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I feel like Air Jordans are mostly an American thing. Or at least I have never seen anyone wear these (or care about them) in Europe. Is that true?

avtar 3y ago
I grew up in Dubai back in the 80-90s and all the rich, cool kids wore the latest Jordans :)
squidsoup 3y ago
Sneakerhead culture is big in the UK, Australia and New Zealand as well.
HPsquared 3y ago
Europeans can't afford them.
- kkzz99 3y ago
  Market is more dominated by Adidas.
- sureglymop 3y ago
  Europeans are way less into basketball also, maybe that plays a role.
bogota 3y ago
They are big everywhere even South America although 90% of them are fakes
danielbln 3y ago
As a teenager in Germany in the early 2000s we were really, really into Air Jordans. I'm and old geezer now and couldn't care less about contemporary sneaker culture, so I can't speak to today.
mrits 3y ago
I don't know the numbers bu there is a joke in the US of a few other cultures being obsessed by Jordan brand. It's not a huge deal for most people in the US but it is pretty normal to have it on a T-Shirt or something you buy.
technotarek 3y ago
? I guess you haven’t been around Paris in the last couple of years. Nike’s dominate street shoes - Jordan’s, AF1s, and Dunks.
SushiHippie 3y ago
They are (were?) big on trading sites like https://stockx.com/ https://stockx.com/ where they sell (sold?) for multiple times the original price. At least in Germany.
zabil 3y ago
I live in London and often notice people wearing Air Jordans. They are quite popular and there's a grey market for limited editions.
e4e5 3y ago
They're just as big in Europe. Especially with the tiktok generation. Although the Airforce ones might be more popular overall, but Jordans are definitely a second.
esafak 3y ago
Air Jordans and Nikes in general were popular in Western Europe during the 80s/90s. I had a Nike Air myself. I can't speak about later periods.
WrongAssumption 3y ago
https://www.statista.com/statistics/241692/nikes-sales-by-region-since-2007/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/241692/nikes-sales-by-re...

avtar 3y ago

I grew up in Dubai back in the 80-90s and all the rich, cool kids wore the latest Jordans :)

squidsoup 3y ago

Sneakerhead culture is big in the UK, Australia and New Zealand as well.

HPsquared 3y ago

Europeans can't afford them.

kkzz99 3y ago
Market is more dominated by Adidas.
sureglymop 3y ago
Europeans are way less into basketball also, maybe that plays a role.

bogota 3y ago

They are big everywhere even South America although 90% of them are fakes

danielbln 3y ago

As a teenager in Germany in the early 2000s we were really, really into Air Jordans. I'm and old geezer now and couldn't care less about contemporary sneaker culture, so I can't speak to today.

mrits 3y ago

I don't know the numbers bu there is a joke in the US of a few other cultures being obsessed by Jordan brand. It's not a huge deal for most people in the US but it is pretty normal to have it on a T-Shirt or something you buy.

technotarek 3y ago

? I guess you haven’t been around Paris in the last couple of years. Nike’s dominate street shoes - Jordan’s, AF1s, and Dunks.

SushiHippie 3y ago

They are (were?) big on trading sites like https://stockx.com/ https://stockx.com/ where they sell (sold?) for multiple times the original price. At least in Germany.

zabil 3y ago

I live in London and often notice people wearing Air Jordans. They are quite popular and there's a grey market for limited editions.

e4e5 3y ago

They're just as big in Europe. Especially with the tiktok generation. Although the Airforce ones might be more popular overall, but Jordans are definitely a second.

esafak 3y ago

Air Jordans and Nikes in general were popular in Western Europe during the 80s/90s. I had a Nike Air myself. I can't speak about later periods.

WrongAssumption 3y ago

https://www.statista.com/statistics/241692/nikes-sales-by-region-since-2007/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/241692/nikes-sales-by-re...