UNIQLO Breaks 1 Trillion Yen in Japan Sales, Closing In on H&M for Global No. 2 Spot

Japanese pop culture news edited by Patrick Macias

• UNIQLO Japan sales top 1 trillion yen (about 6.6 billion USD) for the first time

• Parent company Fast Retailing posts record profits for the fourth year in a row

• Founder Tadashi Yanai targets 20 percent domestic market share and new growth overseas

UNIQLO Reaches Historic Sales Milestone in Japan

UNIQLO’s domestic sales exceeded 1 trillion yen (about 6.6 billion USD) for the first time in the fiscal year ending August 2025. Fast Retailing, which operates UNIQLO, reported that Japanese sales rose 10.1 percent year on year to 1.026 trillion yen (about 6.8 billion USD), capturing more than 10 percent of the country’s roughly 9 trillion yen (about 59 billion USD) apparel market. Chairman and CEO Tadashi Yanai said, “Even in a mature market facing aging and declining populations, expanding the UNIQLO model across different price tiers, such as GU, makes it possible for Fast Retailing to hold a 20 percent domestic market share.”

Global Expansion Drives Record Profits

For fiscal 2025, Fast Retailing achieved record consolidated earnings for the fourth consecutive year, with revenue up 9.6 percent to 3.4005 trillion yen (about 22.3 billion USD), operating profit up 12.6 percent to 564.2 billion yen (about 3.7 billion USD), and net profit up 16.4 percent to 433 billion yen (about 2.8 billion USD). Growth was strong not only in Japan but also in North America, Europe, South Korea, Southeast Asia, India, and Australia. Even Greater China, which had stagnated, is now showing signs of renewed growth following structural reforms.

A Global UNIQLO Boom