Adidas is a public company headquartered in Germany with an estimated 53,800 employees. In the US, the company has a notable market share in at least one industry: Footwear Wholesaling, where they account for an estimated 1.0% of total industry revenue.

The biggest apparel brand in the world U.S.-based Nike is the world's leading brand in athletic footwear and apparel, and the world's most valuable clothing brand in general. Nike has a higher global revenue than its main competitors, adidas and Puma, put together.

The name adidas came from the founder, Adolf “Adi” Dassler's name. He used his nickname, Adi, and the first three letters of his last name, Das, to create adidas.

Since Horst Dassler, the son of Adolf Dassler, passed away in 1987, adidas was sold and is no longer family-owned. Instead, Adidas is now owned by Adidas AG, a multinational corporate group owned by several shareholders.