Who owns Kason?
Kason is owned by Li Ning (China, HKEX: 2331), which has owned the brand since 2009.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Li Ning Company Limited — Annual Report 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Li Ning Company Limited reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇳 China, Beijing
- Origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Sportswear & footwear › Activewear
- Parent ticker
- HKEX: 2331
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Kason
Kason is a badminton brand held by the Chinese sportswear group Li Ning through Kason Sports (Hong Kong) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary it acquired in 2009. Li Ning lists Kason among the sports brands it runs alongside its main label. In its 2025 accounts Li Ning fully impaired the RMB72,387,000 of goodwill that arose from the Kason acquisition, charging it to administrative expenses.
Ownership timeline of Kason
Where Kason sits in Li Ning
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Li Ning
Li Ning controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
Other brands in activewear, and who owns them
Li Ning has more brands in activewear on Brandtree than any other owner: 4 of 23.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Briko | BasicNet | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| lululemon | Lululemon | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Stylerunner | Accent Group | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Wilson | Amer Sports | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| OFFLINE by Aerie | American Eagle Outfitters | 🇺🇸 United States |
| FILA (Greater China) | Anta Sports | 🇨🇳 China |
| TravisMathew | Callaway Golf | 🇺🇸 United States |
| prAna | Columbia Sportswear | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Li Ning
Li Ning is a publicly listed company headquartered in Beijing, China. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as HKEX: 2331.
Li Ning Company is a Chinese sportswear group, incorporated in the Cayman Islands with its operational headquarters in Beijing, and listed on the Hong Kong main board since 28 June 2004. Li Ning himself is executive chairman and joint chief executive. Revenue rose 3.2 per cent to RMB29,598 million in 2025 across running, basketball, training, badminton, table tennis and sports casual, and it also runs Double Happiness, AIGLE and Kason through joint ventures or associates.
🇨🇳 Kason and other Chinese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 339 brands that began in China. 39 of them (12%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Kason is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Kason?
The parent company of Kason is Li Ning, a publicly listed company headquartered in China.
Is Kason Chinese?
Yes. Kason originated in China and its owner, Li Ning, is also headquartered in China.
Since when has Li Ning owned Kason?
Li Ning has owned Kason since 2009.
Is Kason still owned by Li Ning?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Kason is still owned by Li Ning. 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] Li Ning Company Limited — Annual Report 2025 — Li Ning Company Limited, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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