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Textile Design Industry Statistics

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Textile Design Industry Statistics
Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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01Editorial Scope

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01 Industry overview

The textile design industry at a glance

Textile design is increasingly digitized: the global textile-design-software market was estimated at $1.83 billion in 2025 and is forecast to grow at an 8.9% CAGR through 2035.

$1.83B[81]
Textile design software, 2025
8.9%[81]
Software market CAGR, 2026–2035
78,300[82]
U.S. textile-mill jobs, July 2026
$27.9B[83]
Textile printing market, 2025
Market size
The global textile-design-software market was estimated at $1.83 billion in 2025. The broader global textile and apparel market was reported at $1.11 trillion in 2024, providing the principal manufacturing and commercial base for textile design activity.[81][11]
Forecast & CAGR
Textile-design software is forecast to grow at an 8.9% compound annual growth rate from 2026 to 2035. Textile printing is forecast to rise from $27.9 billion in 2025 to $56.7 billion in 2033, equivalent to a 9.4% CAGR from 2026 to 2033.[81][83]
Market share & regions
Available public market estimates identify regional demand but do not provide a consistently comparable regional share table for textile design itself. The United States had 78,300 textile-mill employees in July 2026, while Taiwan reported 4,361 textile and apparel factories employing 139,795 people in 2024.[82]
Segmentation
Textile-design software is segmented by software type, including textile CAD and vector-based design tools; output, including printed and jacquard-woven textiles; deployment, including on-premise and cloud; application, including apparel and home textiles; and customer, including brands, retailers, freelancers and individual designers.[84]
Key players & concentration
Publicly available sources identify textile-design software as a fragmented competitive field spanning CAD/CAM, vector-design and production-management tools, but do not provide a reliable, independently verifiable market-share or concentration ratio for leading vendors.[81]
Pricing
The software market is commonly divided between one-time license purchases and recurring subscription pricing, with deployment also split between on-premise and cloud models. A reliable industry-wide average price was not identified in the available sources.[84]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Shorter production cycles, on-demand manufacturing and greater design flexibility are supporting digital textile printing and design-tool adoption. At the same time, the industry faces pressure to reduce environmental impacts, improve traceability and prepare for digital-product-passport requirements.[83][11][85]
Consumer behavior & competition
Competition is shifting toward rapid design iteration, customization and shorter production runs, particularly in printed textiles. Market research identifies apparel brands and retailers, home-textile companies, and individual designers or freelancers as distinct customer groups, but does not provide a reliable global consumer-share estimate.[83][84]
Regulation
The European Union has enacted textile sustainability requirements, with digital product passports for textiles planned to begin implementation in 2027. U.S. policy remains less developed: a Government Accountability Office review reported that proposed U.S. textile-label legislation had not passed as of August 2026.[85]
Latest news
France passed legislation in June 2026 aimed at reducing the environmental impact of textiles and addressing ultra-fast fashion, including measures linked to advertising and the environmental effects of textile products. The law illustrates the increasing regulatory focus on textile design, sourcing and product life cycle.[77]
report visual · Projection

Sectoral output of U.S. apparel manufacturing (NAICS 315)

Sectoral output of U.S. apparel manufacturing (NAICS 315) fell from 9,291.9 millions of dollars in 2021 to 8,724.3 millions of dollars in 2025.

$9,292
Start
-1.56%
CAGR · 4y
$8,726
Projected
20212025
source-verifiedfred.stlouisfed.org2025

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Textile Design Industry

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

Updated November 10, 2026 · Next review December 10, 2026

Verdict

Shenzhou International leads Gitnux's 2026 textile design ranking with an Overall score of 9.6, with revenue growth 8.1%. Coats Group is the highest-ranked thread manufacturer at 9.5, with operating margin 19.8%.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in knitted apparel production

    Shenzhou International

    CN

    Ranked #1 · 9.6 · Knitted apparel production

    Why we picked it: It operates in vertically integrated knitted textiles and apparel, matching digitized design-to-production needs.

    See in ranking ↓Visit shenzhouintl.com ↗

  2. Leader in sewing and craft threads

    Coats Group

    GB

    Ranked #2 · 9.5 · Sewing and craft threads

    Why we picked it: It sells sewing and craft threads globally, supporting production where design outputs translate into finished goods.

    See in ranking ↓Visit coats.com ↗

  3. Leader in fiber inputs

    Hyosung TNC

    KR

    Ranked #3 · 9.4 · Fiber inputs

    Why we picked it: It provides spandex, nylon and polyester fibers used as inputs for textile design outputs and production planning.

