Industry landscapes
The companies, capital and talent shaping direct-to-consumer fashion brands in the United States. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.
An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗
Recently founded means a recorded 2023–2026 founding year and no recorded parent, acquirer or public-company status. These companies are not labelled startups without that separate classification.
Explore classified startups in Radar ↗A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.
282 of 5,658 tracked companies have open roles.
652 of 5,658 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 790 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 19.5% of disclosed capital, while 88.5% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $494.2M | 336 | 87 |
| 2017 | $798.53M | 375 | 78 |
| 2018 | $1.53B | 370 | 102 |
| 2019 | $1.35B | 330 | 93 |
| 2020 | $1.29B | 420 | 59 |
| 2021 | $2.8B | 422 | 86 |
| 2022 | $1.13B | 285 | 82 |
| 2023 | $682.99M | 240 | 63 |
| 2024 | $951.82M | 138 | 34 |
| 2025 | $524.17M | 18 | 31 |
Share of all disclosed company funding.
966 recorded rounds since 2016
Recorded participation in direct-to-consumer fashion brands company rounds since 2016.
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Backed by Park West Asset Management and T. Rowe Price and others.
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Backed by Spruce House Investment Management and CMIA Capital Partners and others.
Backed by Apax and C Capital.
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.
FY2025 · company accounts; aggregate reporting threshold not met · 7 reporting entities from 14 eligible matches.
Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not the United States market sales.
Combined result for the same cohort.
Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.
The middle covered reporting entity.
None of 7 covered entities.
Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.
Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.
Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.
FY2025 · 7 reporting entities
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| Company / reporting entity | Revenue | Net profit / loss | Net margin | Revenue growth | Total assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revolve ↗1746618 | $1,225.7m | $61.7m | +5.0% | — | — |
| FIGS ↗1846576 | $631.1m | $34.2m | +5.4% | — | — |
| Brilliant Earth ↗1866757 | $437.5m | $-3.6m | -0.8% | — | — |
| Lulus ↗1780201 | $282.3m | $-13.7m | -4.9% | — | — |
| Allbirds ↗1653909 | $152.5m | $-77.3m | -50.7% | — | — |
| 1stdibs ↗1600641 | $89.6m | $-13.7m | -15.2% | — | — |
| Lucyd ↗1808377 | $2.7m | $-7.6m | -285.2% | — | — |
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| Industry | Covered / eligible | Revenue total | Median revenue | Net profit / loss | Aggregate margin | Profitable share | Overlap |
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Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.
Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.
The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.
Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.
How the the United States companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
284 of the 5,658 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (5%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 276,526 visits.
| Company | Monthly visits | Authority | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fashion Novafashionnova.com | 30,468,012 | 67 | 88.9% |
| StockXstockx.com | 22,181,035 | 73 | 61.9% |
| Revolverevolve.com | 16,143,338 | 64 | 77.7% |
| The RealRealtherealreal.com | 11,149,679 | 62 | 66% |
| Jomashopjomashop.com | 10,924,591 | 57 | 62.5% |
| Skimsskims.com | 10,785,697 | 73 | 80.4% |
| Fableticsfabletics.com | 9,269,900 | 62 | 83.7% |
| TeePublicteepublic.com | 8,367,206 | 63 | 73.7% |
| Zenni Opticalzennioptical.com | 7,760,923 | 68 | 75.6% |
| Azazieazazie.com | 6,910,038 | 59 | 79.4% |
Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.
185 of these companies (3.3%) publish at least one Android app — 198 apps in all, carrying 95.3M installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| PatPat - Kids & Baby ClothingPatPat | 24.6M | 4.6 | Shopping |
| StockX - Sneakers and ApparelStockX | 14.8M | 4.3 | Shopping |
| GOAT – Sneakers & ApparelGoat | 12.3M | 3.7 | Shopping |
| Fashion Nova: Trendy ShoppingFashion Nova | 9.9M | 4.8 | Shopping |
| PrettyLittleThingPRETTYLITTLETHING | 5.4M | 4.1 | Shopping |
| Zenni | Try On & Buy GlassesZenni Optical | 3.1M | 4.8 | Shopping |
| IVY Wellness CoachBellabeat | 2.8M | 3.4 | Health & Fitness |
| Adore Me Lingerie & WomenswearAdore Me | 2.5M | 4.8 | Shopping |
| Zeelool - Eyewear For EverydayZeelool | 2.3M | 4.6 | Shopping |
| Gilt - Coveted Designer BrandsGilt | 1.5M | 4.7 | Shopping |
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q4–2026Q1).
