the Indian textile-and-garment value chain.[51]
  • −6 was the March 2025 inventory-level index for Southeast Asia’s textile supply chain.[50]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the fashion and textiles sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among U.S. fashion companies, 60% sourced less than 10% of their apparel products from China in 2025.[52]
  • Among large U.S. fashion companies with 1,000+ employees, approximately 60% sourced apparel from at least 10 countries in 2025.[52]
  • Among surveyed apparel and footwear brands globally, 49% prioritized transforming their supply base to increase margins or decrease costs over the next two years.[53]
  • Across U.S. fashion companies, 46 countries were used as apparel sourcing destinations in 2025.[52]
  • Among U.S. fashion companies, more than 80% planned to further reduce apparel sourcing from China over the following two years through 2027.[52]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Retail pricing pressure shows in discounts and markdown breadth, while margins vary across segments and regions. For U.S. apparel in October 2026, markdown breadth was 47.8% across the tracked online sample.

Pricing strategy in the textiles industry

  • 25% more of their assortment was discounted by U.S. retailers in 2022 than in 2021, according to Lectra’s apparel-retail analysis.[54]
  • 47.8% was the markdown breadth of U.S. apparel products in October 2026 across the tracked online retail sample.[55]
  • 38.0% was the average apparel discount in the United States in October 2026 across about 491,000 matched online products.[55]
  • 31% higher was the average markdown rate used by U.S. retailers in 2022 compared with 2021, according to Lectra’s apparel-retail analysis.[54]
  • 2.5% was the year-over-year shelf-price increase for U.S. apparel in April 2026.[55]

Cost reduction in the textiles industry

  • 9% was the reduction in fabric waste from defective seams after a predictive-maintenance intervention in a textile plant.[56]
  • 70.76% was the setup-time reduction achieved by converting internal setup tasks to external tasks in an apparel-manufacturing study.[48]
  • 67% was the average reduction in work-in-progress after production-system improvements in six Asian garment-sector factories in 2022.[47]
  • 181,298 Peruvian soles was the estimated annual loss associated with operational inefficiency at a Lima textile SME.[48]
  • 8%–13% was the typical EBITDA-margin range reported for Indian fabric businesses, indicating the financial scale of cost and productivity pressure.[51]

Profitability in the textiles industry

  • 3.85% was the net margin for 35 U.S. apparel companies in January 2026.[57]
  • 9.11% was the pre-tax unadjusted operating margin for 35 U.S. apparel companies in January 2026.[57]
  • 8%–13% was the typical EBITDA-margin range reported for Indian fabric businesses.[51]
  • 16.4% was the median EBITDA margin for clothing manufacturers in emerging European countries in 2022.[58]
  • 56.88% was the gross margin for 35 U.S. apparel companies in January 2026.[57]

Financial planning in the textiles industry

  • 1.07% of sales represented stock-based compensation for 35 U.S. apparel companies in January 2026.[57]
  • 10.3 times was the EV-to-EBITDA multiple for U.S. apparel companies in January 2026.[59]
  • 47.62% of sales represented SG&A expenses for 35 U.S. apparel companies in January 2026.[57]
  • 0.01% of sales represented research-and-development expense for 35 U.S. apparel companies in January 2026.[57]
  • 6.20% of sales represented lease expense for 35 U.S. apparel companies in January 2026.[57]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Product and service innovation centers on sustainability efforts and smart-textile adoption. The estimated share of repair in the global fashion market is 0.5%, keeping after-sales repair a niche service.

Product development in the textiles industry

  • 10 textile-industry respondents, or 33.33%, were researching digital engineering in the 2024 workforce survey.[3]
  • 8 textile-industry respondents, or 26.67%, had implemented digital engineering in the 2024 workforce survey.[3]
  • 5 textile-industry respondents, or 15.15%, had implemented e-textiles or smart textiles in the 2024 workforce survey.[3]
  • 66% of specialty-textile businesses considered product diversification extremely or somewhat important in 2024.[60]
  • 74% of specialty-textile businesses considered providing customized products extremely or somewhat important in 2024.[60]

Product lifecycle in the textiles industry

  • 7.6% was the estimated market share of recycled fibres in 2024, indicating limited circularity across the global textile product lifecycle.[61]
  • 30% of collected textiles in a Japan study were suitable for reuse during the examined product-lifecycle stage.[61]
  • 53% of collected textiles in a Netherlands study were suitable for reuse during the examined product-lifecycle stage.[61]
  • 4–9% of textile products placed on the European market were estimated to be destroyed before use.[62]
  • 20% of cotton in a Vietnam study was not recovered for yarn production after mechanical recycling because fibres were too short.[61]

After-sales in the textiles industry

  • 30% of North American apparel manufacturers reported KPI improvements in logistics efficiency after digital-transformation initiatives.[1]
  • Less than 1% was the displacement rate reported by one textile collector and sorter in the UK study.[63]
  • 40% of North American apparel manufacturers reported KPI improvements in quality and safety after digital-transformation initiatives.[1]
  • 32% of North American apparel manufacturers reported KPI improvements in e-commerce or direct-to-consumer operations after digital-transformation initiatives.[1]
  • 0.5% was the estimated share of repair in the global fashion market, indicating that after-sales repair remained a niche service.[63]

