A dynamic ans resilient market

448,000 jobs in the sports industry in 2020

11 000

This is the number of enterprise creations in the sector in 2020

360,000 sports associations in 2018

 

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

The opening of bicycle manufacturing businesses increased significantly in 2020, with 50 compared with 29 new openings in 2019

 

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

 

During the first lockdown,

sales of fitness equipment soared by 175% and sporting goods by 54%

The use of sports or health applications rose by 60% during the first lockdown

 

 

€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

 

€3.1 billion

in exports of sporting goods in 2018 (+6,0 %)

 

 

€710 million

budget allotted by the French Ministry for Sport in 2020

 

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)