Who owns Adidas Originals?
Adidas Originals is owned by Adidas (Germany, XETRA: ADS).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: adidas AG Annual Report 2025, 11 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- adidas AG reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Herzogenaurach
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Founded
- 2001
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Accessories & footwear › Footwear
- Parent ticker
- XETRA: ADS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Adidas Originals
Adidas Originals was created in 2001 as a separate line for the company's heritage designs, reissuing the Superstar, Stan Smith, Gazelle and Samba rather than treating them as retired products. It is now a substantial share of the company's revenue.
Ownership timeline of Adidas Originals
Where Adidas Originals sits in Adidas
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Adidas
Adidas controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- Adidas (1949)
- Adidas Terrex (2013)
Other brands in footwear, and who owns them
The 82 brands in footwear on Brandtree belong to 31 owners. The largest is Caleres, with 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Allen Edmonds | Caleres | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cartago | Grendene | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Ekisha | Servis | 🇵🇰 Pakistan |
| Alexandre Birman | Azzas 2154 | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Bahamas | Relaxo | 🇮🇳 India |
| Blondo | Steve Madden | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bocage | Groupe Eram | 🇫🇷 France |
| CCC | MODIVO | 🇵🇱 Poland |
About the owner: Adidas
Adidas is a publicly listed company headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, founded in 1949. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as XETRA: ADS.
Adidas was founded in 1949 by Adolf Dassler in Herzogenaurach, Germany, after he and his brother Rudolf dissolved their shared shoe business in acrimony; Rudolf founded Puma across the river the same year. Adidas is the largest sportswear company in Europe and the second largest in the world.
🇩🇪 Adidas Originals and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 252 brands that began in Germany. 93 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Adidas Originals is not one of them.
- A. Lange & Söhne — Richemont 🇨🇭
- BOSS — Hugo Boss 🇩🇪
- Birkenstock — Birkenstock 🇩🇪
- Braun Büffel — Bonia Corporation 🇲🇾
- Fielmann — Fielmann Group 🇩🇪
- Jil Sander — OTB Group 🇮🇹
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Adidas Originals?
The parent company of Adidas Originals is Adidas, a publicly listed company headquartered in Germany.
Is Adidas Originals German?
Yes. Adidas Originals originated in Germany in 2001 and its owner, Adidas, is also headquartered in Germany.
Is Adidas Originals still owned by Adidas?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Adidas Originals is still owned by Adidas. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] adidas AG Annual Report 2025 — adidas AG, Annual report, published 11 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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