Shein Revenue and Usage Stats

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Shein is one of the largest fast-fashion retailers worldwide, shipping to customers in over 150 markets.
Known for its relatively low-priced apparel and wide variety, Shein became one of the most popular shopping destinations among Gen Z and millennial consumers across the world.
The Shein app was downloaded more than 85 million times in January-July 2025 alone, and Shein’s quarterly sales reached close to $10 billion in Q1 2025.
Continue reading to find the latest statistics on Shein usage in 2025.
In Q1 2025, Shein reportedly generated a revenue of nearly $10 billion. In 2024, Shein sales reached $38 billion, showing an 18% year-over-year growth. Here’s a table with Shein’s revenue growth since 2016: Sources: Reuters, Statista, Business of Fashion The Shein app generated a total of 85.73 million downloads worldwide in 2025 (as of July). In 2024, shoppers worldwide downloaded Shein 186.38 million times, showing a 28.84% year-over-year decrease. Here’s a detailed breakdown of Shein’s annual app downloads since 2015: Source: Statista, Appfigures In June – August 2025, the downloads of the Shein app across Google Play and App Store reached 5.3 million in the US, accounting for 13.95% of total downloads in the same timeframe, followed by Brazil (4.4 million, 11.58%) and Mexico (2.7 million, 7.1%). The Latin America region accounted for 33.16% of Shein’s worldwide downloads, followed by Europe (20.26%) and North America (15.26%). Here’s a complete table with Shein downloads by country (in June – August 2025): Source: Appfigures Estimates indicate that Temu had an average of 25.7 million monthly users in May 2025, a decrease from 29.2 million in March 2025. Source: Modern Retail In June 2024, Shein had 46.9 million unique visitors in the US. Source: eMarketer In the US, 24% of respondents claim to have shopped at Shein in the past 12 months, making it one of the most popular fast fashion retailers behind Temu and H&M (both at 26%). Among US and UK Gen Z respondents, 30% reported shopping at Shein in the past 12 months. Here’s a detailed breakdown of Temu adoption rate in the US and UK by generation: Source: Business of Fashion According to Coresight Research, Shein is the largest fast-fashion retailer worldwide with a market share of 18%, followed by Inditex (owner of Zara, Massimo Dutti, and other brands) with 17% and H&M with a 5% share. Source: Reuters According to GlobalData estimates, the US market accounts for a 28.2% share of Shein sales in 2023, followed by Germany (6.6%) and the United Kingdom (6%). Here’s a table with the estimated share of Shein sales by country as of 2023: Source: Reuters Shein has nearly 10,000 employees worldwide, located across over 40 offices globally.
Shein Revenue
Year
Shein Revenue
2016
$0.61 billion
2017
$1.55 billion
2018
$1.99 billion
2019
$3.15 billion
2020
$9.81 billion
2021
$15.7 billion
2022
$22.7 billion
2023
$32.2 billion
2024
$38 billion
Q1 2025
$10 billion
Shein Downloads Worldwide
Year
Shein Downloads
2015
2.71 million
2016
10.23 million
2017
18.66 million
2018
59.06 million
2019
68.26 million
2020
123.43 million
2021
177.49 million
2022
195.84 million
2023
261.94 million
2024
186.38 million
2024
85.73 million
Shein Downloads by Country
Country
Shein App Downloads
Share of Total App Downloads
US
5.3 million
13.95%
Brazil
4.4 million
11.58%
Mexico
2.7 million
7.1%
Argentina
2.1 million
5.53%
Colombia
1.8 million
4.74%
Shein App Monthly Active Users in the US
Shein US Unique Visitors
Shein Adoption Rate
Generation
Share of US and UK Consumers Who Shopped at Shein
Gen Z (18-24)
30%
Millennials (25-42)
25%
Gen X (43-55)
21%
Boomers (56+)
11%
Shein Market Share Worldwide
Shein Sales by Country
Country
Share of Shein Sales
US
28.2%
Germany
6.6%
United Kingdom
6%
France
5.4%
Japan
4.3%
Italy
4.1%
Brazil
3.7%
South Korea
3.7%
Spain
3.6%
Mexico
3.2%
Shein Number of Employees
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