The following is a list of notable professional skateboarders and their sponsors.[1][2][3]
Entries with blank cells represent skateboarders who have not yet secured a sponsor in this category.
| Skaters | Decks | Trucks | Wheels | Shoes | Clothing | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Anderson[4] | Powell Peralta | Mini Logo | Bones | Etnies | Swatch, Skullcandy | Skull Skates, Mind Control Products |
| Tony Alva[5] | Alva Skates | Ace | Vans | |||
| Jake Anderson[6] | Skate Mental | Thunder | Spitfire | HUF | Former | Five Points Skateshop |
| Mark Appleyard[7] | Element | Thunder | Bones | Globe | Volcom | CCS |
| Lizzie Armanto[8] | Birdhouse | Independent | Bones | Vans | Bro Style | 187, Action Cam, GShock, Mahfia |
| Ray Barbee[3] | Element | Independent | Vans | Wesc | ||
| Pedro Barros | Pocket Pistols | Independent | Alta | Vans | Volcom | Bronson Speed Co, Evoke, Frágil Skate, Layback Beer, Oi Skate, Petrobras, Red Bull |
| Theotis Beasley | Baker | Thunder | Spitfire | Nike SB | Nike Apparel | Mountain Dew, Shake Junt, Bones Bearings, Diamond Supply Co., Stance Socks, Ethika |
| Chico Brenes | Chocolate | Independent | Autobahn | DVS | LRG | Central Skate Shop |
| Joey Brezinski | Cliché | Tensor | Autobahn | Red Bull, Val Surf, Diamond, Andale | ||
| Jake Brown | Sk8Mafia | Independent | Spitfire | Laced | Monster Energy, Paradox Griptape | |
| Letícia Bufoni | Monarch Project | Venture | Bones | NikeSB | --- | Red Bull, Beats By Dre, GoPro, Grizzly Griptape, Boarders for Breast Cancer, Oi Brasil |
| Steve Caballero | Powell Peralta | Independent | Autobahn | Vans | Pro-tec | |
| Curren Caples | Flip | Independent | Ricta | Vans | RVCA | MOB Grip, Momentum Ride Shop, Oakley, Bones Bearings, Monster Energy Drink, Sol Republic, Fin Control Systems |
| Mike Carroll | Girl | Royal | Lakai | Fourstar | Diamond Supply Co., Glassy Sunhaters | |
| Chris Cole | Zero | Thunder | Spitfire | Fallen | Monster Energy, Grizzly, Reign Skateshop, Stance, Kershaw | |
| Corey Duffel | Foundation | Venture | Pig | Osiris | Mob Grip | |
| Rob Dyrdek | Alien Workshop | Silver | DC | DC Apparel | Monster Energy, IVI Eyewear, Street League Skateboarding (SLS) | |
| Jagger Eaton | The Heart Supply | Independent | Bones | Red Bull, KTR | ||
| Erik Ellington | Deathwish | Thunder | Spitfire | Supra | KR3W | Brigada Eyewear, Shake Junt |
| Jamie Foy | Deathwish | Thunder | Spitfire | New Balance Numeric | Stance | Bones, Bronson Bearings, Red Bull, Shake Junt, Skate Warehouse |
| Ryan Gallant | Visit | Theeve | Gold | C1rca | MOB Grip | |
| Nick Garcia | Element | Etnies | Stance | Furnace Skateshop | ||
| Kerry Getz | Terror of Planet X | DVS | Nocturnal | Mob Griptape | ||
| Mark Gonzales | Krooked | Independent | Adidas | Fourstar | ||
| David González | Flip | Independent | Ricta | Globe | Volcom | MOB Grip |
| Jim Greco | Deathwish | Independent | Supra | Brigada | ||
| Chris Haslam | Brainchild | Independent | Bones | Globe | Sitka | Vestal, Dakine, Bones Bearings, Gypsy Grip, Leftover Hardware |
| Tony Hawk | Birdhouse | Independent | Bones | Vans | and pads | Nixon, RIDE, Quiksilver & Roxy Initiative, Tony Hawk Foundation, Tony Hawk Series |
| Riley Hawk | Baker | Independent | Spitfire | Lakai | Asphalt Yacht Club | Quiksilver, Happy Hour Shades |