Value proposition in the textiles industry

  • 14.71% of surveyed U.S. textile businesses planned to implement product-sustainability or circularity efforts in the 2024 workforce assessment.[3]
  • 68% of specialty-textile businesses rated research and development extremely or somewhat important in 2024.[60]
  • 74% of specialty-textile businesses rated customized products extremely or somewhat important to their value proposition in 2024.[60]
  • 21.21% of surveyed U.S. textile businesses did not plan to pursue e-textiles or smart textiles in the 2024 workforce assessment.[3]
  • 50% of surveyed U.S. textile businesses had implemented product-sustainability or circularity efforts in the 2024 workforce assessment.[3]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Sustainability programs and certification requirements increase, while circular feedstock remains limited. Recycled fibres are estimated at 7.6% of the global fibre market in 2024.

Sustainability in the textiles industry

  • 418 companies and 49 suppliers participated in Textile Exchange’s Materials Benchmark in 2024.[64]
  • 33% of EU textile companies reported using predominantly renewable energy in 2024.[2]
  • 66% of recycled polyester used by reporting textile brands and retailers was recycled in 2024.[64]
  • 66% of EU textile companies reported saving energy in 2024.[2]
  • 67% of materials used by reporting textile brands and retailers were covered by sustainability programs in 2024.[64]

ESG in the textiles industry

  • 81% of brands and retailers surveyed by the OECD required sustainability certifications from suppliers.[61]
  • 56% of surveyed brands and retailers expected to require more supplier certifications in coming years.[61]
  • 91% of large brands and retailers surveyed by the OECD required sustainability certifications from suppliers.[61]
  • 2% of textile-to-textile feedstocks were used across reporting brands’ and retailers’ total raw-material usage in 2024 and 2025.[64]

Ethics in the textiles industry

  • 80% of the global garment workforce were women, according to OECD-cited ILO estimates.[61]
  • 30% of management positions in Vietnam’s textile and garment industry were held by women in 2023.[26]
  • 77.5% of female employees in Vietnam’s textile and garment industry were on temporary contracts in 2023.[26]
  • 42.5% of women workers surveyed across 16 Myanmar garment factories reported experiencing sexual harassment at work.[26]
  • 9.3% was the gender wage gap in Vietnam’s textile and garment industry in 2023.[26]

CSR in the textiles industry

  • 100% of Cotton Knit employees and contractors were covered by its occupational health and safety management system in 2024.[65]
  • 72% of Cotton Knit’s 241 suppliers were national or local suppliers in 2024.[65]
  • 100% of Cotton Knit’s new suppliers were evaluated against environmental and social criteria in 2024.[65]
  • 85,190 kilograms of paper, plastic and cardboard waste were properly segregated by Cotton Knit in 2024.[65]
  • 5,818 hours of employee training were provided by Cotton Knit in 2024.[65]

Circular economy in the textiles industry

  • Less than 1% of clothing waste was used to make new clothing in a circular loop, according to the European Parliament.[4]
  • 11% of EU textile waste was landfilled in 2020, down from 21% in 2010.[66]
  • 1.41 million tonnes of textiles were treated in the EU in 2020.[66]
  • 1.95 million tonnes of textile waste were collected in the EU in 2020.[66]
  • Almost 7 million tonnes of textile waste were produced in Europe, while the average capture rate was 12%.[66]

Carbon footprint in the textiles industry

  • The textile ecosystem’s blue-water use increased by 1.4% between 2010 and 2020.[2]
  • 55% of EU textile companies reported saving water in 2024, a measure linked to lower process-related resource demand.[2]
  • Fuel was the largest contributor to textile-industry greenhouse-gas emissions in a 2025 manufacturing footprint assessment.[67]
  • 48% of EU textile companies reported making the most progress with energy-saving technologies in 2024.[2]
  • 18% of EU textile companies reported having a concrete strategy to reduce their carbon footprint and become climate neutral or negative in 2024.[2]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Trade exposure remains high across regions, with world-export shares and sourcing footprints documented. India’s textile export value reached $18.76 billion in 2024, equal to 5.77% of world textile exports.

Globalization in the textiles industry

  • $18.76 billion was India’s textile export value in 2024, equal to 5.77% of world textile exports.[8]
  • 3% was global clothing trade growth by value in 2024, while textile trade grew 1%.[73]
  • 3.7% of world merchandise exports came from textiles and clothing in 2022.[73]
  • 40%+ of value added in global textiles and clothing exports came from China in 2022.[73]
  • 36.4% of value added in textiles and clothing exports was generated within the industry in 2022.[73]

Supplier management in the textiles industry

  • 79 markets were served by H&M Group at the end of fiscal 2024, with products sourced from independent suppliers.[74]
  • 73% of Patagonia’s apparel fabric and trim materials were recycled in FY2024.[11]
  • 2,000 metric tons of Bureo NetPlus and HDPE material had been used by Patagonia by FY2024.[11]
  • 97% of Patagonia products were made without PFC/PFAS in fabric during FY2024.[11]
  • 82,815 factory apparel workers had earned a Fair Trade premium through Patagonia’s program in FY2024.[11]

