Brand page · Shoes · Netherlands

Karhu Top 1% worldwide Top 5% in Netherlands Top 5% in Shoes Top 5% in Shoes in Netherlands
karhu.com·🇳🇱 Amsterdam, Netherlands· Shopify·Since 1999

Karhu: 309k visits a month, 201 active Meta ads, Gravity score 660.

Karhu — Karhu is a Finnish sports brand that offers sneakers, running shoes, and apparel. The company is known for its running heritage and uses 3D foot scanning technology to build shoes based on real runner data. In September 2026 karhu.com drew an estimated 309k visits, down 8% on the month before. It ranks #112 of 6,771 Shoes brands in Netherlands and holds a 4.4 Trustpilot rating over 195 reviews.

karhu.com@karhuofficial 171kFacebookLinkedIn 1.9kTrustpilot 4.4Meta Ad Library 201

Updated Traffic Sept 2026Meta ads 9 Oct 2026Google ads 19 Oct 2026Instagram Sept 2026Trustpilot Oct 2026Catalogue Oct 2026Gravity score 2 Nov 2026

Estimated traffic
309k
−8% vs. August 2026
Instagram followers
171k
4,069 posts · @karhuofficial
Trustpilot
4.4
195 reviews · 91 in 12 months
Meta ads
201
active · on Google since 2021
Products
99%
in stock · 251 collections
Rank in United States
#112
of 6,771 in Shoes
LinkedIn
1.9k
followers · 29 employees
Earned media value
€4.8k
per month, Instagram

Gravity score

660/ 1000 · 9 of 10 indicators rated
Brand Power641
Momentum626
Performance714

Percentiles within 30 peers: Shoes brands in Netherlands with 100K–1M monthly visits. Recomputed nightly, last on 2 Nov 2026.

How the score is calculated

About the store

Karhu is a Finnish sports brand that offers sneakers, running shoes, and apparel. The company is known for its running heritage and uses 3D foot scanning technology to build shoes based on real runner data.

01 · Traffic

How much traffic Karhu 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.

Karhu drew an estimated 309k visits in September 2026, down 8% on the month before and up 14% over three months.

  • Worldwide#36,652of 4.5m sites · Top 1%
  • In United States#11,919of 1.2m sites · Top 5%
  • Shoes, worldwide#697of 46,962 brands · Top 5%
  • Shoes, United States#112of 6,771 brands · Top 5%
Monthly visitssource Sept 2026

309k

estimated visits in September

1 mo ▼ −8.1%4 mo ▲ +14.3%

The monthly curve, 24 months of history and the category comparison.

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02 · Reviews

What customers say about Karhu.

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.

Karhu holds 4.4 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 195 reviews, 91 of them in the last twelve months: 56% of customers give five stars and 37% one star. That volume places Karhu in the top 20% of the 270,321 Trustpilot pages in the Gravity index, and its rating quality in the top 30%.

Trustpilotclaimed page · read 21 Oct 2026
4.4TrustScore · 195 reviews · 91 in 12 months
Top 20% review volumeTop 30% rating quality
5 ★56%
4 ★3%
3 ★3%
2 ★2%
1 ★37%

Shoe Factory Sportwear Manufacturer

Google reviewsData not available

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Review velocity, TrustScore history and the category comparison are on the Gravity brand page.

03 · Products

What Karhu 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.

Karhu sells on Shopify, 99% of its catalogue in stock. The best seller is FUSION 2.0 CORDURA® - PALE OLIVE GREEN / JET BLACK, at €96.00, followed by FUSION 2.0 - BRIGHT WHITE / FOGGY DEW and LEGACY 96 - DAWN BLUE / BRIGHT WHITE.

ProductsCatalogue read Oct 2026
Catalogue mixOct 2026
Gift Cards0%

Share of the catalogue by product family.

Activity mixdominant: Shoes
Shoes73%
Clothing22%
Clothing Accessories4%
Gift Cards0%
Tote Bags0%

The dominant category places Karhu in its comparison group.

Prices and ratingsstore data
Average rating
4.65 / 5
Rated products
76% of the catalogue
In stock
99%
Upper price quartile
US$162.41
Currency
EUR

05 · Influencers

Who talks about Karhu.

The creators who tag @karhuofficial 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.

Creators tag @karhuofficial on Instagram, led by Karhu Concept Store Helsinki (11.3k followers, 0.3% engagement).

Influencersaccounts tagging @karhuofficial · Instagram
AccountProfileFollowersEngagementTagsRelationship
KKarhu Concept Store Helsinki@karhustore · 🇫🇮 FIFashion style luxury Creator11.3k0.3%9Tagged @karhuofficial
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06 · Competitors according to Gravity

Who Karhu 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 Karhu among Shoes brands in Netherlands. The closest is reebok.com.tr, then On Shop, adidas.es, Base, uk.puma.com, On.

