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Direct-Running: 102K visits a month, 42 active Meta ads.
Direct-Running — Direct-Running is a French online retailer specializing in running shoes, sportswear, and equipment for running, trail, and fitness activities. In September 2026 direct-running.fr drew an estimated 102K visits, down 3% on the month before. It ranks #34 of 752 Shoes brands in France and holds a 4.4 Trustpilot rating over 1,631 reviews.
Updated Traffic Sept 2026Meta ads 7 Oct 2026Google ads 21 Oct 2026Instagram Sept 2026Trustpilot Oct 2026
About the store
Direct-Running is a French online retailer specializing in running shoes, sportswear, and equipment for running, trail, and fitness activities.
01 · Traffic
How much traffic Direct-Running gets.
The traffic card of the Gravity brand page: the latest month and its two trends. The monthly curve, 24 months of history, the audience by country, the traffic sources and the category comparison are for members, free to start.
Direct-Running drew an estimated 102K visits in September 2026, down 3% on the month before and up 1% over three months.
- Worldwide#92,392of 4.5M sites · Top 5%
- In France#3,509of 166K sites · Top 5%
- Shoes, worldwide#1,958of 46,962 brands · Top 5%
- Shoes, France#34of 752 brands · Top 5%
102K
estimated visits in September
1 mo ▼ −2.6%4 mo ▲ +1.3%
The monthly curve, 24 months of history and the category comparison.
Create your free account02 · Reviews
What customers say about Direct-Running.
The review cards of the Gravity brand page: the Trustpilot page, with its star distribution and the brand's tiers against the index, and the Google reviews. The TrustScore history and the review velocity against the category are for signed-in members.
Direct-Running holds 4.4 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 1,631 reviews, 584 of them in the last twelve months: 72% of customers give five stars and 14% one star. That volume places Direct-Running in the top 10 % of the 270,321 Trustpilot pages in the Gravity index, and its rating quality in the top 20 %. On Google, Direct-Running scores 4.6 over 1,210 reviews.
Sportswear Store
Review velocity, TrustScore history and the category comparison are on the Gravity brand page.
03 · Products
What Direct-Running sells, ranked by sales.
The top three products in the catalogue, in the store's own best-seller order, with price and stock. The full catalogue, the rankings over time and the ads that lead to each product are for signed-in members.
Gravity by Benchr has not read Direct-Running's catalogue yet.
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Share of the catalogue by product family.
The dominant category places Direct-Running in its comparison group.
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04 · Ads
What Direct-Running is advertising right now.
Meta and Google ads, as the Gravity brand page shows them; the blurred ones are placeholders. Every creative, how long it ran, its EU reach and the estimated monthly spend band are for signed-in members.
Direct-Running runs Meta ads on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Audience Network, Threads, and has advertised on Google since July 2022 (image, text).
Women's running shoes adidas Adizero EVODirect Running30 Sept 2026image
Direct RunningDirect Running29 Sept 2026image
Direct-Running: Chaussures, Textile, Equipements de RunningDirect Running29 Sept 2026image- +View all Meta adsReach per ad, how long each creative ran, and the estimated monthly spend band. Free account.Sign in to Gravity
Text ad21 Oct 2026SIGE (USA) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDverified
- +View all Google adsFormats, first and last seen, and the keywords the brand bids on. Free account.Sign in to Gravity
05 · Influencers
Who talks about Direct-Running.
The creators who tag @directrunning on Instagram, found by Gravity by Benchr in their posts. One is shown here; the full list, the audiences and the contact details are for signed-in members.
Gravity has not found creators tagging this brand on Instagram yet.
Gravity has not found creators tagging this brand on Instagram yet.
06 · Competitors according to Gravity
Who Direct-Running competes with, by the numbers.
Gravity picks competitors from the index itself: same category, same market, similar size. The closest are named here; their figures, the full list and the side-by-side comparison are for subscribers.