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fashion Tech | 193 | 70.6M | StockX - Sneakers and Apparel 14.8M | |
| Online Mom & Baby Care | 8 | 28.4M | PatPat - Kids & Baby Clothing 24.6M | |
| Wearable Technology | 8 | 4.2M | IVY Wellness Coach 2.8M | |
| Disease Self Management | 2 | 3.7M | Ivy Period & Pregnancy Tracker 956.1K | |
| Apparel Brands | 24 | 3M | Adore Me Lingerie & Womenswear 2.5M | |
| Horizontal E-Commerce | 4 | 2.9M | Gilt - Coveted Designer Brands 1.5M | |
| Sports Tech | 5 | 594.8K | Fabletics 493.6K | |
| Wedding Tech | 2 | 348.4K | Azazie: Bridesmaid&Formal Wear 348.4K |
A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.
New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.
Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 192 of 198 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.
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Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
282 companies hiring · $14.9B disclosed funding
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Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
Less than five years after the sneaker maker‘s $3 billion IPO, Vernachio is now asking shareholders to approve a deal, announced April 15, to sell the company’s assets to American Exchange Group for just $39 million.
CBD Life Sciences Inc. has purchased 100% of the issued and outstanding stock of Mushroom Madness Inc. and Formrunner Apparel.
Baymark Partners has acquired Katydid , a Dallas-based lifestyle brand founded by Katy Messersmith , underscoring continued investor interest in wholesale-driven consumer businesses.
Elf Beauty (ELF) shelled out big bucks for Hailey Bieber's skincare brand Rhode.
London-based Kinfolk, an AI-native HR workforce operations platform, has raised a $7.2 million seed round led by AlbionVC, with participation from PROfounders Capital and existing investors Ascension and Emerge. Angel investors, including Tony Jamous, Founder and Executive Chairman of OysterHR, also participated.
Fashion retailer Aritzia (Vancouver, B.C.) has acquired Fred Segal’s famed Los Angeles boutique, report a variety of news sources, including Business of Fashion.
Foot Care Store Inc., doing business as Dia-Foot, a Florida-based diabetic shoe company, was acquired by Anodyne, a Wisconsin-based orthopedic footwear provider.
Live Tinted is flush with new funding. Curate Capital has taken a stake in the brand, as has L’Oréal’s BOLD venture arm, in a funding round inclusive of existing investors Monogram Capital, Unilever Ventures and more.
Kindred Bravely Acquires Storq to Support Mothers Through Every Stage of Parenthood
GOAT Life, a new-age breakfast brand founded by Kota’s Yash Kalra, has secured an additional ₹1.6 crore, building on its earlier ₹1.1 crore pre‑seed round, as it accelerates its mission to fix India’s broken breakfast habits-where traditional meals are often carb-heavy, low in protein and fibre, or skipped entirely.
Top 10 categories among 575 recorded events in the 24-month window.
