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Dietary Supplement Industry Statistics

With the global dietary supplements market projected to reach $239.0 billion by 2029 and a 6.8% CAGR forecast that signals continued acceleration, this page pairs growth with the harder realities behind it, from FDA action intensity and GMP inspection findings to third party testing expectations and label compliance gaps. You will see what U.S. consumers are actively seeking and why a significant share of products still fails key checks, including undeclared pharmaceuticals, so you can separate momentum from measurable risk.
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Dietary Supplement Industry Statistics
James OkoroWritten by James Okoro·Edited by Nathan Caldwell·Fact-checked by Claire Beaumont
Published ·Updated
How this report is researched
01Editorial Scope

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02Source Research

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01 Industry overview

The dietary supplement industry at a glance

The global dietary supplements market was valued at $209.5 billion in 2025, while U.S. adoption remained widespread, with 60.2% of adults using supplements during August 2021–August 2023.

$209.5B[69]
Global market size, 2025
9.5%[69]
Global CAGR, 2026–2033
60.2%[74]
U.S. adults using supplements, 2021–2023
$64.28B[52]
U.S. supplement sales, 2023
Market size
The global dietary supplements market was valued at $209.5 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $228.2 billion in 2026. U.S. supplement sales reached $64.28 billion in 2023, according to data reproduced by the National Institutes of Health from Nutrition Business Journal.[69][52]
Forecast & CAGR
The global market is forecast to reach $431.7 billion by 2033, representing a 9.5% CAGR from 2026 to 2033. In North America, the market is projected to grow from $81.64 billion in 2026 to $143.61 billion in 2033, at an 8.4% CAGR.[69]
Market share & regions
North America was estimated at $75.71 billion in 2025, and the United States accounted for 90.8% of North American dietary-supplement revenue that year. The North American market is forecast to reach $143.61 billion by 2033.[69]
Segmentation
In North America, energy and weight-management products represented the largest application segment in 2025, with an 18.8% share. Market segmentation also covers ingredients, product type, dosage form, application, end use, distribution channel and country.[69]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Growth is being supported by preventive-health demand, rising healthcare costs, an aging population, and interest in wellness, immunity and condition-specific products. The market also faces challenges from regulatory scrutiny, questions about the evidence behind some claims, and competition from private-label and direct-to-consumer brands.[69][61]
Consumer behavior & competition
During August 2021–August 2023, 60.2% of U.S. adults and 35.7% of U.S. youth aged 0–19 used a dietary supplement in the previous 30 days; 38.7% of adults used two or more. The competitive landscape includes established brands and emerging companies, with online commerce and direct-to-consumer distribution increasing route-to-market options.[74][69]
M&A
Supplement-sector deal activity in 2025 included Danone’s majority acquisition of The Akkermansia Company, Gryphon Investors’ majority acquisition of Double Wood Supplements, FitLife Brands’ majority acquisition of Irwin Naturals, and minority investments in Bloom, Designs for Health and Plant People.[75]
Regulation
Under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act framework, the FDA does not approve dietary supplements or their labels for safety and effectiveness before sale. Companies are responsible for ensuring product safety and compliant labeling, including Supplement Facts information and required product identification.[61]
Latest news
The latest reported sector activity includes continuing consolidation around direct-to-consumer brands, practitioner-focused supplements and proprietary microbiome technologies. The 2025 deal list included six transactions involving Bloom, Designs for Health, Plant People, Irwin Naturals, Double Wood Supplements and The Akkermansia Company.[75]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Dietary Supplement Industry

The leading companies in the dietary supplement industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 11, 2026 · Next review December 11, 2026

Verdict

Jamieson Wellness leads Gitnux's 2026 dietary supplement ranking with an Overall score of 8.9, with revenue growth 12% in branded vitamins and supplements. Nestlé is the runner-up at 8.7, backed by Nestlé Health Science CHF 6.6 billion sales in 2025.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in branded supplements

    Jamieson Wellness

    CA

    Ranked #1 · 8.9 · Branded supplements

    Why we picked it: It operates in vitamins and dietary supplements across Canada and worldwide, with revenue growth 12%.

    See in ranking ↓Visit jamiesonwellness.com ↗

  2. Leader in natural & sports supplements

    NOW Health Group

    US

    Ranked #3 · 8.7 · Natural & sports supplements

    Why we picked it: It remains a family- and employee-owned manufacturer of dietary supplements in natural products.

    See in ranking ↓Visit nowfoods.com ↗

  3. Leader in consumer-health

    Procter & Gamble

    US

    Ranked #4 · 8.7 · Consumer-health brands

    Why we picked it: Its supplement brands include Align and New Chapter, supported by operating margin 22.7%.

