North America, Europe, Central and South America, APAC
Survey time period
November to December 2025
Number of respondents
1,200 merchants involved in e-commerce payment and fraud management*
Special properties
Fraud professionals
Supplementary notes
*Number of participants in the study. The exact number of respondents to this question was not specified by the source. Respondents to this question were fraud professionals.
The study included retailers in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America based in 38 countries.
The source breaks down the size of online businesses as follows: - SMB (50,000 to less than 5 million U.S. dollars) - Mid-Market (5 million to less than 50 million U.S. dollars) - Enterprise (50 million U.S. dollars or more)
The source reported the years based on the report release date, not on the year when the survey was conducted.
Citation formats
Share of fraudulent e-commerce orders 2025, by business size
A survey of online merchants conducted in late 2025 revealed that over percent of online orders turned out to be fraudulent worldwide. Small and medium-sized companies experienced *** percent of fraudulent orders during the 12 months before the survey.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ can support your business.
Merchant Risk Council. (June 30, 2026). Share of accepted online orders that turned out to be fraudulent among e-commerce merchants worldwide in 2025, by business size [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1350621/share-fraudulent-online-orders-business-size/
Merchant Risk Council. "Share of accepted online orders that turned out to be fraudulent among e-commerce merchants worldwide in 2025, by business size." Chart. June 30, 2026. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/1350621/share-fraudulent-online-orders-business-size/
Merchant Risk Council. (2026). Share of accepted online orders that turned out to be fraudulent among e-commerce merchants worldwide in 2025, by business size. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/1350621/share-fraudulent-online-orders-business-size/
Merchant Risk Council. "Share of Accepted Online Orders That Turned out to Be Fraudulent among E-commerce Merchants Worldwide in 2025, by Business Size." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Jun 2026, /statistics/1350621/share-fraudulent-online-orders-business-size/
Merchant Risk Council, Share of accepted online orders that turned out to be fraudulent among e-commerce merchants worldwide in 2025, by business size ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1350621/share-fraudulent-online-orders-business-size/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Share of accepted online orders that turned out to be fraudulent among e-commerce merchants worldwide in 2025, by business size [Graph], Merchant Risk Council, June 30, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1350621/share-fraudulent-online-orders-business-size/