4 companies with recorded IPO activity
IPO · NASDAQ5 reports
IPO1 reports
IPO · TSX1 reports
IPO1 reports
59 tracked people moves
Appointment Chief Product Officer
Appointment Chief Operating Officer
Resignation Previously Chief Marketing Officer
Appointment Chief Growth Officer
Appointment Chief Financial Officer
Resignation Previously Chief Executive Officer
Departure Previously Chief Executive Officer
Appointment President
Products, platforms and features in the recorded window
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AI phone agent operating system
Resale
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Furniture
Marketing campaign
AI-powered recommendation feature
Feature
3 recorded customer wins
3 companies with reported reductions
Scale not stated rolescost reduction
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Scale not stated rolescost reduction
3 recorded events
License revoked and company shut downFederal Government
settlement with refunds totalling nearly $2.4 million to customersFederal Trade Commission
receipt received for final short form prospectussecurities regulatory authorities
8 tracked suits
trademark license disputeCivil · Verdict
securities fraudClass Action ·
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 114 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBD Life Sciences Inc.→Formrunner Apparel ↗ | Completed | 2026-04-22 | Not stated in snapshot |
| american exchange group→Allbirds ↗ | Announced | 2026-04-16 | $39.0M |
| Baymark Partners→Katydid ↗ | Announced | 2026-04-09 | Not stated in snapshot |
| e.l.f. beauty→Rhode ↗ | Announced | 2026-03-24 | $1.0B |
| Elf Beauty→Rhode ↗ | Completed | 2026-03-24 | Not stated in snapshot |
| aritzia→Fred Segal ↗ | Announced | 2026-02-20 | Not stated in snapshot |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
9,581 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 13,196-posting snapshot covers 367 employers.
856 tracked postings mention remote work.
3,282 postings specify a level.
Top skills across 13,196 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.
Median across 1,255 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.
Advertised posting medians do not describe all employees or roles.
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Tuckernuck ↗ | 12 |
| Brilliant Earth ↗ | 11 |
| Vuori ↗ | 11 |
| Blue Nile ↗ | 11 |
| Dolls Kill ↗ | 11 |
| Branded Bills ↗ | 11 |
| Fashion Nova ↗ | 11 |
| Skims ↗ | 11 |
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| Free People ↗ | 7,488 |
| The RealReal ↗ | 3,211 |
| Revolve ↗ | 1,478 |
| Kendra Scott ↗ | 1,428 |
| Ellie ↗ | 1,268 |
| Fashion Nova ↗ | 1,229 |
| GOAT Group ↗ | 998 |
| StockX ↗ | 948 |
2,499 founders and chief executives across 2,075 companies.
Ex-Vaco, EY.
Senior Operating Advisor - SKKY
The Realreal, ex-Izundo Solutions, ex-Independant Learning And Development Consultant, Bryn Mawr College, 1993
Ex-Initialized Capital · Yale University BA 2005, Harvard Business School MBA 2009
Founding partner - Rockbridge Growth · EquityNFX, Gilbert Family Foundation, Bedrock Detroit, Detroit Venture Partners, Cleveland Cavaliers…
Ex-Beard Papas, Lehman Brothers. University of California, Berkeley 2003
Vogue, Ex-Carolina Herrera, J. Mendel. University of Southern California BA 1998
Ex-JustFab, TechStyle Fashion Group, POPSUGAR · Cornell University BA 2003, HBS MBA 2010
Venture Partner - Icehouse Ventures. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Master of Science 2013
Vacation, ex-Co-Founder Hedge Gallery, Auilix Biopharma, Glencore. Boston University BSc 1996
Ex-ORACLE. Sun Yat-sen University BA 2006, Carnegie Mellon University 2008
Whitney Museum Of American Art, ex-Allsaints, ex-Warby Parker
266 profiles with education records.
63 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
112,374 articles in the measured 12-month window.
Direct-to-Consumer Fashion Brands coverage across United States · articles per complete quarter
| Quarter | Articles |
|---|---|
| 2021Q2 | 17,808 |
| 2021Q3 | 20,139 |
| 2021Q4 | 17,654 |
| 2022Q1 | 22,221 |
| 2022Q2 | 20,234 |
| 2022Q3 | 18,636 |
| 2022Q4 | 19,929 |
| 2023Q1 | 23,114 |
| 2023Q2 | 21,748 |
| 2023Q3 | 21,008 |
| 2023Q4 | 22,274 |
| 2024Q1 | 26,642 |
| 2024Q2 | 25,156 |
| 2024Q3 | 23,571 |
| 2024Q4 | 26,130 |
| 2025Q1 | 34,948 |
| 2025Q2 | 26,862 |
| 2025Q3 | 29,292 |
| 2025Q4 | 25,879 |
| 2026Q1 | 27,565 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
934 recorded company events across 103 companies; percentages use that event total.