    See in ranking ↓Visit hyosungtnc.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 textile design industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Shenzhou International

Knitted apparel production · CN

9.6
2

Coats Group

Sewing and craft threads · GB

9.5
3

Hyosung TNC

Fiber inputs · KR

9.4
4

Milliken & Company

Performance specialty textiles · US

9.2
5

Arvind

Denim and woven fabrics · IN

9.1
6

Toray Industries

Fibers, textiles and advanced textile materials · JP

8.9
7

Vardhman Textiles

Yarns, fabrics and threads, India · IN

8.5
8

Indorama Ventures

Synthetic fibers and textile materials, global · TH

8.3
9

UNIFI

Recycled and synthetic yarns, global · US

8.1
10

Kordsa

Reinforcement fabrics and materials, global · TR

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 10, 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

Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 10). Top 10 companies in the textile design industry. In Textile Design Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/textile-design-industry-statistics/#top-companies

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

AI adoption and data-driven design research show measurable penetration, including 25% of EU textile companies adopting AI solutions in 2024.

AI in the textile design industry

  • 84% accuracy was reported for short-run AI trend-prediction systems in fabric-design research.[1]
  • 25% of EU textile companies adopted artificial-intelligence solutions in 2024.[2]
  • 26% of EU textile companies had adopted a digital-transformation strategy in 2024.[2]
  • Diffusion models recorded a 23.4 FID score in fabric-design research, compared with 45.2 for GANs.[1]
  • 3,609 citations were recorded in 2024 for research on AI-driven sustainability in textile and fashion design.[3]
  • 8% of EU textile companies used artificial intelligence in 2023.[2]

Automation in the textile design industry

  • 44.83% of surveyed U.S. textile companies were researching smart manufacturing in 2024.[4]
  • 12.90% of surveyed textile businesses reported traditional manufacturing with minimal digital-technology use.[5]
  • 48.39% of surveyed textile businesses reported partial adoption of basic digital tools, including automation in specific processes.[5]
  • 3.23% of surveyed textile businesses reported leading-edge technology adoption with continuous innovation and R&D investment.[5]
  • 40.63% of surveyed U.S. textile companies were researching automation or robotics in 2024.[4]
  • 32.26% of surveyed textile businesses reported moderate integration of smart technologies such as IoT and production data analytics.[5]

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

  • 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]
  • 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]

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

  • 40% of North American fashion and apparel manufacturers used electronic data interchange in 2023.[6]
  • 54% of North American fashion and apparel manufacturers used product-lifecycle-management software in 2023.[6]
  • 58% of North American fashion and apparel manufacturers used enterprise resource planning software in 2023.[6]
  • 58% of North American fashion and apparel manufacturers used supply-chain-management software in 2023.[6]
  • 68% of North American fashion and apparel manufacturers used an online payment platform in 2023.[6]
  • 44% of North American fashion and apparel manufacturers used warehouse-management systems in 2023.[6]

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

  • 33% of textile-ecosystem companies in the EU used cloud technology in 2024.[2]
  • 19% of apparel organizations with revenue of $100 million or more had already moved to cloud ERP in 2025.[6]
  • 39% of apparel organizations with revenue below $100 million were in the process of moving to cloud ERP in 2025.[6]
  • 16% of apparel organizations with revenue below $100 million had already moved to cloud ERP in 2025.[6]
  • 48% of apparel organizations with revenue of $100 million or more were in the process of moving to cloud ERP in 2025.[6]
  • 32.3% of textile-ecosystem SMEs in the EU had adopted cloud technologies in 2023.[7]

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

  • 12.8% of textile-ecosystem SMEs in the EU had adopted big-data technologies in 2023.[2]
  • 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]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Analytics is treated as an operational lever, with 44% of fashion and apparel businesses verifying traceability data in 2025.

Business intelligence in the textile design industry

  • 83% of surveyed large textile and apparel industries reported improved ability to analyze expected opportunities and threats after business intelligence adoption, year not specified.[8]
  • 73% of surveyed large textile and apparel industries reported improved information sharing after business intelligence adoption, year not specified.[8]
  • 54% of surveyed large textile and apparel industries reported faster decision-making after business intelligence adoption, year not specified.[8]
  • 76% of surveyed large textile and apparel industries reported improved organizational knowledge after business intelligence adoption, year not specified.[8]
  • 20% of European textile-ecosystem companies used internet-of-things technologies in 2024.[2]
  • 33% of European textile-ecosystem companies used cloud technologies in 2024.[2]

Data analytics in the textile design industry

  • 20% of textile-industry respondents primarily used descriptive analytics tools, year not specified.[9]
  • 50% of surveyed U.S. fashion companies used artificial intelligence for sustainability tracking, risk management, and sourcing strategy or cost optimization in 2026.[10]
  • 20% of textile-industry respondents said data analytics primarily affected inventory management, year not specified.[9]
  • 40% of textile-industry respondents primarily used prescriptive analytics tools, year not specified.[9]
  • 56% of surveyed U.S. fashion companies used artificial intelligence for demand forecasting and inventory planning in 2026.[10]
  • 25% of textile-industry respondents cited lack of skilled personnel as a data-analytics adoption challenge, year not specified.[9]

