{"id":1233378,"date":"2023-09-21T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=1233378"},"modified":"2023-09-19T17:05:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T22:05:57","slug":"anta-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/anta-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Need to Know About Anta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
(Lead image by Mustafa Ahmed<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Coming by way of China, Anta<\/a> is sportswear\u2019s silent giant that caused a commotion earlier this year when eight-time NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving signed a 5-year, $125 million contract<\/a> with the company after parting ways with Nike in December 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anta\u2019s rise in sportswear has been a sly and steady climb to the top as the Fujian-based brand launched in 1991 when founder Ding Shizhong decided to grow his family’s manufacturing business into its own homegrown brand and global holding company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While 30 years in business might seem like a long time, Anta\u2019s ability to break into a $72 billion industry that has historically been dominated by heritage brands with decades-worth of experience and prestige is no easy feat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Up until now, Anta has been a content competitor closing in on its opponents with no real clamor or buzz, which could be seen as a detrimental approach considering the sneaker industry has become its own sort of hype machine that rewards gimmicks and stunts as much as performance and innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn all about Anta as Snkrs Day gathers some fast facts all about the rising Chinese sportswear company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nAnta is the fourth largest sporting goods company by market cap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n