Direct-to-Consumer Fashion Brands coverage across United States · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Direct-to-Consumer Fashion Brands coverage across United States
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| safety face masks | 898 | 202 | 345% |
| reusable protective masks | 891 | 208 | 328% |
| protective face masks | 881 | 199 | 343% |
| fashion safety masks | 785 | 167 | 370% |
| windproof masks | 712 | 150 | 375% |
| anti-pollution masks | 691 | 185 | 274% |
| stablecoin fx impact | 662 | 24 | 2658% |
| crypto volatility fx | 661 | 31 | 2032% |
| face covering policies | 603 | 120 | 402% |
| mask filtration | 440 | 109 | 304% |
| eco-fashion | 112 | 293 | -62% |
| denim jeans | 145 | 270 | -46% |
| jeans | 131 | 258 | -49% |
| bootcut jeans | 132 | 254 | -48% |
| skinny jeans | 131 | 254 | -48% |
Direct-to-Consumer Fashion Brands coverage across United States
celebrity stylists, star outfits, safety face masks
21.3% critical · 47.6% positivetechnical rock journeys, prog rock epics, extended rock compositions
22.3% critical · 61.4% positivenew store launches, store openings, retail expansion
17.8% critical · 53.6% positiveDirect-to-Consumer Fashion Brands coverage across United States. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
2,475 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.
Tone counts: 2,412 positive · 54 neutral · 9 negative.
Landmark: Smart Textiles for Electricity Generation
Landmark: Wearable Electronics and Smart Textiles: A Critical Review
Landmark: Smart fabric sensors and e-textile technologies: a review
Common problems researchers identify · 0148.4% of this theme group
Researchers highlight challenges in integrating electricity‑generating capabilities into wearable fabrics.
Architectural engineering (25) · Textile (44) · Wearable computer (17) · Clothing (17)
Smart Textiles for Electricity Generation
Smart textiles: A toolkit to fashion the future
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 894.9 |
| 2023 | 952.1 |
| 2024 | 1032.1 |
| 2025 | 972.9 |
Common problems researchers identify · 0227.7% of this theme group
Studies flag environmental and lifecycle concerns surrounding electronic textile production.
Textile (36) · Wearable technology (19) · Wearable computer (17) · Electronics (9)
Recent Trends in Wearable Electronic Textiles (e-Textiles): A Mini Review
Environmental sustainability of e-textile products approached by makers and manufacturers
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 171.6 |
| 2023 | 172.4 |
| 2024 | 145.7 |
| 2025 | 165.2 |
Common problems researchers identify · 0317.4% of this theme group
Works point to hurdles in expanding traditional textile sectors into functional, technical fabrics.
Textile (18) · Textile industry (6) · Raw material (3) · Joint (3)
Diversification into Technical Textiles: A Forward Momentum for Indian Textiles Industry
Safety,durability and applicability of functional textiles
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 99.3 |
| 2023 | 100.4 |
| 2024 | 91.6 |
| 2025 | 125.9 |
Common problems researchers identify · 046.6% of this theme group
Authors note difficulties embedding electronic textiles into equitable arts‑science curricula.
Humanities (4) · Archaeology (3) · The arts (2) · Curriculum (2)
Supporting and Sustaining Equitable STEAM Activities in High School Classrooms: Understanding Computer Science Teachers’ Needs and Practices
E-textiles para la educación STEAM en educación primaria: una revisión sistemática
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 142.4 |
| 2023 | 148.0 |
| 2024 | 145.6 |
| 2025 | 103.2 |
Cautions · 0151.3% of this theme group
Literature cautions about performance limits and safety of smart textile electronics.