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

  • 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.[11]
  • 44% of fashion and apparel businesses verified their current traceability data in 2025, based on a survey of more than 450 industry professionals globally.[12]
  • 75% of fabric-level textile firms could report process input and output volumes at batch level in 2025 across the surveyed Global South markets.[11]
  • 51% of garment-level textile firms could report process input and output volumes at batch level in 2025 across the surveyed Global South markets.[11]
  • 46% of fashion and apparel businesses had visibility into Tier 4 raw-material suppliers in 2025, according to a global industry survey.[12]
  • 79% of yarn-level textile firms could report process input and output volumes at batch level in 2025 across the surveyed Global South markets.[11]

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

  • 52% of textile firms affected by the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation reported using industry data-sharing standards in 2025.[11]
  • 30% of textile firms using recognized data-sharing standards reported using ISO/IEC 27001 in 2025, making it the most commonly cited standard.[11]
  • 32% of raw-material suppliers in the surveyed textile supply chains used recognized data-sharing standards in 2025, compared with 55% that used none.[11]
  • 45% of textile firms not affected by the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation reported using industry data-sharing standards in 2025.[11]
  • 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.[11]
  • 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.[11]

KPIs in the textile design industry

  • 26% of North American apparel manufacturers reported sales or customer-service on-time-in-full KPI improvements from digital-transformation initiatives in 2023.[6]
  • 2.2 months was the average global textile-industry order backlog in September 2024.[13]
  • 32% of North American apparel manufacturers reported e-commerce or direct-to-consumer KPI improvements from digital-transformation initiatives in 2023.[6]
  • 66% of global textile-industry survey participants identified weak demand as a primary concern in September 2024.[13]
  • 48% of North American apparel manufacturers reported supply-chain KPI improvements from digital-transformation initiatives in 2023.[6]
  • 26% of North American apparel manufacturers reported inventory or warehousing KPI improvements from digital-transformation initiatives in 2023.[6]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Design activity remains measurable via filings, including 66,855 designs filed in the United States in 2024.

Growth in the textile design industry

  • $1.11 trillion was the global textile and apparel market size in 2024, with a projected 4.2% CAGR from 2025 to 2033.[11]
  • 300 million articles annually is the equivalent textile-waste regeneration capacity targeted by Reju’s Regeneration Hub One.[14]
  • 9.5% was the increase in U.S. textile-industry GDP between 2012 and 2022.[4]
  • INR 40 billion is the investment in Andhra Pradesh that Kitex said it was exploring as part of its expansion strategy.[15]
  • 3 million metric tons per year is Syre’s planned recycled-polyester production capacity from 12 plants by 2034.[16]
  • 1 million tonnes per year is the textile-waste processing capacity RE&UP plans for its expansion in Spain.[17]

Differentiation in the textile design industry

  • 66,855 designs were filed by applicants residing in the United States in 2024.[18]
  • 18.9% was Indonesia’s increase in design filings in 2024 among the 20 leading origins.[18]
  • 20.2% was Morocco’s increase in design filings in 2024 among the 20 leading origins.[18]
  • 70,212 designs were filed by applicants residing in Germany in 2024.[18]
  • 16.7% of global industrial-design filing activity in 2024 came from textiles and accessories.[18]
  • 214,745 industrial-design applications in 2023 were classified in the textiles and accessories sector worldwide.[18]

Mergers and acquisitions in the textile design industry

  • $8.5 billion was the announced value of Tapestry’s proposed acquisition of Capri Holdings in 2024.[19]
  • 2 acquisitions were announced by Hop Lun in Morocco in October 2025, creating a new manufacturing platform.[20]
  • 1 acquisition of Emerald Textiles by PureStar closed on December 30, 2025, in the North American textile-services market.[21]
  • 1.4 million pieces per year is the combined current output of the two Moroccan facilities acquired by Hop Lun.[20]
  • $500 million is Circ’s planned investment in a cotton-and-polyester textile-recycling plant in France.[22]
  • $10.6 million was Manrico’s reported revenue in 2024 before HModa’s investment.[23]

Strategic partnerships in the textile design industry

  • 25 local Goodwill organizations participated in the textile-circularity initiative funded by the Walmart Foundation.[24]
  • 50% is H&M’s ownership share in the Looper Textile & Co. joint venture with Remondis.[25]
  • 3 strategic launch partners—Gap, Houdini and Target—were announced by Syre in 2025 to accelerate textile-to-textile recycling.[26]
  • $1.28 million funded Goodwill’s two-year textile-circularity initiative with Accelerating Circularity and 25 local Goodwill organizations.[24]
  • 12 plants are included in Syre’s planned textile-to-textile recycling expansion, developed with brand and supply-chain partners.[16]
  • 3 organizations—Goodwill, Reju and WM—aligned on a multi-year North American textile-recycling initiative in 2024.[27]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce capability is a constraint signal, with 87% of U.S. fashion companies planning to increase hiring over the five years through 2031.

