Peak Performance 2026: Ecommerce Benchmark Report

To successfully plan for next peak, you need to consider what happened last peak. The trouble is, peak looks different for every brand and is notoriously hard to predict. Our 2026 Peak Performance Report analyses ticket data from DigitalGenius customers across ecommerce to give you the benchmarks you need. We compared the November–December peak period against a September–October baseline (and against last year's peak), with every ticket categorised by our proprietary AI model.
What you will learn?
How much overall ticket volume rose during peak
When the peak day actually landed in 2025 — and why it came a week earlier than expected
The WISMO surge and exactly when customers panic about Christmas delivery
Why returns are a January problem, not a December one
What's behind the eye-catching 245% jump in "wrong item" queries
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