Textile (14) · Electronics (3) · Wearable technology (2) · Smart material (2)
Wearable Electronics and Smart Textiles: A Critical Review
AI-BASED SMART TEXTILE WEARABLES FOR REMOTE HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND CRITICAL EMERGENCY ALERTS: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 159.4 |
| 2023 | 159.4 |
| 2024 | 135.0 |
| 2025 | 153.1 |
Cautions · 0228.2% of this theme group
Research warns of reliability and laundering issues for electrically conductive fabrics.
Electrical conductor (5) · Wireless power transfer (2) · Planar (2) · Fusible alloy (2)
Development of textile-based transmission lines using conductive yarns and ultrasonic welding technology for e-textile applications
Evaluation of Launderability of Electrically Conductive Fabrics for E-Textile Applications
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 252.7 |
| 2023 | 243.3 |
| 2024 | 207.8 |
| 2025 | 301.5 |
Cautions · 0312.8% of this theme group
Few rigorous trials assess therapeutic claims of functional textiles.
Randomized controlled trial (2) · Composite material (3) · Textile (4)
Functional textiles for atopic dermatitis: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Experimental Analysis and Simulation of Novel Technical Textile Reinforced Composite of Banana Fibre
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3028.5 |
| 2023 | 2977.6 |
| 2024 | 2797.2 |
| 2025 | 1971.3 |
Cautions · 047.7% of this theme group
Studies highlight inconsistencies in evaluating e‑textile expertise and limited workshop outcomes.
Textile (2)
Consensual assessment in the new domain of e-textiles: Comparing insights from expert, quasi-expert, and novice judges.
Learning design for short-duration e-textile workshops: outcomes on knowledge and skills
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 115.2 |
| 2023 | 123.4 |
| 2024 | 128.2 |
| 2025 | 169.1 |
Opportunities · 0119.1% of this theme group
Opportunities focus on embedding antennas and sensors into fabrics for health monitoring.
Textile (144) · Antenna (30) · Wearable computer (91) · Electrode (20)
A multifunctional wearable E-textile <i>via</i> integrated nanowire-coated fabrics
Design and validation of an e-textile-based wearable system for remote health monitoring
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1616.9 |
| 2023 | 1675.7 |
| 2024 | 1527.4 |
| 2025 | 1453.0 |
Opportunities · 0217.5% of this theme group
Research explores optical fiber–based sensors for continuous physiological tracking.
Wearable computer (115) · Fiber Bragg grating (21) · Textile (115) · Optical fiber (22)
Smart Textiles with Biosensing Capabilities
Smart Textile-Based Interactive, Stretchable and Wearable Sensors for Healthcare
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 159.3 |
| 2023 | 167.3 |
| 2024 | 146.0 |
| 2025 | 175.2 |
Opportunities · 0315.3% of this theme group
Papers propose integrated wearable technologies for performance‑enhancing apparel.
Textile (117) · Architectural engineering (40) · Clothing (32) · Wearable technology (33)
A Naturally Integrated Smart Textile for Wearable Electronics Applications
Smart Textiles and Wearable Technologies for Sportswear: A Design approach.
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 864.3 |
| 2023 | 918.1 |
| 2024 | 1005.4 |
| 2025 | 938.7 |
Opportunities · 0415.2% of this theme group
Works develop nanomaterial‑infused fabrics that capture energy and manage thermal conditions.
Nanotechnology (57) · Nanocomposite (21) · Composite material (51) · Carbon nanotube (20)
Functional Nanofibre: Enabling Material for the Next Generation Smart Textiles
Multipurpose Smart Textile with Integration of Efficient Energy Harvesting, All‐Season Switchable Thermal Management and Self‐Powered Sensin
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 6750.0 |
| 2023 | 6725.2 |
| 2024 | 6870.9 |
| 2025 | 5386.9 |
Opportunities · 0514.7% of this theme group
Studies target advanced dyeing and finishing techniques for multifunctional fashion textiles.
Textile (111) · Pulp and paper industry (12) · Dyeing (13) · Polyester (14)
Nanotechnology – a new route to high-performance functional textiles
Designing multifunctional textile fashion products
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 103.6 |
| 2023 | 101.8 |
| 2024 | 106.7 |
| 2025 | 94.8 |
Opportunities · 069.9% of this theme group
Research highlights interactive textile interfaces for learning and creative expression.
