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The top 10 biggest apparel companies in the world

  • <b>Swatch</b><br>Swiss watchmaker.<br>Apparel Company Rank: #10<br>Overall Rank: #709<br>Sales: $8.8 billion<br>Profit: $1.1 billion
    1/9

    Swiss Swatch's are displayed after the Swiss watchmaker's Swatch Group annual news conference in Biel

    Swatch
    Swiss watchmaker.
    Apparel Company Rank: #10
    Overall Rank: #709
    Sales: $8.8 billion
    Profit: $1.1 billion
  • <b>Adidas<br></b>American maker of athletic-apparel. <br>Apparel Company Rank: #8<br>Overall Rank: #577<br>Sales: $11.8 billion<br>Profits: $739 million
    2/9

    Adidas logo is pictured at shirt before company annual general meeting in Fuerth

    Adidas
    American maker of athletic-apparel.
    Apparel Company Rank: #8
    Overall Rank: #577
    Sales: $11.8 billion
    Profits: $739 million
    Reuters
  • <b>Gucci<br></b>Italian high-fashion brand.<br>Apparel Company Rank: #7<br>Overall Rank: #543<br>Sales: $12.8 billion<br>Profit: $708 million<b><br></b>
    3/9

    Gucci logo is seen in a store at Fiumicino airport in Rome

    Gucci
    Italian high-fashion brand.
    Apparel Company Rank: #7
    Overall Rank: #543
    Sales: $12.8 billion
    Profit: $708 million
  • <b>H&M</b><br>Swedish clothing and accessories retailer.<br>Apparel Company Rank: #6<br>Overall Rank: #459<br>Sales: $21.7 billion<br>Profit: $2.3 billion
    4/9

    File photo shows people walking past the window of a H&M store in Paris

    H&M
    Swedish clothing and accessories retailer.
    Apparel Company Rank: #6
    Overall Rank: #459
    Sales: $21.7 billion
    Profit: $2.3 billion
  • <b>TJX Cos.</b><br>American apparel and home goods company, which owns chains such as Winners, Marshalls and Sierra Trading Post.<br>Apparel Company Rank: #5<br>Overall Rank: #412<br>Sales: $30.9 billion<br>Profit: $2.3 billion
    5/9

    A sign is seen outside a Marshalls store in Chicago

    TJX Cos.
    American apparel and home goods company, which owns chains such as Winners, Marshalls and Sierra Trading Post.
    Apparel Company Rank: #5
    Overall Rank: #412
    Sales: $30.9 billion
    Profit: $2.3 billion
    REUTERS
  • <b>Cheil Industries</b><br>South Korean textile company which has since expanded into fashion and chemicals. Cheil is an affiliate of Samsung. <br>Apparel Company Rank: #4<br>Overall Rank: #363<br>Sales: $11.8 billion<br>Profit: $2.4 billion
    6/9

    Employees walk past a logo of Samsung C&T Corp at the company's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea

    Cheil Industries
    South Korean textile company which has since expanded into fashion and chemicals. Cheil is an affiliate of Samsung.
    Apparel Company Rank: #4
    Overall Rank: #363
    Sales: $11.8 billion
    Profit: $2.4 billion
    REUTERS
  • <b>Inditex</b><br>Spanish clothing company Inditex, best known for its flagship fashion retailer Zara.<br>Apparel Company Rank: #3<br>Overall Rank: #310<br>Sales: $23.1 billion<br>Profit: $3.2 billion
    7/9

    An Inditex logo is seen at the entrance of a Zara factory, the headquarters of Inditex group, in Arteixo

    Inditex
    Spanish clothing company Inditex, best known for its flagship fashion retailer Zara.
    Apparel Company Rank: #3
    Overall Rank: #310
    Sales: $23.1 billion
    Profit: $3.2 billion
    REUTERS
  • <b>Nike</b><br>American sporting-goods brand.<br>Apparel Company Ranking: #2<br>Overall Ranking: #261<br>Sales: $32 billion<br>Profit: $3.8 billion
    8/9

    Nike

    Nike
    American sporting-goods brand.
    Apparel Company Ranking: #2
    Overall Ranking: #261
    Sales: $32 billion
    Profit: $3.8 billion
    Reuters
  • <b>Christian Dior</b><br>French high-fashion brand. <br>Apparel Company Ranking: #1<br>Overall Ranking: #216<br>Sales: $41.2 billion<br>Profit: $1.7 billion<br><br>
    9/9

    Christian Dior

    Christian Dior
    French high-fashion brand.
    Apparel Company Ranking: #1
    Overall Ranking: #216
    Sales: $41.2 billion
    Profit: $1.7 billion

<b>Swatch</b><br>Swiss watchmaker.<br>Apparel Company Rank: #10<br>Overall Rank: #709<br>Sales: $8.8 billion<br>Profit: $1.1 billion
<b>Adidas<br></b>American maker of athletic-apparel. <br>Apparel Company Rank: #8<br>Overall Rank: #577<br>Sales: $11.8 billion<br>Profits: $739 million
<b>Gucci<br></b>Italian high-fashion brand.<br>Apparel Company Rank: #7<br>Overall Rank: #543<br>Sales: $12.8 billion<br>Profit: $708 million<b><br></b>
<b>H&M</b><br>Swedish clothing and accessories retailer.<br>Apparel Company Rank: #6<br>Overall Rank: #459<br>Sales: $21.7 billion<br>Profit: $2.3 billion
<b>TJX Cos.</b><br>American apparel and home goods company, which owns chains such as Winners, Marshalls and Sierra Trading Post.<br>Apparel Company Rank: #5<br>Overall Rank: #412<br>Sales: $30.9 billion<br>Profit: $2.3 billion
<b>Cheil Industries</b><br>South Korean textile company which has since expanded into fashion and chemicals. Cheil is an affiliate of Samsung. <br>Apparel Company Rank: #4<br>Overall Rank: #363<br>Sales: $11.8 billion<br>Profit: $2.4 billion
<b>Inditex</b><br>Spanish clothing company Inditex, best known for its flagship fashion retailer Zara.<br>Apparel Company Rank: #3<br>Overall Rank: #310<br>Sales: $23.1 billion<br>Profit: $3.2 billion
<b>Nike</b><br>American sporting-goods brand.<br>Apparel Company Ranking: #2<br>Overall Ranking: #261<br>Sales: $32 billion<br>Profit: $3.8 billion
<b>Christian Dior</b><br>French high-fashion brand. <br>Apparel Company Ranking: #1<br>Overall Ranking: #216<br>Sales: $41.2 billion<br>Profit: $1.7 billion<br><br>
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Here's a look at the world's biggest apparel companies, according to Forbes' Global 2000 rankings, which takes into account revenue, profits, assets and market value in 2016.

Each year, Forbes ranks the world's biggest public companies on the Forbes Global 2000 list, and 29 of those spots went to apparel companies. This list of the top ten apparel companies on that ranking features some brands that are likely familiar to Canadian shoppers, while others might surprise you. Click through to see how some of the world's biggest apparel companies stack up.