| Aaron Homoki | Birdhouse | Indy | Bones | Dekline | Asphalt Yacht Club | Glassy Sunhaters, Nef, Bro Style, Swappow, Footprint Insoles |
| Yuto Horigome | April | Venture | Spitfire | Nike SB | G-Shock | Andale Bearings |
| Christian Hosoi | Hosoi Skates | Independent | Penny | Vans | Evoke | Nixon, Pro tec, Diamond Supply Co., McKenna VW, Stance, AWSM, Ollo Clip |
| Rick Howard | Girl | Independent | --- | Lakai | Fourstar | Diamond Supply Co., Glassy Sunhaters |
| Jerry Hsu | Sci-Fi Fantasy | Royal | Ricta | Bones Bearings, MOB Grip | ||
| Nyjah Huston | Disorder | Thunder | Ricta | Nike SB | Nike Apparel | CBD, MOB Grip, Diamond supply co., Monster Energy, Bolds Cracker Sandwiches, Stance Socks |
| Boo Johnson | DGK | Thunder | Bones | Diamond | Ethika[9] | Grizzly Griptape, Weedmaps |
| Tyshawn Jones | ||||||
| Thunder | Adidas | New Era, Supreme | Hardies Hardware | |||
| Marc Johnson | Business and Company | Thunder | Spitfire | Adidas | Matix | Glassy Sunhaters |
| Josh Kalis | DGK | Silver | Gold | DC | DC | 9Five Eyewear, Bones Bearings, MOB Grip, FTC, Uprise, Premier, Grandeur, Plus reserve |
| Cory Kennedy | Girl | Royal | Spitfire | Nike SB | RVCA | |
| Terry Kennedy | Mutilation Co. | Venture | Gold | Fly Society | Shake Junt, Glassy Sunhaters, Active | |
| Tom Knox | Isle | Independent | Sml | New Balance Numeric | Dickies | Lost Art, Jessup |
| Eric Koston | Skate Mental | Spitfire | Nike SB | Nike SB | Diamond Supply Co., Jessup, Oakley, Skullcandy, The Berrics | |
| PJ Ladd | Plan B | Venture | Bones | New Balance Numeric | Plan B | Jessup, Brick Harbor, Bones Bearings, Diamond Supply Co. |
| Bucky Lasek | Green Issue | Puma | Billabong | Rockstar Energy Drink | ||
| Louie Lopez | Fucking Awesome | Independent | Spitfire | Converse | Volcom | Hardies Hardware, Hardluck Bearings, MOB Grip, Rockstar Energy |
| Greg Lutzka | Darkstar | Independent | Ricta | Osiris Shoes | FKD, OC Ramps, Rockstar Energy Drink, Kicker, Daphne's California Greek, Ethika | |
| Sean Malto | Girl | Thunder | Spitfire | Nike SB | Fourstar | Escapist, Diamond Supply Co., Oakley, Grizzly Griptape, Skullcandy, Mountain Dew, GoPro, InCase |
| Guy Mariano | April | --- | Spitfire | Nike SB | Nike SB | Grizzly Griptape, Glassy Sunhaters, Diamond Supply Co. |
| Bam Margera | Element | Destructo | Spitfire | Speed Metal Bearings, Fairman's Skateshop. | ||
| Milton Martinez | Creature | Independent | OJ | Converse | Volcom | Bronson, Redbull, Shifty Skateshop |
| Rick McCrank | Girl | Thunder | Momentum | Vans | Bones Bearings, Nixon, MOB Grip, Anti-Social Skateshop | |
| Lance Mountain | Flip | Independent | Spitfire | Nike SB | ||
| Mike Mo Capaldi | Girl | Royal | Spitfire | Diamond, MOB Grip, Bones Bearings, HEX, Glassy Sunhaters | ||
| Chad Muska | Element | Ricta | Supra | KR3W | Mob Grip, Brooklyn Projects | |
| Rodney Mullen | Almost | Tensor | Globe | |||
| Steve Nesser | The High Five | Independent | Spitfire | IPath | Adeline Apparel | Bones Swiss, Familia Skateshop |
| Shane O'Neill | April | Thunder Trucks | Spitfire | Nike SB | Fourstar | CCS, Diamond Supply co., Grizzly Griptape, Monster Energy, Glassy Sunhaters, FKD Bearings |
| Chaz Ortiz | DGK | Silver Trucks | FKD | Ethika | Mountain Dew, Grizzly Grip, JBL, Diamond Supply Co. | |
| Edgard Pereira | Tent Beach | Adrenal | ||||
| Tom Penny | Flip | Independent | eS | Mob Grip | ||
