Hosiery Market Size, Share, and Industry Analysis By Product (Socks, Stockings, Tights, Leggings, and Others), By End-user (Men, Women, and Children), By Distribution Channel (Supermarket/Hypermarket, Specialty Stores, Online Retail Stores, and Others), and Regional Forecast, 2026-2034

The global hosiery market size was valued at USD 44.16 billion in 2025. The market is projected to grow from USD 45.46 billion in 2026 to USD 57.37 billion by 2034, exhibiting a CAGR of 2.95% during the forecast period.

The global hosiery market is expected to exhibit considerable growth, attributed to increasing fashion awareness, rising technological advancements, and rapid expansion of e-commerce. Hosiery, which includes socks and stockings, refers to knitwear garments designed for wear that offer comfort, style, and functionality to various consumers based on region and demographic.

• According to U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. hosiery market produced 1.2 billion pairs of socks in 2022.

Hosiery Market Driver

Rising Fashion Consciousness, Technological Advancements, E-commerce Expansion to Foster the Demand for Hosiery

The consumerization of fashion and grooming calls for exclusive yet versatile styles of hosiery. Continuous changes in athleisure, workwear, and casual fashion are serving up reasons for increasing use of innovative yet aesthetic hosiery.

Fabric technology innovations have a direct bearing on comfort, strength, and function in hosiery. Importance is attached to many features, such as moisture absorption or treatment with lots of other features, such as seamless designs and compression properties, which have vast numbers of consumers—those who wear fashion plus those targeting performance-based wearing patterns of everyday and athletic use.

The rapid proliferation of online retail platforms has made intimacy with various styles, materials, and price ranges of hosiery so much more accessible to clients. Other push factors in the growth of the market beyond channels of taking purchases online include strategies in digital marketing, endorsements by influencers, and personalized recommendations.

Hosiery Market Restraint

Volatile Raw Material Prices, Intense Market Competition, Sustainability Concerns May Affect Market Expansion

The prices of cotton and synthetic fibers are fluctuating, directly affecting costs of production and profit margins. The manufacturers have found it hard to attain price stability when quality and cost are put to the test under competition.

The hosiery market, realizing itself under competitive and frightful states, has put many local and international brands into various schemes of competition for market shares. Hence, the forces are felt by all companies to be innovative and price their products competitively in order to remain profitable.

The heightened consumer preference for greener products is becoming a pathway for greener practices in their industry. Manufacturers are beset by the transition to sustainable materials and manufacturing since it leads to huge capital investments.

Hosiery Market Opportunity

Product Innovation, Emerging Markets, Athleisure Trend to Offer New Growth Avenues

Aligning green and technologically advanced development of hosiery products with consumerist demand is fitted in the marketing window. Biodegradable innovations and performance-enhancing fabrics are thus competitive strategies for manufacturers in fast-evolving markets.

Emerging areas have far greater opportunities for future growth because they are associated with higher disposable incomes and growing middle-class populations. At the same time, a culture of fashion consciousness coupled with increasing access to international brands keeps propelling the demand for hosiery in emerging regions.

With athleisure clothing becoming popular, it increases demand for blend-between-fashion-and-functioning hosiery. Performance-focused designs like moisture-wicking and compression improve the appeal of socks to both active people and those who wear them on casual occasions.

Segmentation

Key Insights

The report covers the following key insights:

• Consumer Demand for Fashionable and Functional Hosiery Across Key Markets
• Market Penetration and Sales Performance in Major Countries
• Key Growth Drivers, Emerging Trends, and Investment Opportunities
• Competitive Landscape: Strategies, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Partnerships
• Regulatory Framework and Sustainability Policies Impacting the Hosiery Industry

Analysis by Product

By Product, the Hosiery Market is divided into Socks, Stockings, Tights, Leggings, and Others.

The demand for socks has also grown exponentially thanks to changing fashion trends alongside a very high preference for comfort apart from technology advancements in moisture-wicking fabrics that can increase the durability and attractiveness of socks for casual, athletic, and formal wear. Due to these high demands for socks, which are fundamental in everyday life, the market for hosiery occupies the largest share of the market and, hence, is a massive header into market segmentation by consumers globally.

The stockings are expected to continue thriving, especially in fashion and corporate wear, thanks to continuing evolution in innovations in textiles, alongside increased disposable income and attitude toward premium, sheer, and compression-based hosiery products.

Analysis by End-user

Based on End-user, the Hosiery Market is subdivided into Men, Women, and Children.

Comfortable and durable socks and compression wear in the athletic-lifestyle-oriented workplace fashion and breathable fabric technologies drive the men's hosiery segment further into growth.

The women's hosiery market is seeing considerable growth, mainly due to rising fashion awareness, increasing demand for stockings and tights, and innovations in seamless, stretchable, and moisture-resistant fabrics for both comfort and enhancement of style. Demand for both functional and fashionable legwear products is seen as exceptionally high among women, which in turn governs the whole hosiery market.

Analysis by Distribution Channel

By Distribution Channel, the Hosiery Market is fragmented into Supermarket/Hypermarket, Specialty Stores, Online Retail Stores, and Others.

The drive in sales for specialty stores is having high-end products coupled with personalized service to assist the customer in fit, fabric, and style for a much superior shopping experience.

Convenience, a wider product range, and exciting discounts keep supporting the development of e-commerce. The portals are using fast delivery, e-marketing strategies, and integrated discounts as catchy means to attract legwear consumers around the world. Online retail continues to dominate the hosiery market simply due to convenience, larger variety, and more attractive discounts.

Regional Analysis

Based on region, the Hosiery Market has been studied across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East & Africa.

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Hosiery in North America is the largest due to great fashion awareness, wherein consumers actively keep up with trends for demand for widely varied products. Furthermore, growth in the regional market is further promoted through technological integration in manufacturing, which greatly improves product quality and variety.

With significant market shares together with a strong focus on sustainability, Europe aligns demand onto existing supply through eco-friendly hosiery. The region's well-established fashion industry encourages constant innovations and actively channels the demand for premium stylish hosiery products.

The Asia-Pacific region is forecast to grow at a phenomenal rate due to a rise in disposable income that translates into spending capacity on fashion and apparel, including hosiery. Added to that, rapid urbanization is another reason pushing the region to become an important emerging market.

Key Players Covered

The report includes the profiles of the following key players:

• CSP International Fashion Group S.p.A. (Italy) 
• Jockey (U.S.) 
• Adidas America, Inc. (U.S.) 
• Golden Lady (Italy) 
• Gatta Hosiery USA LLC (U.S.) 
• Hanesbrands Inc. (U.S.) 
• Carolina Hosiery (U.S.) 
• Spanx, Inc. (U.S.) 
• Renfro Corporation (U.S.) 
• Lanvin Group (China)

Key Industry Developments

• In November 2024, L'eggs, a legacy pantyhose brand, relaunched with modernized shapewear tights made from recycled materials to appeal to fashion-conscious youth.
• In October 2024, Swedish Stockings partnered with influencer Camille Charrière to launch a collection featuring trendy prints and sparkly options, positioning the brand as both sustainable and fashionable.

In April 2022, Centric Brands LLC acquired the hosiery segment of Daytona Apparel Group, expanding its product portfolio and strengthening its market position