Stakeholder management in the textiles industry

  • 65% of H&M Group leadership positions were held by women in 2024.[74]
  • 145,446 Patagonia products were repaired across 113 locations worldwide in FY2024.[11]
  • 29.5% of H&M Group commercial-product materials were recycled in 2024.[74]
  • 89% of H&M Group commercial products used recycled or sustainably sourced materials in 2024.[74]
  • 24% was H&M Group’s reduction in Scope 3 greenhouse-gas emissions against its 2019 baseline in 2024.[74]

Distribution channels in the textiles industry

  • 25.7% of U.S. apparel and piece-goods merchant-wholesaler sales were conducted through e-commerce in 2024.[75]
  • 218 million active app accounts were recorded by Inditex in FY2024.[9]
  • €38.6 billion was Inditex total sales in 2024, including stores and online channels.[9]
  • 8.1 billion online visits were recorded across Inditex platforms in FY2024.[9]
  • 38.5% of U.S. clothing buyers discovered a brand or product in-store and subsequently bought it in 2024.[76]

16 Statistics

Regional markets

Regional production and employment metrics highlight how textiles concentrate locally across countries. Morocco’s textiles and leather sector turnover was 67.8 billion Moroccan dirhams in 2024.

The textiles industry in Pakistan

  • 56% of Pakistan’s total exports came from the textiles and apparel sector in FY2024–25, according to the Ministry of Commerce.[77]
  • 24% of Pakistan’s industrial value addition came from textiles and apparel in FY2024–25.[77]
  • 7.4% was the increase in Pakistan’s textiles and apparel exports in FY2024–25 compared with FY2023–24.[77]
  • 40% of Pakistan’s industrial employment was provided by the textiles and apparel sector in FY2024–25.[77]

The textiles industry in South Korea

  • 56 thousand workers were employed in South Korea’s manufacture of textiles excluding apparel in 2024, down 3.4% from 2023.[78]
  • 2.50% was the decline in South Korea’s textile exports in 2024 compared with 2023.[79]
  • 8.21 billion US dollars was South Korea’s textile export value in 2024, equal to 2.23% of global textile exports.[79]

The textiles industry in Morocco

  • 67.8 billion Moroccan dirhams was the textiles and leather sector’s turnover in Morocco in 2024.[80]
  • 246,092 people were employed in Morocco’s textiles and leather sector in 2024.[80]
  • 63% of employees in Morocco’s textiles and leather sector were women in 2024.[80]
  • 19.3 billion Moroccan dirhams was the textiles and leather sector’s value added in Morocco in 2024.[80]
  • 43% of Morocco’s textiles and leather sector turnover came from the Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima region in 2024.[80]

The textiles industry in Spain

  • 16,410 textile-sector companies operated in Spain in 2024, including textiles, clothing and leather-related activities.[81]
  • 14,873 companies belonged to Spain’s textile and clothing industry in 2024, representing 8.06% of industrial companies.[82]
  • 22.78% of Spain’s textile-sector companies were located in the Valencian Community in 2024.[81]
  • 20.63% of Spain’s textile-sector companies were located in Catalonia in 2024.[81]
  • 10.717 billion euros was the turnover of Spain’s textile and clothing industry in 2024.[82]

The textiles industry in Indonesia

  • 0.69% of Indonesia’s total employment was in the textile industry in 2025, while apparel accounted for 2.01%.[83]
  • IDR218.21 trillion was the current-price GDP of Indonesia’s manufacture of textiles and wearing apparel in 2024.[83]
  • IDR27.9 trillion was invested in Indonesia’s textile, apparel, leather and footwear industries in 2023, up from IDR24.6 trillion in 2022.[84]

Key questions about the Textiles Industry

What is the scale of the textiles industry in the EU?
The European Union textiles and clothing industry generated approximately €170 billion in turnover and employed 1.3 million people in 2023.
How is global textile fibre production changing?
Global fibre production increased from about 125 million tonnes in 2023 to 132 million tonnes in 2024. Textile Exchange projects production could reach 169 million tonnes by 2030 under a business-as-usual scenario.
Which companies lead the textiles industry?
Shenzhou International leads Gitnux's 2026 textiles ranking with an Overall score of 9.4, with fabric output over 280,000 metric tons and 600 million garments annually. Gildan is the highest-ranked apparel and textile manufacturer at 9.3, driven by revenue growth of 10.6% and vertically integrated apparel and textile manufacturing.
What technology shifts show up in recent textiles adoption data?
In 2024, 25% of surveyed European textile companies used artificial intelligence, up from 8% in 2023. In 2024, 9% used robotics (vs 8% in 2023), and 48% used energy-saving technologies (up from 28% in 2023).
How fragmented is the EU textiles industry by company count?
SMEs account for more than 99.5% of enterprises and 74.4% of the workforce in the EU textile ecosystem.
What pressure does the EU import and waste situation create?
More than 80% by volume of clothing, home textiles and footwear consumed in the EU was imported. Around 4%–9% of unsold textiles in Europe are destroyed before being worn.
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