ASICS vs New Balance Shoe Size Comparison

New Balance runs about half a US size larger than ASICS, so you may need to size down. The gap is about 4mm in measured shoe length plus each brand fit bias. Use the table below to convert any ASICS US size to a starting size in New Balance, with UK, EU and CM alongside.

ASICS to New Balance size chart

ASICS US men size mapped to a starting size in New Balance, with UK, EU and CM.
ASICS US New Balance US New Balance range New Balance UK New Balance EU New Balance CM
7 6.5 5.5-7.5 5.5 36 24
8 7.5 6.5-8.5 6.5 37 25
9 8.5 7.5-9.5 7.5 39 26
10 9.5 8.5-10.5 8.5 40 26.5
11 10.5 9.5-11.5 9.5 41 27.5
12 11.5 10.5-12.5 10.5 43 28.5
13 12.5 11.5-13.5 11.5 44 29

Data confidence

Why ASICS and New Balance differ

That works out to roughly 4mm of real shoe length. We map every size through foot length in millimetres and then re-apply each brand empirical fit offset, so the comparison reflects how the shoes actually fit rather than how they are labelled.

Brand-level estimate: per-model fit can vary by a full size or more within a brand.