Hiring in the textile design industry

  • 71.5% of new recruits in Hong Kong fashion and textile establishments had relevant fashion and textile work experience in 2023.[28]
  • 70% of Inditex vacancies were filled through internal promotions in 2024, reducing reliance on external acquisition.[29]
  • 87% of U.S. fashion companies planned to increase hiring over the five years through 2031, according to the 2026 survey.[10]
  • 97.6% of newly recruited technologists in Hong Kong fashion and textile establishments had relevant industry experience in 2023.[28]
  • 63.6% of newly recruited technicians in Hong Kong fashion and textile establishments had relevant industry experience in 2023.[28]

Employee retention in the textile design industry

  • 17,711 employees left adidas during 2024.[30]
  • 83% of Inditex employees held permanent contracts in 2024.[29]
  • 16,994 employees left adidas during 2025, compared with 17,711 in 2024.[30]
  • 30% was adidas’s overall employee turnover rate in 2024.[30]
  • 1,420 full-time employees left Hong Kong fashion and textile establishments during the 12 months before the 2023 survey.[28]

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

  • In a global survey of more than 1,000 fashion professionals, 65% identified flexible working policies as the most important employer benefit.[31]
  • In 2024, 15% of non-factory-floor employees at surveyed global manufacturers worked fully remotely, compared with 8% of factory-floor employees.[32]
  • Across U.S. manufacturers, 95% of employees with work flexibility use it, according to a 2024 member survey covering operations and production roles.[33]
  • Among non-manager manufacturing employees able to work remotely, 67% can work from home two days per week, according to a 2024 member survey.[33]

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.[31]
  • Among global manufacturers in 2024, 42% of non-factory-floor employees worked in hybrid arrangements, compared with 10% of factory-floor employees.[32]
  • Across surveyed manufacturers in 2025, 79% operated a hybrid model for non-production employees, while 17% were fully back in the office.[33]
  • In 2025, 23% of surveyed manufacturers were actively updating hybrid policies to add more structure around required office days.[33]

Upskilling in the textile design industry

  • 3.3 million training hours were provided by Inditex from February 2024 to January 2025.[34]
  • 3,292,787 total training hours were recorded by Inditex in 2024, compared with 2,782,830 in 2023.[34]
  • 1.61% of LinkedIn professionals in the European textile industrial ecosystem reported green-transformation skills in 2022.[2]
  • More than 1,850 people had been trained through the three editions of Inditex’s Foundations of Textile Manufacturing programme by 2025.[34]
  • 40% of surveyed European textile companies were undertaking green-skills development activities.[2]

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

  • NEXT Group reported a 75% overall employee-engagement score in 2025/26, exceeding its cited UK fashion-retail benchmark of 64%.[35]
  • Global Fashion Group reported that 76% of employees would recommend it as a great place to work in its 2025 engagement survey.[36]
  • H&M Group reported an employee satisfaction score of 76 out of 100 in 2024, up from 75 in 2023.[37]
  • Burberry reported a colleague engagement score of 74 points in its fiscal 2023/24 Glint survey.[38]
  • Moncler Group recorded a 76% employee engagement rate in 2024, based on responses from 6,777 employees worldwide.[38]

DEI in the textile design industry

  • 77% of Inditex management positions were held by women in 2024.[29]
  • 11% of executive committee positions at European fashion companies were held by ethnic-minority leaders in 2023.[39]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Customer behavior supports faster iteration and shorter runs, with 52% of Gen Z fashion shoppers willing to switch for checkout-free stores in 2024.

