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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