CompetitorsShoes · Netherlands · similarity out of 100
BrandSimilarityGravity scoreEst. trafficInstagramTrustpilotMeta adsProducts
reebok.com.trreebok.com.tr
On Shopon-running.com
adidas.esadidas.es
Basebase.net
uk.puma.comuk.puma.com
Onon.ae
Competitors Gravity finds for Karhu. Similarity, Gravity score, traffic, social, reviews, ads and catalogue are for subscribers.Compare Karhu with reebok.com.tr

07 · Company

The company behind Karhu.

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.

Karhu is a company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on a domain registered in April 1999. It employs about 29 people.

Legal entityGravity index, Nov 2026
Legal name
Data not available
Registration no.
Data not available
VAT
Data not available
Legal form
Data not available
Entity country
🇳🇱 Netherlands · Amsterdam
Founded
Data not available
Domain registered
12 Apr 1999
Share capital
Data not available
Status
Operating
President
Data not available
Activity code
Data not available
Employees
29 on LinkedIn
FundingGravity index, Nov 2026
Funding stage
Data not available
Total raised
Data not available
Investors
Data not available
VC-backed
Data not available
DistributionGravity index, Nov 2026
Own store
karhu.com · Shopify · EUR
Catalogue
251 collections
Retailers
None recorded
Open jobs
None recorded

08 · What people ask about Karhu

What people ask Google about Karhu.

11 answers built from the data on this page, each one sourced to Gravity by Benchr, which say so when we don't know.

Is Karhu a legit company?

According to Gravity by Benchr, Karhu is a brand based in Amsterdam, Netherlands: its website has existed since April 1999, its Trustpilot profile is claimed by the brand, it sells on a Shopify store, it employs 29 people on LinkedIn, it has 170,852 Instagram followers. Those are the marks of an established brand, not a pop-up shop. Source: Gravity by Benchr brand index, November 2026.

Karhu reviews: is it worth it?

Customers rate Karhu 4.4 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 195 reviews, 91 of them in the last twelve months: 56% give five stars, 37% one star. Gravity by Benchr places that review volume in the top 20% of the 270,321 Trustpilot pages in its index. Source: Gravity by Benchr Trustpilot reading, October 2026.

What does Karhu sell?

Karhu is a Finnish sports brand that offers sneakers, running shoes, and apparel. The company is known for its running heritage and uses 3D foot scanning technology to build shoes based on real runner data. Gravity by Benchr classifies it under Shoes, with Gift Cards making up 0% of the catalogue. Source: Gravity by Benchr product classification, October 2026.

How much does Karhu cost?

Karhu's best seller, FUSION 2.0 CORDURA® - PALE OLIVE GREEN / JET BLACK, sells €96.00 on karhu.com. 99% of the catalogue is in stock. Gravity does not track prices daily: check karhu.com before buying. Source: Gravity by Benchr catalogue reading, October 2026.

Does Karhu have a discount code?

Gravity by Benchr does not collect discount codes. What Gravity observes: Karhu advertises on Facebook and Instagram and on Google, where its offers often run. Check karhu.com for current promotions. Source: Gravity by Benchr ad records, October 2026.

Where can I buy Karhu?

Karhu sells on its own website, karhu.com, a Shopify store. Gravity by Benchr lists no retailer or marketplace for the brand. Source: Gravity by Benchr retailer data, November 2026.

Who is behind Karhu?

Gravity by Benchr records a company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, whose domain was registered in 1999, with 29 employees on LinkedIn. Gravity publishes no personal data about founders. Source: Gravity by Benchr company records, November 2026.

Is Karhu doing well?

Yes. Gravity by Benchr estimates about 308,700 visits to karhu.com in September 2026, down 8% in a month and up 14% over three months. Karhu ranks #112 of 6,771 Shoes brands in Netherlands in the Gravity index. Source: Gravity by Benchr estimated traffic, September 2026.

Which platform and tools does Karhu use?

Gravity by Benchr identifies karhu.com as a Shopify store (standard plan, not Shopify Plus), selling in EUR. The brand has claimed its Trustpilot profile. It advertises through Meta and on Google since October 2021. Source: Gravity by Benchr platform and advertising records, November 2026.

How much does Karhu spend on Meta ads?

Gravity by Benchr does not publish a spend figure for Karhu on this page. What Gravity observes: an active Meta advertiser, on Facebook, Instagram. 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 Netherlands?

Among Shoes brands in Netherlands in the Gravity by Benchr index, Karhu ranks #112 of 6,771 by estimated traffic. Its closest competitors on the same market are reebok.com.tr, On Shop, adidas.es, Base and uk.puma.com. Source: Gravity by Benchr competitor analysis, same category, same market, similar size, November 2026.

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 Karhu.