Customer experience in the textile design industry

  • 81% of Baby Boomer fashion shoppers had experienced frictionless shopping in the previous 12 months in 2024.[40]
  • 34% of fashion shoppers identified avoiding queues as a key benefit of frictionless retail in 2024.[40]
  • 52% of Gen Z fashion shoppers would switch retailers for checkout-free stores in 2024.[40]
  • 72% of fashion shoppers aged 78 or over had experienced frictionless shopping in the previous 12 months in 2024.[40]
  • 89% of UK and US fashion shoppers experienced frictionless shopping during the previous 12 months in 2024.[40]

Customer retention in the textile design industry

  • 25% of UK retail customers remained in their existing loyalty segments quarter over quarter during Q1 2023–Q4 2024.[41]
  • 85% of apparel customers’ share of wallet went to their preferred merchant, compared with 21% for non-loyal customers, in the US analysis.[41]
  • 29% of tied US apparel customers moved upward into another loyalty segment quarter over quarter during Q1 2023–Q4 2024.[41]
  • 61% of customers at US apparel merchants were not classified as loyal during Q1 2023–Q4 2024.[41]
  • 25% of loyal US apparel customers were classified as lapsed during the Q1 2023–Q4 2024 analysis period.[41]

Customer acquisition in the textile design industry

  • 1.60 purchases was the average purchase frequency for fashion and apparel e-commerce in 2023.[42]
  • 60% was the increase in fashion e-commerce customer acquisition costs between 2017 and 2022.[43]
  • 52% of fashion and apparel e-commerce customers were returning customers in the 2023 benchmarking data.[42]
  • 69% of US clothing consumers purchased apparel in a physical store in Cotton Incorporated’s 2025 survey.[44]
  • 165% was the first-order payback rate for fashion and apparel e-commerce in 2023.[42]

Customer loyalty in the textile design industry

  • 80% of fashion consumers identified great online user reviews as a driver of emotional brand connection in 2026.[45]
  • 86% of US clothing consumers planned to buy more comfortable clothing during 2025.[46]
  • 67% of fashion consumers identified influencer endorsements as a driver of emotional brand connection in 2026.[45]
  • 72% of fashion consumers identified memorable advertising campaigns as a driver of emotional brand connection in 2026.[45]
  • 70% of US clothing consumers planned to buy higher-quality, longer-lasting items during 2025.[46]

Lead generation in the textile design industry

  • 46% of US clothing consumers used social media, blogs or vlogs as a top source of clothing inspiration in 2025.[46]
  • 87% of US clothing consumers shopped at online-only stores in 2025.[46]
  • 74% of US clothing consumers preferred browsing for clothing online in 2025.[46]
  • 52% of US clothing consumers preferred purchasing clothing in stores in 2025.[46]
  • 78% of US clothing consumers identified Instagram as a top social-media source for clothing shopping in 2025.[46]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Acquisition mix emphasizes owned channels, with 67.1% of garment-decoration companies using websites to attract new customers.

Marketing in the textile design industry

  • 8.5% of garment-decoration companies used pay-per-click advertising to attract new customers, the lowest share among the listed acquisition methods.[47]
  • 50.0% of garment-decoration companies identified developing new markets as a competitiveness strategy.[47]
  • 59.8% of garment-decoration companies used referrals to attract new customers.[47]
  • 54.9% of garment-decoration companies used social media to attract new customers.[47]
  • 67.1% of garment-decoration companies used their websites to attract new customers, making websites the most-used acquisition method in the survey.[47]

Digital marketing in the textile design industry

  • 10.0% of surveyed textile companies invested at least 15% of annual revenue or income in digital transformation.[2]
  • 22.1% of surveyed textile companies invested 5% to 9% of annual revenue or income in digital transformation.[2]
  • 33% of textile businesses adopted cloud technologies in 2024.[2]
  • 26% of textile businesses reported having a concrete digital-transformation strategy in 2024.[2]
  • 54% of EU textile companies with a website had more than 10 pages in 2023.[2]

Branding in the textile design industry

  • More than 25 million followers followed Calvin Klein on Instagram during the October 2023–March 2024 brand-engagement analysis.[31]
  • 23% of fashion executives planned no change in brand-marketing spending in 2024.[45]
  • 71% of fashion executives planned to increase brand-marketing spending in 2024, indicating a stronger emphasis on brand building.[45]
  • 6% of fashion executives planned to reduce brand-marketing spending in 2024.[45]
  • 50 fashion and luxury brands were ranked in the Brand Magic Index using social-media identity and cultural-relevance analysis.[31]

Social media in the textile design industry

  • 2.5 TikTok posts per week was the median posting frequency for fashion brands in Rival IQ’s 2024 benchmark.[48]
  • 14% of textile companies in the EU27 sample used YouTube in 2023.[2]
  • 4.32 Facebook posts per week was the median posting frequency for fashion brands in Rival IQ’s 2024 benchmark.[48]
  • 50.0% of garment-decoration companies used Facebook in 2017.[47]
  • 24.4% of garment-decoration companies used Twitter in 2017.[47]

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

  • 1.21 trillion impressions were generated by fashion influencer content globally in 2023, primarily on Instagram.[49]
  • 1.53% was the average engagement rate for fashion influencer content in 2023, rising to 2.26% on TikTok.[49]
  • 25% of fashion earned media value came from TikTok globally in 2025, following 45.2% year-over-year growth in TikTok fashion earned media value.[50]
  • 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.[51]
  • $15.1 billion in earned media value was generated by the top 100 global fashion brands in 2025.[50]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Execution adoption is uneven across tech types; 25% of textile companies used artificial intelligence in 2024.