Human–computer interaction (27) · Craft (13) · Mathematics education (10) · Textile (57)
Wearable E-Textiles Using a Textile-Centric Design Approach
A Review of E-Textiles in Education and Society
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 79.4 |
| 2023 | 82.8 |
| 2024 | 92.8 |
| 2025 | 69.6 |
Opportunities · 078.2% of this theme group
Papers present robust conductive yarns and mounting methods for long‑lasting smart garments.
Electrical conductor (98) · Composite material (51) · Textile (55) · Coating (18)
Electronic Component Mounting for Durable E-Textiles: Direct Soldering of Components onto Textile-Based Deeply Permeated Conductive Patterns
A Novel Elastic Conductive Yarn for Smart Textile Applications
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3250.3 |
| 2023 | 3191.7 |
| 2024 | 3000.9 |
| 2025 | 2444.4 |
Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.
| Research orientation | This field | Reference sample |
|---|---|---|
| Promising | 40.2% | 36.8% |
| Breakthrough | 27.0% | 26.1% |
| Descriptive | 19.2% | 17.8% |
| Problem-identifying | 9.1% | 9.8% |
| Comparative | 2.5% | 3.8% |
| Cautionary | 1.7% | 4.6% |
| Critical | 0.2% | 1.0% |
Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.
| Concern / example paper | Papers | Share | Raised as a problem | Worldwide share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy & surveillanceAI-BASED SMART TEXTILE WEARABLES FOR REMOTE HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND CRITICAL EMERGENCY ALERTS: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE R | 21 | 0.93% | 9 (42.9%) | 0.93% |
| Hardware, e-waste & supply chainEnvironmental sustainability of e-textile products approached by makers and manufacturers | 7 | 0.31% | 1 (14.3%) | 0.31% |
| Concentration of compute powerFolding-Dependent vs. Folding-Independent Flexible Antennas on E-Textiles | 2 | 0.09% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.09% |
| Labour & data workSTEAM-Powered Education: E-Textiles to Integrate the Arts and STEM | 1 | 0.04% | 1 (100.0%) | 0.04% |
| Bias & fairnessAll-fabric-based multifunctional textile sensor for detection and discrimination of humidity, temperature, and strain st | 1 | 0.04% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.04% |
| Energy & datacenter footprint | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Water use | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Carbon & emissions of compute | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Safety & misuse | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: worldwide. This may be broader than the company geography.
Compare demand signals in the United States’s newsflow with the direct-to-consumer fashion brands categories mapped to each signal.
Signal percentile − supply percentile = gap in percentile points. Positive gaps highlight questions to investigate. A high signal can reflect spending pressure or access friction, as well as potential demand.
The comparison is relative to the signal families on this page. A supply percentile of zero means the lowest relative reading, not zero companies. It is a prioritisation clue, not measured market size or unmet demand.
Signal and mapped-supply percentiles, their gap, and change in the signal’s article share.
