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Adidas
adidas is a German sports company founded by Adolf 'Adi' Dassler, who registered adidas in Herzogenaurach on 18 August 1949 with 47 employees and the three-stripe mark. Its roots extend to the Dassler brothers' earlier shoe factory, while the post-1949 company built a distinct product history across football, running, training and sportswear. The 1954 football boot breakthrough, later athlete and federation partnerships, and the development of Originals connect technical archives with lifestyle products. adidas AG is the listed legal reporting entity and also owns other operations; consolidated group revenue, regional sales and category figures are labelled to their actual scope rather than credited to one product line.
- Country
- Germany
- Founded
- 1949
- Founder
- Adolf "Adi" Dassler
- Ownership
- adidas AG
- Tracked child brands
- 2
- Revenue scope
- Consolidated adidas AG
- Documented milestones
- 5
- Adolf "Adi" Dassler — Founder1949–1978 · house · former · adidas
- 1924 — Dassler factoryAdi and Rudolf Dassler register their earlier shoe factory.
- 1949 — adidas registeredAdi Dassler registers adidas and the three stripes.
- 1954 — Football breakthroughScrew-in-stud boots gain global attention at the World Cup.
- 1967 — Apparel introducedThe Franz Beckenbauer tracksuit expands adidas beyond footwear.
- 1972 — Trefoil introducedThe Trefoil becomes a major adidas identity mark.