B
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30%
30% -- online purchases return rate for online shoppers (2026)
Nearly 30% of online purchases are returned, compared to an 8.89% return rate for physical stores.
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Value
30%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Geography
Global
Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
70
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Sources (3)
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Tier B
https://www.clickpost.ai/blog/ecommerce-return-statistics ↗
Source Article
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Ecommerce Return Statistics: Key Trends & Insights for 2026
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Unknown
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Methodology
Compared to the 8.89% return rate for physical stores.
Segmentation
IndustryRetail
RegionGlobal
Channelecommerce
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online shoppers: 30% online purchases return rate. Source: Unknown (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/online-purchases-return-rate
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