Ten months of 2026, more orders than any full year
Every month we publish a few figures on how Order Management is being used. This is October 2026.
TL;DR (In short)
- From January to October 2026, 26,550,276 orders were processed, more than in any full year so far. The highest full year until now was 2023, with 25,137,754.
- October brought 3,015,815 orders, the highest October so far and 67% more than October 2025.
- All five metrics reached their highest October value.
Each chart compares the same months across years, with 2026 in blue. The figures are the total for all users.
1. Online orders
Online orders that came into Order Management. October is 8% higher than September. Only August 2026 had more orders.
2. SMS notifications sent
Messages to customers about the dispatch status of their order and with invoices. In October there were 3,070,008. Only August 2026 had more. Since January there have been 23.9 million, more than in any full year so far.
3. Email notifications sent
Emails to customers about the dispatch status of their order and with invoices. In October there were 9,622,746, the most in a single month so far and more than twice as many as in October 2025.
4. Abandoned carts processed
Abandoned carts picked up by the system and the reminders sent to the shopper by email or SMS. In October there were 775,062, about twice as many as a year ago.
5. Tracking page visits
How many times customers opened the tracking page to see where their parcel is. In October there were 740,209, 61% more than in October 2025. Only December 2025 had more. We have counted visits since July 2025, so the 2025 data starts in July.
November
From 2022 to 2025, November brought on average 34% more orders than October. Year by year figures are in the article Christmas comes in November for online merchants.
These figures are our users’ orders
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MetaKocka Team
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