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| Signal family | Signal percentile | Supply percentile | Relative gap | Gap (points) | Signal share vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Layoffs & income shocks ↗Spending Pressure | 85.0 | 33.3 | +51.7 | +57.7% | |
| Highways & expressways ↗Connectivity Build-Out | 45.0 | 11.1 | +33.9 | +23.5% | |
| Tourism footfall ↗Demand Driver | 55.0 | 22.2 | +32.8 | +35.3% | |
| Consumer grievances & trust ↗Trust Friction | 75.0 | 44.4 | +30.6 | +92.6% | |
| Airports & air links ↗Connectivity Build-Out | 15.0 | 0.0 | +15.0 | +23.9% | |
| Housing & urban expansion ↗Demand Driver | 55.0 | 61.1 | -6.1 | +49.2% | |
| Inflation & spending pressure ↗Spending Pressure | 55.0 | 77.8 | -22.8 | +18.9% | |
| Rail & metro connectivity ↗Connectivity Build-Out | 35.0 | 61.1 | -26.1 | +36.8% | |
| E-commerce & quick delivery ↗Channel Shift | 55.0 | 94.4 | -39.4 | +67.2% | |
| Industrial parks & warehousing ↗Investment Build-Out | 35.0 | 94.4 | -59.4 | +28.1% | |
| Congestion & traffic friction ↗Access Friction | 40.0 | — | No matching category | — | +2.5% |
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Congestion & traffic friction · Layoffs & income shocks · Highways & expressways
Inflation & spending pressure · Layoffs & income shocks · Congestion & traffic friction
Congestion & traffic friction · Layoffs & income shocks · Consumer grievances & trust
Congestion & traffic friction · Highways & expressways · Layoffs & income shocks
Congestion & traffic friction · Layoffs & income shocks · Inflation & spending pressure
Inflation & spending pressure · Layoffs & income shocks · Congestion & traffic friction
Congestion & traffic friction · Highways & expressways · Layoffs & income shocks
Congestion & traffic friction · Highways & expressways · Layoffs & income shocks
Layoffs & income shocks · Congestion & traffic friction · Inflation & spending pressure
Congestion & traffic friction · Highways & expressways · Housing & urban expansion
Congestion & traffic friction · Layoffs & income shocks · Highways & expressways
Congestion & traffic friction · Layoffs & income shocks · Inflation & spending pressure
Layoff cycles can pull discretionary spend back toward value offerings.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 2692 | 15.79 |
| 2024Q4 | 2657 | 14.98 |
| 2025Q1 | 3457 | 13.81 |
| 2025Q2 | 3055 | 19.17 |
| 2025Q3 | 6687 | 24.54 |
| 2025Q4 | 3761 | 31.16 |
| 2026Q1 | 2843 | 19.69 |
| 2026Q2 | 1885 | 24.49 |
Corridor build-out can collapse travel time, widening every catchment.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 1087 | 6.38 |
| 2024Q4 | 1071 | 6.04 |
| 2025Q1 | 1090 | 4.36 |
| 2025Q2 | 923 | 5.79 |
| 2025Q3 | 1985 | 7.28 |
| 2025Q4 | 631 | 5.23 |
| 2026Q1 | 965 | 6.68 |
| 2026Q2 | 597 | 7.76 |
Visitor flows can convert into discretionary spend where they land.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 889 | 5.22 |
| 2024Q4 | 884 | 4.98 |
| 2025Q1 | 930 | 3.72 |
| 2025Q2 | 1039 | 6.52 |
| 2025Q3 | 1801 | 6.61 |
| 2025Q4 | 934 | 7.74 |
| 2026Q1 | 722 | 5.0 |
| 2026Q2 | 650 | 8.44 |
Trust friction can reward whoever fixes service, complaints and fraud handling.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 700 | 4.11 |
| 2024Q4 | 575 | 3.24 |
| 2025Q1 | 674 | 2.69 |
| 2025Q2 | 566 | 3.55 |
| 2025Q3 | 1058 | 3.88 |
| 2025Q4 | 636 | 5.27 |
| 2026Q1 | 1740 | 12.05 |
| 2026Q2 | 496 | 6.44 |
If new terminals and routes pull business and tourist inflow, demand tends to follow the passenger.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 106 | 0.62 |
| 2024Q4 | 109 | 0.61 |
| 2025Q1 | 150 | 0.6 |
| 2025Q2 | 162 | 1.02 |
| 2025Q3 | 202 | 0.74 |
| 2025Q4 | 132 | 1.09 |
| 2026Q1 | 122 | 0.85 |
| 2026Q2 | 74 | 0.96 |
