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E-commerce · original research

E-commerce referral program statistics

Counted from 17 e-commerce referral programs. Each was read from the brand's own published terms, and dated. 93% reward both sides. 100% attach a qualifying action. And 18% have already changed since the write-ups that describe them.

Method. n = 17 e-commerce programs, verified against each brand’s own published terms, most recently on 8 September 2026. Rates below are computed over the 15 still running, or the 10 that publish their reward amounts, whichever the figure requires. Sectors with fewer than 5 programs are not published at all.
17

e-commerce programs verified against the brand's own terms

93%

reward both sides (14 of 15 whose structure is verifiable)

67%

of running programs publish what the reward is worth (10 of 15)

18%

have changed or been retired versus what circulating write-ups describe (3 of 17)

01Transparency

What these programs actually publish

Counted across the 10 e-commerce programs that publish their reward terms. Every brand behind a figure is named, so any number here can be checked against its teardown.

Publish a cap on what can be earned5 of 10 · 50%

Away, AG1, Rothy's, Casper, Quince

Publish an expiry on the reward3 of 10 · 30%

Vuori, AG1, Rothy's

Publish what the friend must do to qualify10 of 10 · 100%

Away, Huel, Vuori, AG1, Rothy's, Casper, Nykaa, Brooklinen, Ritual, Quince

02Reward design

What e-commerce brands pay referrers in

The referrer's reward, classified by its primary component, across the 10 programs that publish one.

Percentage discount6 of 10 · 60%

Away, Huel, Vuori, AG1, Rothy's, Casper

Wallet or account credit3 of 10 · 30%

Nykaa, Ritual, Quince

Points or miles1 of 10 · 10%

Brooklinen

03Questions

Common questions

How many e-commerce referral programs is this based on?

17. Each was read from the brand's own published terms, never from a roundup, and each is dated. 15 were running when last checked. 10 publish what the reward is worth. Every figure links the teardowns behind it.

Do e-commerce referral programs reward both sides?

93% of the 15 programs whose structure can be verified reward the referrer and the friend. The rest reward only the referrer, or publish nothing for one side.

What do e-commerce brands actually give as a referral reward?

percentage discount is the most common, used by 6 of the 10 programs that publish their terms. The full distribution, with the brands behind each, is on this page.

Can these figures be cited?

Yes, with attribution and a link. Every underlying programme is public on its own teardown page, so any number here can be traced to the brand's own terms and the date they were read.

—Citation

Using these figures

These figures are free to cite with attribution and a link. Every programme behind them is public on its own teardown page. Each carries the brand’s own source and the date it was read. So any number here can be checked, not trusted.

ReferralFlo, "E-commerce referral program statistics", n = 17, data verified 2026-09-08.
https://referralflo.ai/referral-statistics/e-commerce
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