    See in ranking ↓Visit pg.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

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Top 10 companies in the dietary supplement industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Jamieson Wellness

Branded supplements · CA

8.9
2

Nestlé

Branded supplements · CH

8.7
3

NOW Health Group

Natural & sports supplements · US

8.7
4

Procter & Gamble

Consumer-health brands · US

8.7
5

Herbalife

Direct-selling nutrition · US

8.6
6

Amway

Direct-selling vitamins and nutritional supplements worldwide · US

8.5
7

BY-HEALTH

Vitamin and dietary supplements in China and worldwide · CN

8.3
8

Otsuka Holdings

Vitamins, supplements and functional nutrition worldwide · JP

8.3
9

Danone

Medical and consumer nutrition products worldwide · FR

8.3
10

Metagenics

Practitioner-focused dietary supplements worldwide · US

8.0

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 11, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

James Okoro. (2026, February 13). Top 10 companies in the dietary supplement industry. In Dietary Supplement Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/dietary-supplement-industry-statistics/#top-companies

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

Across the dataset, digital execution shows mixed intensity. We also see how clinical research and new delivery formats are linked to innovation activity, including 44% interest in clinical research.

Digital Transformation in the agriculture and food production sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across the EU agri-food industrial ecosystem, 20% of companies had a concrete digital-transformation strategy in 2024.[1]
  • Among EU food-manufacturing enterprises, 3.4% had very high digital intensity in 2023, compared with 2.1% in 2021.[1]
  • In the United States, 61% of farmers reported adopting digital agronomy technologies in 2024.[2]
  • Among EU food-manufacturing enterprises, 15.4% had high digital intensity in 2023, compared with 13.0% in 2021.[1]
  • Among EU food-manufacturing enterprises, 51.2% had very low digital intensity in 2023, down from 55.1% in 2021.[1]

Technology Adoption in the agriculture and food production sector (sector benchmark)

  • In Chile, 12% of agricultural production units reported using a technological tool such as mobile applications, drones, or sensors in 2021.[3]
  • In Germany, 85.5% of surveyed farms used at least one digital technology in 2024–2025.[3]
  • In Canada, 84% of field-crop operations used GPS equipment in 2021.[3]
  • Across EU farms, 43% had internet access, 11% used farm-management information systems, and 7% used robotics in 2023.[3]
  • In Czechia, 30% of crop-production farmers used at least one precision-agriculture technology in 2023.[3]
  • Across EU farms with utilised agricultural area, about 18% used some form of precision-farming technology or practice in 2023.[3]

Cloud Computing in the agriculture and food production sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among EU large businesses, 78% purchased cloud-computing services in 2023, compared with 44% of SMEs.[4]
  • Across EU agri-food businesses, 26% used cloud computing in 2023.[1]
  • Across EU businesses, 45% purchased cloud-computing services in 2023.[4]
  • Across EU agri-food businesses, 37% used cloud computing in 2024, up from 26% in 2023.[1]

Big Data in the agriculture and food production sector (sector benchmark)

  • In Germany, 5.0% of surveyed farms used artificial-intelligence or big-data technologies in 2024–2025.[3]
  • Across EU agri-food businesses, 13% used big-data technologies in 2024, compared with 17% in 2023.[1]
  • Across EU agri-food businesses, 17% used big-data technologies in 2023.[1]
  • Across EU agri-food businesses, 307 startups focused on artificial intelligence and big data were formed between 2015 and 2023.[1]

IoT in the agriculture and food production sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across EU agri-food businesses, 24% used Internet of Things technologies in 2024, up from 10% in 2023.[1]
  • Across EU agri-food businesses, 10% used Internet of Things technologies in 2023.[1]
  • Across EU farms with livestock, about 11% used animal-welfare or health-monitoring systems in 2023.[3]
  • Among agri-food companies investing more than 30% of annual turnover in digital technologies, 5.41% prioritised Internet of Things technologies in 2024.[1]

Innovation in the dietary supplement industry

  • 44% of nutraceutical companies reported implementing or showing interest in clinical research as an innovation initiative in 2023.[5]
  • 54% was the average annual growth rate of global gummy supplement launches between 2017 and 2022.[6]
  • 6.7% was the compound annual growth rate of global liquid dietary supplement launches from 2016 to 2020.[7]
  • 6.7% was the compound annual growth rate of global lozenge dietary supplement launches from 2016 to 2020.[7]
  • 10.9% was the compound annual growth rate of global tablet dietary supplement launches from 2016 to 2020.[7]
  • 32% of nutraceutical survey respondents expected the gut microbiome market to see the most advancement over the following five to ten years in 2023.[5]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Data depth supports product and ingredient intelligence: more than 200,000 dietary supplement labels are represented in the NIH database, and data quality remains a constraint.

