World Federation of Direct Selling Associations released global direct selling statistics for 2014

Charity — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 17:25:17 +0000

The largest direct sales markets globally include the United States (19% of global sales), followed by China (17% of global sales), Japan (9% of global sales), Korea (9% of global sales), and Brazil (7% of global sales), totaling just over 60% of global sales.

To summarize some of the statistics, the number of direct sellers rose globally to 100 million, up 3.4% from 2013.

Independent business owners worldwide join the direct selling salesforce for many reasons; to earn extra part-time income at home, to learn new skills and build self-esteem, to fight for a social cause, and to make new friends. The press release reports that most independent distributors started out as customers, and in many cases, joined the opportunity to receive a discount on products, not necessarily to sell to others.

Industry retail sales hit record highs, the press release reports, saying, “Retail sales rose 6.4% to US$182.8 billion in 2014. So the steady growth curve in Direct Selling continues, now with a 3-year compound annual growth rate of 6.5% for the period from 2011-2014.”

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Women Selling Person-To-Person Dominate Global Direct Selling: The WFDSA Released Annual Results

Charity — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 17:38:11 +0000

The World Federation of Direct Selling Associations (WFDSA) has released its 2012 global direct sales statistics. In its document titled “Global Sales by Sales Method – 2012” the WFDSA outlined retail sales by sales method and the gender of direct selling community.

Globally, 80 percent of retail sales are sold through the person-to-person sales method. Party plan, classes and groups represent 18 percent of retail sales by sales method globally.

In regards to gender, women represent 75 percent of the global direct selling industry.

The WFDSA offers the following graphs that illustrate these data:

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Women Selling Person-To-Person Dominate Global Direct Selling: The WFDSA Released Annual Results