| Torey Pudwill | Thank You [10] | Venture | Select | Diamond Footwear | Bones Bearings, Skatelab, Grizzly Griptape, Red Bull | |
| Lucas Puig | Cliché | Thunder | Autobahn | Adidas | Fourstar | Hélas Caps |
| Ryan Reyes | Creature | Bones | Ipath | KR3W, Glassy Sunhaters, Hex | Dry Bones Nation, Krocket Kids | |
| Andrew Reynolds | Baker | Independent | Spitfire | New Balance | Altamont Apparel, RVCA | Brigada Eyewear, Shake Junt, Nixon, Stance |
| Josh Rodriguez | Creature | Osiris | Merge4 Socks, Skeleton Key | 187 Killer Pads, SoCal Skateshop, Taco Dudes | ||
| Paul Rodriguez | Primitive | Venture | Nike SB | Nixon, Andalé Bearings, Target, Markisa, | ||
| Jereme Rogers | Plan B | Silver | --- | DVS | Famous Stars and straps | MOB Grip, Bones Swiss Bearings, Boost Mobile, Diamond Supply co. |
| Geoff Rowley | Free Dome | Independent | Ricta | Vans | MOB Grip | |
| Chris Russell | Creature | Independent | Bones | Vans | Skeleton Key | Bronson Speed Co, ET Surf and Skate, Happy Hour, Layback Beer, Smoker's Choice Papers, Pizzanista, Red Bull, s-One |
| Bastien Salabanzi | Primitive | Theeve | Type-S | Souljah, BUD Skateshop, Rockstar Energy Drink | ||
| Manny Santiago | Fortune | Krux | Bliss | Ecko Unlimited | Flat Fitty, Rockstar Energy Drink, Etcetera Insoles, Grizzly Griptape, Diamond Supply Co., Andale, Ion Cameras, OC Ramps, PSD Underwear, Sk8Hop | |
| Tom Schaar | Element | Independent | Alta | Vans | Blenders Sunglasses | Bones Bearings, Monster, Skatelab |
| Ryan Sheckler | Plan B | Independent | Plan B | Etnies | Volcom | Red Bull, Oakley, Nixon, CCS, Andale, Ethika, GoPro, Grizzly Griptape |
| Daewon Song | Thank You [10] | Tensor | Spitfire | Adidas | Matix | Andale, Brick Harbor, MOB Grip, Glassy Sunhaters, Loud Headphones |
| Elissa Steamer | Baker | Gnarhunters | ||||
| Grant Taylor | Anti-hero | Independent | Spitfire | Nike SB | Volcom | Modus Bearings, Stratosphere Skateshop |
| Tony Trujillo | Anti-hero | Independent | Spitfire | Vans | Fourstar, Jessie | |
| Mike Vallely | Streetplant | Servant Footwear | Iron Fist Clothing | |||
| Danny Way | Plan B | Independent | Plan B | DC | --- | Nixon, Jessup, ASEC, Megaramp, Pacific Drive, Capix |
| Brandon Westgate | Element | Venture | New Balance | Dakine | Bones Bearings, MOB Grip | |
| Ishod Wair[11] | Real | Thunder | Spitfire | Nike SB | Fourstar | Exit Skateshop, Stance, Monster Energy Drink, Diamond Supply Co. |
| Stevie Williams | DGK | Venture | Gold | Adidas | Asphalt Yacht Club | G-Shock, 9Five Eyewear, Grizzly Griptape, Diamond Supply co., Beats by Dre, Bones Bearings, Tango Hotel, StatusLife, Weedmaps |
| Cole Wilson | Foundation | Independent | Pig | AYC | Bronson Speed co, Home Skateshop | |
| Jeron Wilson | Girl | DVS | Matix, Diamond, Dakine | Val Surf, The Berrics, Filmore | ||
| Zion Wright[12] | Real | Thunder | Spitfire | Nike SB | Glassy Sunhaters | Red Bull, SPoT, Bones Bearings, Shake Junt, Kreamy Wax |
| Brighton Zeuner | Frog | Independent | Vans | Bronson Speed Co, MOB Grip, Protec, 187 Pads | ||
| Rayssa Leal[13] | April Skateboards | Stronger | Bones | Nike SB | 8 EyeS | Monster Energy, Mob Grip, Colegio Cebama |
| Aori Nishimura | Deathwish | Nike SB | Kinoshita Group, Monster Energy, Oakley, Baby G, Shake Junt, Beats by Dre, Murasaki Sports |
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