Business intelligence in the dietary supplement industry

  • 200,000+ dietary supplement labels are represented in the NIH database, supporting product and ingredient intelligence applications.[8]
  • 125,565 dietary supplement labels were available in the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database in 2021 for product and label analysis.[8]
  • 81,518 dietary supplement products had usable dates in the Supplement Label Index analysis of product-market duration.[9]
  • 10 countries were covered by a SKU-level dietary supplement analysis of longevity and cellular-health ingredients and claims.[10]
  • 24 targeted longevity and cellular-health ingredients were tracked across 10 countries in an Euromonitor dietary supplement intelligence project.[10]
  • 3 weeks was the delivery time for an interactive dietary supplement insights dashboard in an Euromonitor client project.[10]

Data analytics in the dietary supplement industry

  • 24 longevity and cellular-health ingredients were detected using SKU-level data in a dietary supplement analytics project covering 10 countries.[10]
  • 125,565 dietary supplement product labels were contained in the NIH database in 2021, providing a large analytical dataset of U.S. supplement products.[8]
  • More than 200,000 dietary supplement labels are now represented in the NIH database, including product formulations, directions, claims and cautions.[8]
  • 63,442 U.S. adults were included in an analysis of dietary supplement-use patterns across 11 NHANES cycles from 1999 through 2023.[11]
  • 11 NHANES cycles from 1999 through 2023 were analyzed to measure changes in U.S. dietary supplement use.[11]
  • 10 countries were included in Euromonitor’s SKU-level analysis of dietary supplement ingredients, claims, market share and growth.[10]

Data Quality in the agriculture and food production sector (sector benchmark)

  • 44% of manufacturers reported that AI projects had failed because of poor data quality in 2025, according to a survey of manufacturing organizations.[12]
  • 49% of manufacturing respondents rated their operational data as having low AI readiness in 2024, meaning it was insufficiently labeled, contextualized, governed or accessible.[13]
  • 41% of manufacturers said they distrusted the data used for supply-chain operations in 2025, reflecting persistent data-quality concerns in production and procurement.[12]
  • 30% of manufacturing respondents identified poor-quality data as one of their top three challenges when working with AI-related data in 2024.[13]
  • 42% of manufacturers reported having a process to verify operational data accuracy or quality in 2025, indicating that most lacked a formal validation process.[13]

Data Governance in the agriculture and food production sector (sector benchmark)

  • 61% of supply-management organizations reported having a dedicated data-governance function in 2024, while 90% agreed that data governance was necessary.[14]
  • 40% of food and beverage professionals worldwide identified disconnected systems and data as their biggest barrier to moving faster in 2026.[15]
  • 69% of food and beverage companies still relied on spreadsheets and email for core operations in 2025, limiting standardized access and control of business data.[15]
  • 6% of food and beverage leaders reported fully integrated digital systems in 2025, despite 82% saying technology adoption was a strategic priority.[15]
  • 15% of manufacturers said their data strategy was entirely aligned with their overall business strategy in 2024, while 31% said it was very closely aligned.[13]
  • 61% of manufacturers reported having a corporate-wide governance plan, strategy or formal guidelines for how data is collected, organized, accessed and used in 2024.[13]

KPIs in the dietary supplement industry

  • 80–130 dollars was the reported blended customer-acquisition cost range for supplement brands in 2026.[16]
  • 33.15% of supplement customers reordered within approximately three months in the prior-year comparison cohort reported by Decile.[16]
  • 37.67% of supplement customers reordered within approximately three months in a Q1 2024 cohort analyzed by Decile.[16]
  • 40.9% was the 75th-percentile 12-month repeat-purchase rate for health-food and supplement Shopify stores in the September 2025–August 2026 period.[17]
  • 75.2% of first-order supplement subscription customers placed a second order in Recharge’s vertical analysis.[18]
  • 30.9% was the median 12-month repeat-purchase rate for health-food and supplement Shopify stores in the September 2025–August 2026 period.[17]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Deal and performance signals point to continuing consolidation and distribution churn. Year-to-date 2026 shows 22 sponsor-led transactions, double the 11 in the prior-year period.

Growth in the dietary supplement industry

  • 321.1% was USANA Rise’s year-over-year sales growth in the six months ended July 4, 2026.[19]
  • 8.7% was the projected compound annual growth rate for U.S. supplement e-commerce in the cited forecast period.[20]
  • 16% of USANA’s consolidated 2025 net sales came from businesses outside its core nutritional segment.[19]
  • $72.88 billion was the reported value of U.S. supplement sales in 2025, representing 5.5% growth from the previous year.[21]
  • 14.5% was iHerb’s year-over-year net-sales growth in 2024.[22]

Differentiation in the dietary supplement industry

  • 71% of USANA’s product sales in 2025 came from nutritionals, its largest product category.[19]
  • 8% of USANA’s 2025 product sales came from Proflavanol.[19]
  • 10% of USANA’s 2025 product sales came from Hiya multivitamins, its top-selling product line.[19]
  • 7% of USANA’s 2025 product sales came from probiotics.[19]
  • 9% of USANA’s 2025 product sales came from USANA Essentials and CellSentials.[19]

