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Sipology, formerly Steeped Tea, shuts down after 18 years
The Canadian direct selling company built on loose-leaf tea and home gatherings has ceased operations, with founders Tonia and Hatem Jahshan citing financial reasons in a message to consultants. Online orders have been halted immediately and the company says it cannot pay outstanding commissions.
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.
Amway Tops DSN Global 100 for 14th Consecutive Year
Amway has been recognized as the world's number one direct selling company for 2026, according to the Direct Selling News Global 100 list. The ranking, based on 2025 revenue, marks the 14th consecutive year the company has held the top position.
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.
Wellness and Cloud Brokerages Lead 2026 Growth Watchlist in Direct Selling
A 2026 analysis published by globalmlmsolution.com names PM-International, Atomy and Monat Global as the fastest-growing network marketing companies, pointing to product innovation and international expansion as the common thread. The same report turns to eXp Realty's cloud-based commission-sharing model as an example of how the channel has spread beyond consumer goods.
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.
Flat Global Sales, Split Fortunes: Direct Selling's Top Names Diverge in 2025
The direct selling industry closed 2024 with $163.9 billion in global retail sales, essentially flat against the previous year, while the salesforce edged up by just 0.1% to 104.3 million. New company-level figures compiled from businessforhome.org data, updated in August 2026, show a widening gap between fast-growing challengers and legacy players in retreat.