Gravity by Benchr finds competitors for Direct-Running among Shoes brands in France. The closest is loebeshop.dk, then shop4runners.com, i-Run, top4running.fr, roadrunnersports.com, all4running.nl.
| Brand | Similarity | Gravity score | Est. traffic | Trustpilot | Meta ads | Products | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| loebeshop.dkloebeshop.dk | |||||||
| shop4runners.comshop4runners.com | |||||||
| i-Runi-run.de | |||||||
| top4running.frtop4running.fr | |||||||
| roadrunnersports.comroadrunnersports.com | |||||||
| all4running.nlall4running.nl |
07 · Company
The company behind Direct-Running.
Legal entity, funding and distribution, as the Company tab of the Gravity brand page shows them. Where Gravity has nothing on file, the line says so rather than disappearing.
Direct-Running is a company based in France, on a domain registered in January 2019. It employs about 200 people.
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- 🇫🇷 France
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- 29 Jan 2019
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- 200 on LinkedIn
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- direct-running.fr
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08 · What people ask about Direct-Running
What people ask Google about Direct-Running.
8 answers built from the data on this page, each one sourced to Gravity by Benchr, which say so when we don't know.
Is Direct-Running a legit company?
According to Gravity by Benchr, Direct-Running is a brand based in France: its website has existed since January 2019, its Trustpilot profile is claimed by the brand, it employs 200 people on LinkedIn, it has 16,272 Instagram followers. Those are the marks of an established brand, not a pop-up shop. Source: Gravity by Benchr brand index, September 2026.
Direct-Running reviews: is it worth it?
Customers rate Direct-Running 4.4 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 1,631 reviews, 584 of them in the last twelve months: 72% give five stars, 14% one star. Gravity by Benchr places that review volume in the top 10 % of the 270,321 Trustpilot pages in its index. On Google, Direct-Running scores 4.6 over 1,210 reviews. Source: Gravity by Benchr Trustpilot reading, October 2026.
What does Direct-Running sell?
Direct-Running is a French online retailer specializing in running shoes, sportswear, and equipment for running, trail, and fitness activities. Gravity by Benchr classifies it under Shoes. Source: Gravity by Benchr product classification.
Does Direct-Running have a discount code?
Gravity by Benchr does not collect discount codes. What Gravity observes: Direct-Running advertises on Facebook and Instagram and on Google, where its offers often run. Check direct-running.fr for current promotions. Source: Gravity by Benchr ad records, October 2026.
Who is behind Direct-Running?
Gravity by Benchr records a company based in France, whose domain was registered in 2019, with 200 employees on LinkedIn. Gravity publishes no personal data about founders. Source: Gravity by Benchr company records.
Is Direct-Running doing well?
Yes. Gravity by Benchr estimates about 101,700 visits to direct-running.fr in September 2026, down 3% in a month and up 1% over three months. Direct-Running ranks #34 of 752 Shoes brands in France in the Gravity index. Source: Gravity by Benchr estimated traffic, September 2026.
How much does Direct-Running spend on Meta ads?
Gravity by Benchr does not publish a spend figure for Direct-Running on this page. What Gravity observes: an active Meta advertiser, on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Audience Network, Threads. The estimated monthly spend band, derived from the EU reach of each ad, is on the Gravity brand page. Source: Gravity by Benchr Meta Ad Library records, October 2026.
Who are the biggest Shoes brands in France?
Among Shoes brands in France in the Gravity by Benchr index, Direct-Running ranks #34 of 752 by estimated traffic. Its closest competitors on the same market are loebeshop.dk, shop4runners.com, i-Run, top4running.fr, roadrunnersports.com. Source: Gravity by Benchr competitor analysis, same category, same market, similar size.
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Gravity by Benchr indexes more than 4 million e-commerce brands across 150 countries. Figures on this page are estimates, updated monthly; the Gravity score is recomputed nightly. Not affiliated with Direct-Running. Version française.