Process optimization in the textile design industry

  • 25% of textile companies used artificial intelligence in 2024, compared with 8% in 2023.[2]
  • 5% of textile companies used blockchain in 2024, compared with 2% in 2023.[2]
  • 4.8% of textile-ecosystem SMEs had adopted digital-twin technology in the 2023 survey.[2]
  • 33% of textile companies used cloud technologies in 2024, up from 32% in 2023.[2]
  • 5% of textile companies used augmented- or virtual-reality technologies in 2024, down from 8% in 2023.[2]

Operational efficiency in the textile design industry

  • 41% of global textile-industry survey participants cited geopolitical tensions as a major concern in May 2025.[13]
  • 2.3 months was the average global order backlog for textile producers in May 2025.[13]
  • 1.6 million people worked in EU textile manufacturing in 2020.[2]
  • 72% was the global textile-industry capacity-utilization rate in May 2025.[13]
  • 4 million people worked across the wider EU textile ecosystem in 2020.[2]

Supply chain in the textile design industry

  • 2.3 months was the global textile order backlog in May 2025, indicating the average outstanding production pipeline.[13]
  • 2.2 months was the global textile order backlog in March 2025.[13]
  • 6 months was the approximate peak order backlog shown for European textile producers in the ITMF regional series through March 2025.[52]
  • Four to six weeks was the approximate concept-to-customer lead time reported for leading fast-fashion players, excluding Shein, in 2023.[45]
  • 15 to 21 days was the shipment turnaround requested by some fashion buyers sourcing apparel in 2024.[53]

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

  • Among large U.S. fashion companies with 1,000+ employees, approximately 60% sourced apparel from at least 10 countries in 2025.[10]
  • Among U.S. fashion companies, 60% sourced less than 10% of their apparel products from China in 2025.[10]
  • Among 67 surveyed apparel and footwear brands globally, approximately 7% reported mature practices across strategic sourcing, collaborative supply planning, and proactive supplier management.[54]
  • Among U.S. fashion companies, more than 80% planned to further reduce apparel sourcing from China over the following two years through 2027.[10]
  • Among surveyed apparel and footwear brands globally, 49% prioritized transforming their supply base to increase margins or decrease costs over the next two years.[54]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Margins and pricing action matter alongside digital spend, with Inditex gross margin at 57.8% in fiscal 2024.

Pricing strategy in the textile design industry

  • 57.8% was Inditex’s gross margin in fiscal 2024, reflecting pricing, product-mix and sourcing decisions.[34]
  • 17% of specialty-fabric businesses reported revenue declines above 10% in 2023.[55]
  • 50% of fashion executives reported a net intention to raise prices in 2024 globally.[45]
  • 59% of specialty-fabric businesses projected higher revenue in 2024, indicating planned pricing and sales actions.[55]
  • 2.9 percentage points was Fast Retailing’s fiscal-2024 gross-margin improvement after production-order and discounting controls.[56]

Cost reduction in the textile design industry

  • 72% of EU textile companies adopted waste-minimisation measures in 2024.[2]
  • 27% of EU textile companies sold residues or waste to another company in 2024.[2]
  • 55% of EU textile companies adopted water-saving measures in 2024.[2]
  • 55% of EU textile companies recycled materials or waste within the company in 2024.[2]
  • Rs2.2 million was the estimated annual saving per Pakistani textile mill from lighting and solar photovoltaic systems.[57]

Profitability in the textile design industry

  • 58.3% was Inditex’s gross margin in fiscal 2025.[58]
  • 53.4% was H&M Group’s gross margin in fiscal 2025.[59]
  • €6.2 billion was Inditex’s net profit in fiscal 2025.[58]
  • €5.9 billion was Inditex’s net income in fiscal 2024.[34]
  • SEK18.395 billion was H&M Group’s operating profit in fiscal 2025.[59]

Financial planning in the textile design industry

  • 48% of fashion executives cited North America as an intended footprint-expansion destination in 2024.[45]
  • ¥4.450 trillion was Fast Retailing’s projected consolidated revenue for fiscal 2027.[56]
  • SEK40.348 billion was H&M Group’s stock-in-trade at the end of fiscal 2024.[59]
  • SEK6.80 per share was H&M Group’s proposed ordinary dividend for 2025.[59]
  • SEK17.340 billion was H&M Group’s cash and cash equivalents at the end of fiscal 2024.[59]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Circularity inputs show measurable tracking scale, with 1,308,743 products tracked through upcycling in 2023.