Mergers and acquisitions in the dietary supplement industry

  • 36.1% of total vitamins and supplements sector deal volume came from sponsor-led transactions year-to-date in 2026.[23]
  • 12 add-on acquisitions were recorded in the vitamins and supplements sector year-to-date in 2026, a 33.3% year-over-year increase.[23]
  • 22 sponsor-led transactions were recorded in the vitamins and supplements sector in year-to-date 2026, double the 11 transactions in the prior-year period.[23]
  • $16.1 million was the enterprise value of Applied Nutrition’s June 2026 acquisition of the majority of Nutrablend Group’s assets.[23]
  • $425 million was the reported price of Pharmavite’s acquisition of Bonafide Health in November 2023.[24]

Strategic partnerships in the dietary supplement industry

  • One research partnership between Nizo and the University of Twente focused on organ-on-chip technology for studying dietary ingredients and brain function in 2025.[25]
  • One multiyear partnership made Thorne the official sports-nutrition partner of the Unrivaled women’s basketball league in 2025.[25]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce continuity remains a pressure point. In 2023, 36% of nutraceutical companies reported issues hiring or retaining staff.

Hiring in the dietary supplement industry

  • 36% of nutraceutical companies reported having issues hiring or retaining staff in 2023.[5]
  • 76,221 people were employed in the U.S. dietary supplement production sector, including manufacturers and ingredient suppliers, in 2022.[26]
  • 2.7% was the average combined annual growth rate of U.S. supplement manufacturing employment from 2021 through 2026.[27]

Employee retention in the dietary supplement industry

  • 25% of beauty, wellness and supplement employees cited lack of career-growth opportunities as a reason for leaving in 2025.[28]
  • 40% of beauty, wellness and supplement employees planned to switch jobs within the following year in 2025.[28]
  • 29% of beauty, wellness and supplement employees cited compensation dissatisfaction as a reason for leaving in 2025.[28]

Remote Work in the agriculture and food production sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. agriculture and food employers, 35% offered some type of remote-work arrangement in 2024, according to AgCareers’ industry hiring report.[29]
  • Across U.S. agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, about 12% of workers worked remotely during October 2023–September 2024, including hybrid and fully remote work.[30]
  • Across U.S. accommodation and food services, 4.8% of workers worked remotely in 2021, up from 1.9% in 2019 and 5.3% in 2020.[31]
  • Across U.S. crop and animal production, 14.4% of workers worked remotely in 2021, compared with 14.7% in 2019 and 15.4% in 2020.[31]

Hybrid Work in the agriculture and food production sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across employers discussed in a food-industry hybrid-work survey, about 90% had adopted some form of hybrid work, although the figure was not limited to agriculture and food production.[32]
  • 33% of Australian FMCG and agribusiness professionals reported working in hybrid arrangements in 2024.[33]
  • 35% of U.S. agriculture and food employers offered some type of remote-work arrangement in 2024.[29]
  • 13% of Australian FMCG and agribusiness professionals preferred full-time on-site work in 2024.[33]
  • 44% of Australian FMCG and agribusiness professionals preferred part-time remote work in 2024.[33]

Employee Engagement in the agriculture and food production sector (sector benchmark)

  • At Europe Snacks, a multinational food manufacturer, employee engagement reached 79% across its international workforce and 88% in its UK business after a structured listening program.[34]
  • Employees in manufacture, distribution and storage organizations scored 60.9% on enablement in People Insight’s global benchmark data.[34]
  • Manufacture, distribution and storage organizations recorded an average employee-engagement score of 72.9% in People Insight’s global benchmark data.[34]
  • In the agriculture industry, employees averaged 7.68 out of 10 for engagement and an eNPS of +5 in CultureMonkey’s 2026 benchmark.[35]
  • Employees in manufacture, distribution and storage organizations scored 59.3% on leadership in People Insight’s global benchmark data.[34]

Change Management in the agriculture and food production sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among food and beverage processors surveyed in 2020, 53% reported conducting safety-related training as a structural change.[36]
  • Among food and beverage processors surveyed in 2020, 40% reported changing a process as a structural change.[36]
  • Among food and beverage processors surveyed in 2020, 31% reported changing elements of their supply chain as a structural change.[36]
  • Among food and beverage processors surveyed in 2020, 37% reported expansions, renovations or added capacity as structural changes.[36]
  • Among consumer packaged goods executives surveyed, 54% said resources dedicated to change programs had increased during the previous 12 months.[37]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Repeat behavior remains a core operating metric for supplement brands. Median 12-month repeat-purchase is 30.9% for health-food and supplement Shopify stores from September 2025 through August 2026.

