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15.8%
15.8% -- return rate share of online sales for US e-commerce (2025)
US return costs are projected to account for 15.8% of online sales in 2025.
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15.8%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
Entity
Geography
US
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Shopify
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https://www.digitalretailnews.com/en/articles/global-ecommerce-statistics-trends-2026 ↗
Source Article
2026 Global E-commerce Statistics and Trends: Market Growth Slows but Opportunities Remain
Cross Border Retail
2026 Global E-commerce Statistics and Trends: Market Growth Slows but Opportunities Remain
The global e-commerce market size is expected to reach $6.88 trillion by 2026, but growth is slowing. Digital wallets dominate payments, social commerce approaches the trillion-dollar mark,…
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Shopify
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Shopify report
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IndustryeCommerce
RegionUS
RoleAll marketers
Channelmulti-channel
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US e-commerce: 15.8% return rate share of online sales. Source: Shopify (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-returns-share-of-online-sales
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