bengaluru premium sporting wear brand puma indias revenue touched rs 2980 crore in 202122 according to filings with the ministry of corporate affairs this is 46 higher than the rs 2044 crore in the previous yearand it is more than double that in 201819 when it was rs 1413 crore this is the fastest it has taken the company to double its revenue while this jump happened within three years moving from rs 500 crore to rs 1000 crore took about six years puma in india is said to be way ahead of competing brands like adidas reebok and nike with schools opening up and children being able to take part in sporting activities business has really improved another reason is that people are becoming more health conscious and are buying sneakers and other products for their fitness routine abhishek ganguly md of puma in india said offline purchases continue to be the major portion for the company more than half the purchases are happening through the offline mode their stores puma india has been steadily increasing the number of stores in the country from 280 in the year 2018 to 480 in 2022 ganguly says the company will continue to invest in physical stores even though rentals have risen and even though puma has its own app to help people shop online consumers he says will continue to shop offline in the lifestyle category the company says there has been huge demand from nonmetro cities in the last few years in 2019 the share of business from nonmetros was 66 and this has risen to 71 in 2022 going forward the company wants to invest heavily in marketing it already has some top stars in the field of sports like indian womens cricket team captain harmanpreet kaur endorsing it virat kohli usain bolt and mary kom have been some of the other brand ambassadors