Customer experience in the dietary supplement industry

  • 74% of U.S. adults expressed confidence in the effectiveness of dietary supplements in 2026.[38]
  • 78% of U.S. adults said they were confident dietary supplements are generally safe when used as directed in 2026.[38]

Customer retention in the dietary supplement industry

  • 33.8% of new supplement subscribers were still ordering at the third reorder in Recharge data covering July 2025 through June 2026.[39]
  • 17.3% of supplement and vitamin subscription renewal cycles ended in active cancellation from July 2025 through June 2026.[39]
  • 30.9% was the median 12-month repeat-purchase rate for health-food and supplement stores on Shopify from September 2025 through August 2026.[39]

Customer acquisition in the dietary supplement industry

  • €58.22 was the median blended customer-acquisition cost per new customer for direct-to-consumer health and nutrition brands in September 2026.[40]
  • 2.94% was the median shop conversion rate for direct-to-consumer health and nutrition brands in September 2026.[40]
  • 41.47% was the median share of orders from new customers for direct-to-consumer health and nutrition brands in September 2026.[40]

Customer loyalty in the dietary supplement industry

  • 71% of U.S. dietary-supplement users expressed loyalty to their chosen brands in 2024.[38]
  • 91% of U.S. dietary-supplement users said supplements are essential to maintaining their health in 2024.[38]

Lead generation in the dietary supplement industry

  • 41.8% of supplement-and-health purchases attributed by customers to search had no usable source recorded in September 2026.[41]
  • 38.0% of supplement-and-health purchases attributed by customers to Instagram had no usable source recorded in September 2026.[41]
  • 47.1% of supplement-and-health purchases attributed by customers to word of mouth had no usable source recorded in September 2026.[41]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Direct-to-consumer acquisition costs and social presence both show measurable ceilings. The median Meta Ads link click-through rate was 1.46% in September 2026.

Marketing in the dietary supplement industry

  • 52% of U.S. adults said supplements are essential or important to maintaining health and wellness in 2026.[38]
  • 46% of U.S. adults reported using dietary supplements regularly in 2026.[38]
  • 75% of U.S. adults reported currently using dietary supplements in the 2026 CRN survey.[38]

Digital marketing in the dietary supplement industry

  • €1.18 was the median Meta Ads cost per link click for direct-to-consumer health and nutrition brands in September 2026.[40]
  • 1.46% was the median Meta Ads link click-through rate for direct-to-consumer health and nutrition brands in September 2026.[40]
  • 2.12% was the median Google Ads click-through rate for direct-to-consumer health and nutrition brands in September 2026.[40]
  • €15.58 was the median Meta Ads cost per 1,000 impressions for direct-to-consumer health and nutrition brands in September 2026.[40]

Social media in the dietary supplement industry

  • 84% of the 100 supplement brands studied had TikTok accounts in 2024.[42]
  • 74 was the average number of annual TikTok posts published by active supplement brands in the 2024 study.[42]
  • 3 million interactions placed More first in the Instagram ranking of the 100 supplement brands studied in 2024.[42]
  • 71% of the 100 supplement brands studied had X accounts in 2024.[42]
  • 100% of the 100 supplement brands studied had Instagram accounts in 2024.[42]

Influencer Marketing in the agriculture and food production sector (sector benchmark)

  • 11.5 million influencer posts covered food and drink globally in 2023, according to Sprout Social’s benchmark dataset.[43]
  • Food and drink influencer posts achieved a 1.19% average engagement rate globally in 2023.[43]
  • Food and drink influencer content generated 392 billion impressions globally in 2023.[43]
  • Food and drink influencer content produced an estimated $122 billion in earned media value globally in 2023.[43]
  • Food and drink influencer content involved 78,800 profiles globally in 2023, based on Sprout Social’s benchmark dataset.[43]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Quality systems and incoming controls vary across facilities. In fiscal 2019, 25.25% of FDA-cited facilities failed to establish product specifications for finished-product identity and purity.

Process optimization in the dietary supplement industry

  • 40.6% was the decline in Medifast’s active earning coaches in the fourth quarter of 2025, to 16,100 from 27,100 one year earlier in the United States.[44]
  • $3.0 million was Medifast’s 2025 inventory-reserve charge, primarily related to reformulating its Essential product line.[44]
  • $80.4 million was Herbalife’s full-year capital expenditure in 2025.[44]
  • $2.6 million was the reduction in Medifast’s 2025 cost of sales from restructuring external manufacturing agreements.[44]
  • $25 million was Herbalife’s capitalized software-as-a-service implementation spending in 2025.[44]

