We analyzed 29.4k pieces of influencer content sponsored by lululemon over the last 12 months.
This report breaks down where & how lululemon invests in influencer marketing, which social platforms they prioritize, top geographical markets, and more.
The data in this report comes from Modash's Brand Collaborations API.
P.S. for a simple list of influencers who have collaborated with lululemon, see here: lululemon influencers.
lululemon's influencer campaigns are active year-round with notable month-to-month fluctuation. The chart below shows month-by-month data for total sponsored posts tracked.
Number of sponsored posts
lululemon's influencer output appears relatively consistent throughout the year, averaging about 2.4k sponsored posts per month. March recorded the highest volume at 2.9k posts (17% above average), while April was the quietest at 1.3k posts.
In our dataset (which only includes Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok), this is how the volume of lululemon's sponsored influencer collaborations break down by social platform:
Share of sponsored content by social network
Instagram influencer marketing is a clear focus for lululemon.
Here are 2 examples of lululemon's recent sponsored collaborations (one each for Instagram, TikTok).
Influencer bio
style, bridal, + life out west 🐎 denver — san diego 💌 maya@upsidedowntalent.com
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Influencer bio
ALL 🔗s ⬇️
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If you break this down further by content type on Instagram, this is what it looks like:
💡 Related resource: How To Find Instagram Influencers.
For their top social platform (Instagram), here is a breakdown of the type of influencers lululemon are collaborating with, by audience size.
Note: this breakdown is based on each influencer's average views (not follower/subscriber count), because views typically correlate more closely with influencer pricing and impact.
Based on each influencer's average views per post
lululemon's creator selection appears relatively diversified across size tiers, with no single segment dominating. This suggests a balanced approach to influencer partnerships, spreading investment across different audience sizes.
Here is an example of a sponsored collaboration with a larger-audience creator on Instagram (2.1M avg views/post):
Influencer bio
lifestyle, fashion & beauty elainamichcollaborations@gmail.com ↓ LINKS + MY YOUTUBE
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And here is another example with a smaller creator on Instagram (9.8k avg views/post):
Influencer bio
Let’s talk clothes & stuff Portland, Oregon bradleyemmens@gmail.com Mister Oregon USA @themisterusa @bradleyandnatalie
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Out of 14.2k unique influencers in our dataset, 652 of them (5%) posted content for lululemon in 3 or more separate calendar months. The most consistent partner is @jkmckay, who has collaborated across 13 months with 235 total posts.
Here are 3 examples of lululemon's repeat influencer partnerships, with links to the sponsored content.
💡 Related resource: Long-Term Influencer Partnerships: Pros, Cons & How The Pros Manage Them.
In our dataset, United States is where lululemon had the most influencer activity. 52.8% of their live influencer content in the last 12 months was posted by American influencers.
Based on the percentage of influencer content per market, other important markets include:
Here is another example of lululemon collaborating with an influencer in United States.
Like lululemon, Alo Yoga and Gymshark compete for the premium-to-performance activewear audience and invest significantly in creator-led lifestyle and fitness communities, making them strong influencer benchmarks.
Total sponsored posts tracked (last 12 months)
Gymshark leads with 37.7k sponsored posts, notably outpacing Alo Yoga (29.7k posts) and lululemon (29.4k posts). Across all three brands, the average volume is 32.3k posts, indicating mature, scaled influencer programs.
Sponsored posts by platform
Among these brands, Alo Yoga leads on Instagram and YouTube and Gymshark leads on TikTok. The gap is most notable on TikTok, with Gymshark at 24.8k, lululemon at 13k, Alo Yoga at 4.4k posts. Alo Yoga's activity is particularly concentrated on Instagram. On Instagram, Alo Yoga has more than twice as many posts as lululemon, and on TikTok, Gymshark has nearly twice as many posts as lululemon.
Estimated sponsored posts in lululemon's top markets
Gymshark has the highest estimated sponsored-post volume in United States (20k posts, 54.2%), United Kingdom (5.9k posts, 15.8%), Mexico (1.3k posts, 3.5%), suggesting a North America focus, while Alo Yoga leads in Brazil with 2.6k posts (8.6%), while lululemon leads in Canada with 1.5k posts (5.2%). Looking at United States specifically, the split is Gymshark at 20k posts (54.2%), lululemon at 16k posts (52.8%), Alo Yoga at 13k posts (43.2%).
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