Product development in the textile design industry

  • 33% of surveyed European textile companies used cloud technologies in 2024.[2]
  • 39% of Inditex Group’s textile fibres were recycled fibres in 2024.[29]
  • 12% of surveyed European textile companies used big-data technologies in 2024.[2]
  • 25% of surveyed European textile companies used artificial-intelligence technologies in 2024.[2]
  • 26% of surveyed textile-ecosystem companies had a concrete digital-transformation strategy in 2024, based on 578 respondents in the European Union.[2]

Product lifecycle in the textile design industry

  • 36% of Textile Exchange brand and retailer respondents used upcycling in 2023.[60]
  • 11,216,732 products were tracked through repair by Textile Exchange brand and retailer respondents in 2023.[60]
  • 1,308,743 products were tracked through upcycling by Textile Exchange brand and retailer respondents in 2023.[60]
  • 34,603 products were tracked through rental by Textile Exchange brand and retailer respondents in 2023.[60]
  • 57% of Textile Exchange brand and retailer respondents used repair to extend product lifecycles in 2023.[60]

After-sales in the textile design industry

  • 3 mobile repair vehicles operated in Patagonia’s Worn Wear program in fiscal 2016.[61]
  • 1,182 repair-it-yourself Patagonia products were distributed at Worn Wear events in fiscal 2016.[61]
  • About 1.5 hours was Patagonia’s average repair time in 2017.[62]
  • 44,000 Patagonia garments were repaired at the Reno customer repair center in fiscal 2016.[61]
  • 8 Patagonia stores had mini repair centers for on-site service in fiscal 2016.[61]

Value proposition in the textile design industry

  • 30% of consumers in a 2023 apparel study considered product longevity when buying new clothes across ten European countries.[63]
  • 42% of consumers willing to pay more for natural-fibre clothing cited greater durability as a reason in 2025.[44]
  • 68% of consumers in an apparel sustainability study said they were willing to pay a premium for sustainable textile goods in 2023.[64]
  • 68% of consumers in a 2023 apparel study prioritized price when buying new clothes across ten European countries.[63]
  • 24% of consumers in a 2023 apparel study considered fibre type when buying new clothes across ten European countries.[63]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Disclosure gaps remain large, with 89% of major fashion brands not disclosing annual clothing production volume in 2024.

Sustainability in the textile design industry

  • 40% of fashion brands had increased emissions after setting sustainability commitments, according to a 2024 McKinsey analysis.[45]
  • 58% of major fashion brands disclosed sustainable-material targets in 2024.[65]
  • 89% of major fashion brands did not disclose their annual clothing production volume in 2024.[65]
  • 11% of major fashion brands disclosed their supply-chain energy sources in 2024.[65]
  • 1% of major fashion brands disclosed a commitment to prevent renewable-energy suppliers from using high-risk state-imposed forced labour in 2024.[65]

ESG in the textile design industry

  • 86% of major fashion brands lacked a public coal phase-out target in 2024.[65]
  • 92% of major fashion brands lacked a public renewable-electricity target for their supply chains in 2024.[65]
  • 47% of major fashion brands disclosed a Science Based Targets initiative target covering their entire value chain in 2024.[65]
  • 44% of major fashion brands disclosed how they account for renewable electricity at operational level in 2024.[65]
  • 57% of major fashion brands had unclear climate-target progress in 2024.[65]

Ethics in the textile design industry

  • 84,000 people were employed in Jordan’s garment industry in 2024, with women representing three-quarters of the workforce.[66]
  • 65 million people were employed in Asia-Pacific garment production in 2023.[66]
  • 91 million people were employed globally in the textile and garment sectors combined in 2019.[67]
  • 96% of the world’s largest fashion brands had not publicly committed to a just-transition strategy in 2024.[65]
  • 99% of major fashion brands did not disclose how many supply-chain workers received a living wage in 2023.[65]

CSR in the textile design industry

  • 15 years of programme operation had passed in Jordan by the 2025 Better Work annual report.[66]
  • 75% of Jordan’s garment workforce was female in 2024.[66]
  • 2% of annual fashion-company revenue is the clean-energy and just-transition investment level proposed by Fashion Revolution.[65]
  • 2008 was the launch year of Better Work Jordan’s programme for the garment industry.[66]
  • US$2.4 billion in garment exports were recorded by Jordan in 2024 after more than doubling over the programme’s operating period.[66]

Circular economy in the textile design industry

  • 17% of European textile waste was post-industrial waste in the EEA technical assessment.[68]
  • 16 kilograms of textile waste were generated per EU resident in 2022.[69]
  • 1.4 million tonnes of used textiles were exported from the EU in 2023.[69]
  • 12% of European textile waste was sent to landfill in 2022, down from 21% in 2010.[69]
  • 82% of European textile waste was post-consumer waste in the EEA’s assessment.[68]

Carbon footprint in the textile design industry

  • 96% of fashion-industry emissions were estimated to occur at the manufacturing stage in the 2024 Fashion Revolution assessment.[65]
  • 94% of major fashion brands lacked public renewable-energy targets in 2024.[65]
  • 43% of major fashion brands disclosed progress against value-chain climate targets in 2024.[65]
  • Fashion-industry emissions were projected to increase by about 30% by 2030 without further action.[45]
  • 86% of major fashion brands lacked public coal phase-out targets in 2024.[65]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Trade and supplier footprint pressures persist, with 40% of Vietnam clothing exports in 2025 going to the United States.