Operational efficiency in the dietary supplement industry

  • 34.5% was the decrease in Medifast’s 2025 selling, general and administrative expenses, to $289.4 million.[44]
  • 29.9% was the decrease in Medifast’s 2025 cost of sales, to $110.6 million, compared with 2024.[44]
  • 36.0% was Medifast’s 2025 revenue decline, to $385.8 million from $602.5 million in 2024.[44]
  • 2.5% was Herbalife’s 2025 net-sales increase on a constant-currency basis globally.[44]
  • 333.3 million dollars was Herbalife’s net cash provided by operating activities in 2025 globally.[44]

Quality management in the dietary supplement industry

  • 80% of surveyed dietary-supplement manufacturers conducted at least some identity testing on incoming components and dietary ingredients.[30]
  • 42% of foreign dietary-supplement manufacturing facilities inspected in fiscal 2019 received FDA letters indicating current Good Manufacturing Practice noncompliance.[45]
  • 25.25% of FDA-cited dietary-supplement manufacturing facilities failed to establish product specifications for finished-product identity, purity, strength or composition in fiscal 2019.[45]
  • 21.64% of FDA-cited dietary-supplement manufacturing facilities lacked or failed to follow written quality-control procedures in fiscal 2019.[45]
  • 52% of U.S. dietary-supplement manufacturing facilities inspected in fiscal 2019 received FDA letters indicating current Good Manufacturing Practice noncompliance.[45]

Supply chain in the dietary supplement industry

  • 57% of businesses reported using supplier audits for supplier-risk management in 2024 in a supplement-industry supply-chain compilation.[46]
  • 65% was China’s approximate share of U.S. imports for certain dietary-ingredient categories averaged over 2023–2025, according to industry trade data.[38]
  • $4.8 million was the approximate inventory-purchase commitment made by a dietary-supplement company for January 1 through March 31, 2025 under a supplier agreement.[44]
  • 35% of companies adopted supply-chain-transparency technology in 2024 in a supplement-industry supply-chain compilation.[46]
  • 20% was the increase in pharmaceutical and healthcare supply-chain lead times from 2022 to 2023 versus prepandemic baselines, as reported in a supplement-industry supply-chain overview.[46]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the agriculture and food production sector (sector benchmark)

  • 85% of Canadian food and beverage companies processed or manufactured products internally in 2020, while 13% both produced internally and outsourced production.[47]
  • 19% of surveyed Queensland food-processing businesses contracted work out in 2010, while 28% contracted work in and 15% did both.[48]
  • 2% of Canadian food and beverage companies outsourced production entirely to third-party manufacturers in 2020.[47]
  • About 12% of firms in the 11-country World Bank Firm-level Adoption of Technology sample outsourced at least one food-processing function, compared with about 18% in apparel.[49]
  • 49% of U.S. growers surveyed outsourced at least some farm work to third-party service providers in 2022, with spraying services the most commonly outsourced activity.[50]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Margins and cash flow differentiate operational models. Herbalife’s gross margin was 77.9% in both 2025 and 2024.

Pricing strategy in the dietary supplement industry

  • 77.9% was Herbalife’s gross margin in both 2025 and 2024 globally.[44]
  • 71.3% was Medifast’s gross margin in 2025, compared with 73.8% in 2024.[44]
  • 40% was the 2025 decline in Medifast’s fourth-quarter active earning coaches, a customer-base change relevant to its coach-led pricing and distribution model.[44]
  • 64% was the decline in Medifast revenue from 2021 to 2025 cited in a supplement-brand pricing analysis.[51]
  • $5,037.5 million was Herbalife’s 2025 net sales, with price increases contributing positively while sales volume declined 0.5%.[44]

Cost reduction in the dietary supplement industry

  • $152.3 million was Medifast’s reduction in selling, general and administrative expenses in 2025.[44]
  • $47.2 million was Medifast’s reduction in cost of sales in 2025.[44]
  • $78.3 million was Herbalife’s 2025 reduction in labor and benefits costs globally.[44]
  • $61.3 million was Herbalife’s 2025 reduction in general and administrative expenses, primarily from lower labor and benefits costs.[44]
  • 29.9% was Medifast’s 2025 cost-of-sales reduction, driven mainly by lower sales volume and manufacturing-agreement changes.[44]

Profitability in the dietary supplement industry

  • 10.7% was the reported 2016 profitability of nutritional-supplement firms in Croatia’s nutrition industry analysis.[49]
  • $657.6 million was Herbalife’s adjusted EBITDA in 2025 globally.[44]
  • 77.9% was Herbalife’s gross-profit margin in 2025 globally.[44]
  • 4.5% was Herbalife’s net-income margin in 2025 globally.[44]
  • 71.3% was Medifast’s gross-profit margin in 2025 in the United States.[44]

Financial planning in the dietary supplement industry

  • $333.3 million was Herbalife’s 2025 operating cash flow, supporting liquidity planning globally.[44]
  • $4.8 million was a dietary-supplement company’s committed inventory purchase for the first quarter of 2025 under a supplier agreement.[44]
  • $9 million was Herbalife’s approximate fourth-quarter 2025 capitalized software-as-a-service implementation cost.[44]
  • 40.6% was Medifast’s fourth-quarter 2025 decline in active earning coaches, a key planning variable for its distribution capacity.[44]
  • $18.5 million was Herbalife’s fourth-quarter 2025 capital expenditure.[44]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

New product activity skews toward sub-brand launches. Over 85% of vitamins and dietary supplements new product developments were sub-brand launches in 2021–2023.

