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Direct Selling News Year in Review: Services Take the Lead as 2026 Consolidation Looms
Direct Selling News' annual review describes 2025 as a year of structural change for the network marketing and direct selling channel, with service-based businesses accounting for more than 60 percent of total U.S. channel volume. The outlet forecasts further consolidation in 2026, projecting that more than $1 billion worth of direct selling companies could change hands.
Skincare MLMs in Focus: Epixel Ranking Lands as Global Direct Selling Slips to $163.9bn
Global direct selling revenue fell to $163,863 million in 2024, yet the figure still sits above pre-pandemic levels while the distributor base has flattened at 104.3 million. Against that backdrop, Epixel MLM Software's ranking of the largest skincare-focused direct selling companies shows a field split between double-digit growers, flat performers and steep decliners.
Direct Selling Market Sized at $237bn–$261bn in 2025 as Analysts Model Steady Growth to 2035
Research houses put the global direct selling market somewhere between $237.4bn and $260.7bn for 2025, with projections for 2026 clustering in the $252bn–$283bn range. Behind the headline numbers sit more than 100 million independent distributors, a heavily female salesforce and a channel increasingly reshaped by mobile and AI tools.
Slower decisions, more touchpoints - how the rhythm of network marketing is changing today
Many people in network marketing feel today that the market has become slower. After a conversation, quick decisions happen less often, more prospects ask for time,…
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The market has not died, it has only become noisier - how do you stand out with value?
Many networkers put it today by saying it has become harder to reach people. There are fewer quick reactions, more missing replies, and often even those who once…
New joiners are more impatient than ever - what does this mean for leaders?
There have always been new joiners in network marketing who expected quick results. What is different today is the degree and background of the impatience. Many…
Trust has become the new currency in the industry
Trust has always been important in network marketing, but in today's market it is no longer an additional factor - it is a basic requirement. In the past, a strong...
Fewer promises, more proof - this is what the market needs today
In network marketing communication, promises played a major role for a long time. A better life, more freedom, a stronger community, additional income, a bigger…
The new professional minimum of network marketing: what does the market expect today?
In network marketing, the market tolerated a lot for a long time. Strong enthusiasm, a few well-learned lines, a dynamic presentation and an active circle of contacts…
The role of the personal brand in referral-based business
One of the greatest strengths of referral-based business has always been that it does not start from cold market communication, but from human connection. Someone…
The strength of community: why is it not enough to communicate well alone?
In network marketing, individual communication has become strikingly more valuable in recent years. A good personal brand, a deliberate social media presence, a few…
The modern networker's toolkit: what do you need to know in 2026?
In network marketing, a few basic skills were often enough in the past: building relationships, inviting, presenting products, follow-up and inviting to events. These…
The visible signs of credibility: what do people watch about you?
In network marketing, credibility long seemed a hard-to-grasp concept. Everyone talked about it, everyone considered it important, and yet it often only…
Education as trust-building: how to add value without pressure?
In network marketing, education long seemed like a background player. Most conversations quickly turned to the product, the business opportunity or the next step.…
What types of network marketing companies are gaining strength in the market now?
In the network marketing market today, the question is not simply which company is louder, flashier or growing faster. It has become far more important what kind of…
Changing consumer habits: what does this mean for product recommendations?
Changing consumer habits directly affect network marketing, because one of the foundations of the industry is still the personal recommendation. The difference is…
The impact of social media platforms on business building
Today social media is no longer a supplementary tool in network marketing, but one of the market's most important spaces for connection. People pay attention there, they form first impressions there…
Why has it become harder to gain attention, but more valuable to keep it?
Attention is today one of the hardest resources to obtain on the market. In network marketing this is especially noticeable, because the business is built from human…
How do different generations view referral-based business today?
The perception of referral-based business can differ from generation to generation, because every age group starts from a different economic, technological and social experience. The…
The opportunities of premium product positioning in the industry
Premium product positioning in network marketing represents both a great opportunity and a serious responsibility. Many companies work with higher-priced,…
Where is the line between enthusiasm and an exaggerated promise?
In network marketing, ethical questions are rarely black and white. The question of where the line…
Your team's pace often mirrors your own inner rhythm
It is easy to explain the pace of a network marketing team purely through activity numbers. How many people sent a message, how many invitations went out, how many prospects…
When is a leader a leader, and when just a problem-solver?
In network marketing many leaders burn out because instead of leading they live in constant problem-solving. They react to messages, smooth over misunderstandings,…
The price of excessive availability: how does a well-meaning leader burn out?
Many network marketing leaders become excessively available out of good intentions. They want their people to feel the support, not to be left alone, and every…
The silent power of setting an example: what the team copies without words
A leader can teach a great deal at trainings, on calls and in team meetings, but the team learns not only the spoken sentences. It also watches the behavior. How does…
The leader's inner ceiling: why does a team's growth sometimes stall?
A team's growth often stalls not first in the market, not in the product and not in the tools, but at the leader's inner ceiling. This is an uncomfortable…
What to do with people who are always enthusiastic but rarely consistent?
Every network marketing team has people who set out again and again with great enthusiasm. After an event they feel the fire, after a training they make a vow, after…
What does it mean to talk fairly about the earning opportunity?
In network marketing, ethical questions are rarely black and white. Talking fairly about the earning opportunity is an important topic because referral-based business…
The ethics of product recommendation: what can you say, and what is better left unsaid?
In network marketing, ethical questions are rarely black and white. The ethics of product recommendation is an important topic because referral-based business is…
Why does a pushy approach damage the industry?
In network marketing, ethical questions are rarely black and white. The pushy approach is an important topic because referral-based business is built through human…
When progress is slower, but you are still heading in the right direction
There are periods when the hardest part is not that nothing happens, but that something does happen, only slower than you would like. You move forward, you talk, you…
You have to build on your commitment, not on your mood
Mood is a good thing, but a bad foundation. When it is there, working is easy. It is easy to write, call, learn, post, talk, go to an event. In these moments…
Quiet days are part of the building too
Many networkers misread the quiet days. No reply came, there was no big conversation, no new prospect arrived, no spectacular progress happened.…
Why does not everyone have to understand your path?
One of the most freeing realizations is that not everyone has to understand your path. Not because other people's opinions never matter, but because the depth of your…
What is network marketing really?
Many people try to settle network marketing with a single sentence, yet it is a far more complex business model. Its essence is not that someone...
How does network marketing differ from traditional sales?
At first glance there are many similarities between traditional sales and network marketing: both have a product, a customer, an offer and a decision. Still, the…
Who is this industry for, and who is it not for?
Many people talk about network marketing as if it were for everyone who wants more money, greater freedom or a better life. That is too simplistic…
How much money can you make with network marketing?
This is one of the most natural questions when someone first encounters network marketing. Everyone wants to know what the time, energy…
Why is being enthusiastic no longer enough in network marketing today?
Enthusiasm has always been an important part of network marketing. The energy of a new person, the fresh experience, the impact of the first event or a strong…
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