A dynamic ans resilient market
448,000 jobs in the sports industry in 2020
BCPE, Sports Economy Observatory, 2020
11 000
This is the number of enterprise creations in the sector in 2020
BPCE, The Observatory on the Sport Economy, 2021
360,000 sports associations in 2018
BCPE, Sports Economy Observatory, 2020
The French bicycle and equipment market rose 25% from 2019, with 2,684,800 bicycles sold in 2020 (+1.7% in one year) and revenues of more than €3 billion
Union Sport & Cycle Observatory, 2021
The opening of bicycle manufacturing businesses increased significantly in 2020, with 50 compared with 29 new openings in 2019
BPCE, The Observatory on the Sport Economy, 2021
For the first time in France, the electric bicycle market overtook the value of the classical bicycle market
With 515,000 electric bicycles sold in 2020 (+27.5%), equipment now represents 45.2% of market revenues
Union Sport & Cycle Observatory, 2021
During the first lockdown,
sales of fitness equipment soared by 175% and sporting goods by 54%
Foxintelligence research institute survey
The use of sports or health applications rose by 60% during the first lockdown
App Annie, a leading data and analytics platform that measures the app economy
€20.8 billion
in sports spending per household in 2018 (+3,6 %)
Sports articles (excluding clothing and shoes, except skiing boots) were worth €5.9 billion
The Economic Weight of Sport 2019, Injep
€3.1 billion
in exports of sporting goods in 2018 (+6,0 %)
The Economic Weight of Sport 2019, Injep
€710 million
budget allotted by the French Ministry for Sport in 2020
French Ministry for Sport
In 2018, public authorities (municipalities, départements, regions, Ministry for Sport, Ministry for Primary and Secondary Education, Ministry for Higher Education spent €13.4 billion on sport (+2,6 % compared to 2017)
The Economic Weight of Sport 2019, Injep