New residential catchments can pull everyday demand with them.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 513 | 3.01 |
| 2024Q4 | 557 | 3.14 |
| 2025Q1 | 752 | 3.01 |
| 2025Q2 | 759 | 4.76 |
| 2025Q3 | 1345 | 4.94 |
| 2025Q4 | 681 | 5.64 |
| 2026Q1 | 745 | 5.16 |
| 2026Q2 | 354 | 4.6 |
Sustained price pressure can shift spending toward value formats.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 4668 | 27.39 |
| 2024Q4 | 4283 | 24.15 |
| 2025Q1 | 5369 | 21.46 |
| 2025Q2 | 7757 | 48.67 |
| 2025Q3 | 8074 | 29.63 |
| 2025Q4 | 6012 | 49.81 |
| 2026Q1 | 4421 | 30.63 |
| 2026Q2 | 2791 | 36.26 |
Where rail and metro build out, station-area demand can follow the footfall.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 221 | 1.3 |
| 2024Q4 | 185 | 1.04 |
| 2025Q1 | 279 | 1.11 |
| 2025Q2 | 218 | 1.37 |
| 2025Q3 | 491 | 1.8 |
| 2025Q4 | 183 | 1.52 |
| 2026Q1 | 202 | 1.4 |
| 2026Q2 | 126 | 1.64 |
Online and quick-commerce adoption can migrate spend across channels faster than networks adapt.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 160 | 0.94 |
| 2024Q4 | 235 | 1.33 |
| 2025Q1 | 183 | 0.73 |
| 2025Q2 | 212 | 1.33 |
| 2025Q3 | 439 | 1.61 |
| 2025Q4 | 294 | 2.44 |
| 2026Q1 | 228 | 1.58 |
| 2026Q2 | 111 | 1.44 |
Parks and warehousing can add the jobs and fulfilment capacity that reach depends on.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 291 | 1.71 |
| 2024Q4 | 291 | 1.64 |
| 2025Q1 | 430 | 1.72 |
| 2025Q2 | 278 | 1.74 |
| 2025Q3 | 457 | 1.68 |
| 2025Q4 | 294 | 2.44 |
| 2026Q1 | 424 | 2.94 |
| 2026Q2 | 166 | 2.16 |
Congestion friction can push footfall toward nearby formats and toward delivery.
This signal has no matching category in the page’s direct-to-consumer fashion brands market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 2790 | 16.37 |
| 2024Q4 | 3697 | 20.85 |
| 2025Q1 | 3562 | 14.23 |
| 2025Q2 | 2881 | 18.08 |
| 2025Q3 | 4705 | 17.27 |
| 2025Q4 | 2433 | 20.16 |
| 2026Q1 | 1860 | 12.88 |
| 2026Q2 | 1751 | 22.75 |
the United States direct-to-consumer fashion brands coverage
The Quarterly Journal of Economics
391 citations in the snapshot
The Quarterly Journal of Economics
241 citations in the snapshot
Energies
81 citations in the snapshot
The Review of Economics and Statistics
71 citations in the snapshot
the United States coverage of this page's demand families
| Keyword | Recent articles | Prior articles | Share change |
|---|---|---|---|
| patent infringement | 394 | 24 | 1923.3% |
| cyber liability | 254 | 25 | 1152.2% |
| privacy policies | 207 | 24 | 963.0% |
| arbitration clause | 170 | 22 | 852.3% |
| ip litigation | 547 | 72 | 836.3% |
| antitrust investigations | 635 | 87 | 799.5% |
Share changes describe coverage in the stated comparison periods, not search demand or market size.
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.
39.7% across the displayed hubs
62 companies hiring · $3.5B disclosed funding
Explore companies in New York City ↗27.8% across the displayed hubs
42 companies hiring · $1.2B disclosed funding
Explore companies in Los Angeles ↗9.8% across the displayed hubs
12 companies hiring · $1.7B disclosed funding
Explore companies in San Francisco ↗
5.2% across the displayed hubs
5 companies hiring · $76.0M disclosed funding
Explore companies in Chicago ↗
5.1% across the displayed hubs
3 companies hiring · $6.5M disclosed funding
Explore companies in Miami ↗
4.9% across the displayed hubs
7 companies hiring · $553.6M disclosed funding
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4.2% across the displayed hubs
9 companies hiring · $351.5M disclosed funding
Explore companies in Austin ↗
3.4% across the displayed hubs
5 companies hiring · $36.5M disclosed funding
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