Globalization in the textile design industry

  • 40% of Vietnam’s clothing exports in 2025 went to the United States, while 15% went to the European Union.[77]
  • 29.64% was China’s share of world apparel exports in 2024, equal to $165.24 billion.[11]
  • $268.85 billion of textile and apparel imports entered the EU-27 in 2024.[78]
  • 43.53% was China’s share of world textile exports in 2024, equal to $141.57 billion.[11]
  • 1.8% was the compound annual growth rate of global textile and apparel exports from 2015 to 2024.[78]

Cultural adaptation in the textile design industry

  • 79% of surveyed global consumers planned to buy higher-quality, longer-lasting clothing during the following year.[44]
  • 63% of surveyed global consumers shopped at mass merchants in physical locations for clothing in 2025.[44]
  • 60% of surveyed global consumers identified TikTok as a leading social-media source for clothing inspiration in 2025.[44]
  • 57% of surveyed global consumers planned to buy clothing in the latest styles during the following year.[44]
  • 53% of surveyed global consumers preferred purchasing clothing online in 2025, compared with 46% who preferred purchasing in stores.[44]

Supplier management in the textile design industry

  • 71% of apparel brands considered consolidating their supplier base a medium- to high-priority action in 2024.[79]
  • 38% of apparel brands planned to work with fewer suppliers between 2024 and 2026.[79]
  • 43% of apparel supplier relationships were described as long-term strategic partnerships with volume commitments in 2023.[45]
  • 51% of apparel supplier relationships were expected to become long-term strategic partnerships with volume commitments by 2028.[45]
  • 26% of apparel supplier relationships were described as long-term strategic partnerships with volume commitments in 2019.[45]

Stakeholder management in the textile design industry

  • 75% of surveyed global consumers preferred cotton, cotton blends or denim in 2025.[44]
  • 63% of global apparel consumers cited quality as a reason for preferring natural fibers in 2025.[46]
  • 55% of surveyed global consumers identified social media, blogs or vlogs as a top source of clothing inspiration in 2025.[44]
  • 59% of surveyed global consumers associated cotton with high quality in 2025.[44]
  • 66% of surveyed global consumers associated cotton with softness in 2025.[44]

Distribution channels in the textile design industry

  • 26% of surveyed global consumers used factory-outlet stores online to buy clothing in 2023.[80]
  • 31% of surveyed global consumers used multi-channel retailers online to buy clothing in 2023.[80]
  • 28% of surveyed global consumers used department stores online to buy clothing in 2023.[80]
  • 34% of surveyed global consumers used online subscription-based home delivery to buy clothing in 2023.[80]
  • 63% of surveyed global consumers used department stores in physical locations to buy clothing in 2023.[80]

Key questions about the textile design industry

What is the market size for textile-design software, and what growth is expected?
The global textile-design-software market was estimated at $1.83 billion in 2025. It is forecast to grow at an 8.9% CAGR from 2026 to 2035.
How fast is textile printing expected to expand through 2033?
Textile printing is forecast to rise from $27.9 billion in 2025 to $56.7 billion in 2033. That equals a 9.4% CAGR from 2026 to 2033.
Which companies lead the textile design industry?
Shenzhou International leads Gitnux's 2026 textile design ranking with an Overall score of 9.6, with revenue growth 8.1%. Coats Group is the highest-ranked thread manufacturer at 9.5, with operating margin 19.8%.
Which technology shifts are most visible in design research and adoption figures?
Fabric-design research reported 84% accuracy for short-run AI trend-prediction systems. In 2024, 25% of EU textile companies adopted AI solutions and 26% adopted a digital-transformation strategy.
Is the textile-design software market concentrated among a few vendors?
Public sources identify textile-design software as fragmented across CAD/CAM, vector-design, and production-management tools. They do not provide a reliable, independently verifiable market-share or concentration ratio.
What regulatory timelines affect textile design and product traceability?
EU digital product passports for textiles are planned to begin implementation in 2027. A U.S. GAO review reported proposed U.S. textile-label legislation had not passed as of August 2026.
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