Product development in the dietary supplement industry

  • Over 85% of vitamins and dietary supplements new product developments were sub-brand launches, 2021–2023, globally.[10]
  • More than 20% of new brand launches occurred in vitamins and dietary supplements in the tracked FMCG categories, 2021–2023, globally.[10]
  • 14 new sub-brands were launched by OLLY from 2021 through 2023, according to Euromonitor’s supplement innovation analysis.[10]

Product lifecycle in the dietary supplement industry

  • More than 90,000 dietary supplement products were available in the United States in 2023, according to Nutrition Business Journal data presented by NIH.[52]
  • 55.80 billion dollars was the value of U.S. dietary supplement sales in 2020.[52]
  • 16,712 dietary supplement labels were included in the initial public release of the NIH label database in 2013.[8]
  • 64.28 billion dollars was the value of U.S. dietary supplement sales in 2023.[52]
  • 125,565 dietary supplement product labels were contained in the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database in 2021.[8]

After-sales in the dietary supplement industry

  • 75.2% of first-order supplement subscription customers placed a second order in Recharge’s analysis of subscription businesses.[18]
  • 24% of nutrition and supplement brands left their return-policy terms unclear in a 2025 mystery-shopping study.[53]
  • 57.6% of new supplement subscribers were still ordering at the second reorder, approximately two months after signup, in a 2026 benchmark.[39]
  • 30.9% was the median 12-month repeat-purchase rate for health-food and supplement Shopify stores from September 2025 through August 2026.[17]
  • 12% of nutrition and supplement brands offered no return policy in a 2025 mystery-shopping study.[53]

Value proposition in the dietary supplement industry

  • Three-quarters of Americans continued to use dietary supplements in 2024, indicating broad consumer adoption of the category’s health proposition.[38]
  • 92% of U.S. dietary supplement users agreed that supplements are essential to maintaining their health in the 2023 CRN survey.[38]
  • 51% of U.S. adults used dietary supplements in 1999–2000, according to the NHANES trend analysis.[11]
  • 25% of global consumers cited lack of trust in effectiveness as a barrier to healthier choices, according to NIQ data cited in 2025 reporting.[54]
  • 82% of global consumers said health-product labels need to be more transparent, according to NIQ data cited in 2025 reporting.[54]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Sustainability maturity differs between SMEs and multinationals. In 2023, 56% of 335 dietary supplement companies said environmental sustainability was highly relevant.

Sustainability in the dietary supplement industry

  • 57% of dietary supplement SMEs said environmental sustainability was considered on an ad hoc basis.[55]
  • 63% of multinational dietary supplement companies said environmental sustainability was considered systematically in their organizations, compared with 27% of SMEs.[55]
  • 17% of dietary supplement companies surveyed across more than 25 countries said environmental sustainability would become more relevant within one or two years.[55]
  • 56% of 335 dietary supplement companies in more than 25 countries said environmental sustainability was highly relevant to their company in 2023.[55]
  • 19% of global supplement launches had packaging sustainability claims between October 2019 and September 2024.[56]

ESG in the dietary supplement industry

  • 37% of supplement SMEs identified the cost of sustainability actions to consumers as a factor holding back greater environmental focus.[55]
  • 41% of nutraceutical companies surveyed in 2023 said they participated in programs addressing environmental, social and governance issues.[5]
  • 55% of multinational supplement companies identified the cost of sustainability actions to consumers as a factor holding back greater environmental focus.[55]
  • 42% of nutraceutical companies surveyed in 2023 said they participated in diversity, equity and inclusion programs.[5]
  • 51% of nutraceutical companies surveyed in 2023 said they participated in industry-transparency programs.[5]

Ethics in the dietary supplement industry

  • 100% of GNC’s international supplement suppliers and manufacturers are required to agree to a manufacturer code of conduct prohibiting forced labor and trafficking.[57]
  • 100% of USANA employees received current Good Manufacturing Practices training in 2024.[19]
  • 95% of GNC’s supplement suppliers and manufacturers were based in the United States according to its supply-chain disclosure.[57]
  • 51% of USANA leadership positions were held by women in 2024.[19]

CSR in the dietary supplement industry

  • Herbalife’s foundation granted $5.12 million to 178 local organizations in 2022.[58]
  • USANA Home Office employees completed more than 2,690 volunteer hours in 2024.[19]
  • 12.3 million meals were provided through the USANA Foundation in 2024.[19]
  • 365 native trees were planted by Herbalife employees in Spain in partnership with the Forever Green project.[58]
  • Herbalife Foundation support benefited 229,000 children worldwide in 2022.[58]

Circular economy in the dietary supplement industry

  • 15.4 metric tons of cardboard were eliminated by Herbalife through shipping-box redesign in Northern Europe in 2022.[58]
  • 153 gross metric tons of Herbalife food-product waste were diverted into animal feed in the Netherlands during 2021 and 2022.[58]
  • 240 dietary supplement products across 20 brands and eight countries were included in Orkla Health’s packaging-replacement program.[59]
  • 45.6 metric tons of virgin plastic were estimated to be eliminated annually by Herbalife’s scoop-removal initiative.[58]
  • 300,319 supplement bottles’ worth of plastic were saved by USANA’s smaller-bottle initiative in 2024.[19]

Carbon footprint in the dietary supplement industry

  • 70% of Herbalife’s direct supplier spend was assessed across four responsible-sourcing pillars.[60]
  • 17 tonnes of annual emissions savings were projected from Orkla Health’s new dietary supplement packaging across 20 brands and eight countries.[59]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Cross-border routes shape scale and fulfillment. USANA generated 37 million orders in 2024 through iHerb, fulfilled to 180 countries worldwide.

Globalization in the dietary supplement industry

  • 69.0% of USANA’s core nutritional sales came from Asia Pacific in the six months ended July 4, 2026.[19]
  • 50.3% of USANA’s core nutritional sales came from Greater China in the six months ended July 4, 2026.[19]
  • 67.8% of USANA’s 2025 net sales came from Asia Pacific, compared with 16.0% from the Americas and Europe.[19]
  • $2.4 billion in net sales were generated by iHerb in 2024, with 37 million orders fulfilled to 180 countries worldwide.[22]

Distribution channels in the dietary supplement industry

  • 13.4% of vitamins and dietary supplement retail sales in the reported market came through grocery retailers in 2022.[66]
  • 27.1% of U.S. supplement sales came through the mass-market channel in 2025.[21]
  • 24.3% of U.S. supplement sales came through e-commerce in 2025.[21]
  • 9.3% of U.S. supplement sales came through practitioner channels in 2025.[21]
  • 58.3% of vitamins and dietary supplement retail sales in the reported market came through pharmacies in 2022.[66]

16 Statistics

Regional markets

National adoption and regulation vary, with measurable differences in penetration and spend. Turkey’s dietary supplements market was estimated at $1.43 billion in 2024.

The dietary supplement industry in Australia

  • 33.6% of Australians aged 2 years and over, or 8.5 million people, took a dietary supplement in 2023.[67]
  • 29.7% of Australians took vitamin and/or mineral supplements in 2023, making them the most common supplement type.[67]
  • 43.7% of Australian adult females took dietary supplements in 2023, compared with 30.8% of adult males.[67]

The dietary supplement industry in Turkey

  • More than 300 local manufacturers and more than 400 importers participated in Turkey’s food-supplement market in 2022.[68]
  • 31.3% was the share of vitamins in Turkey’s dietary supplements market by ingredient in 2024.[69]
  • 98 million boxes of food supplements were sold in Turkey in 2022, up 22.6% from 2021.[68]
  • 13,000 food supplements were registered in Turkey in 2022.[68]
  • $1.43 billion was the estimated value of Turkey’s dietary supplements market in 2024.[69]

The dietary supplement industry in Japan

  • ¥212.3 billion was the estimated size of Japan’s supplements market in fiscal 2023, based on shipment value.[70]
  • ¥163.1 billion was the size of Japan’s supplements market in fiscal 2020, based on shipment value.[70]
  • ¥686.5 billion was the estimated value of Japan’s foods-with-function-claims market in 2023, up 19% year on year.[71]
  • 24.2% was the expected share of Japan’s health-food market represented by supplements in fiscal 2024.[70]
  • ¥220.8 billion was the forecast size of Japan’s supplements market in fiscal 2024, representing 4% annual growth.[70]

The dietary supplement industry in United Kingdom

  • 37.4% was the revenue share of vitamin supplements in the United Kingdom dietary supplements market in 2024.[69]
  • 52% of British supplement consumers reported making purchases online in 2025.[72]
  • $4.15 billion was the estimated value of the United Kingdom dietary supplement market in 2024.[73]
  • 44% of British adults reported buying vitamins during the six months covered by a 2025 YouGov survey.[72]

Key questions about the Dietary Supplement Industry

How big is the global dietary supplements market in 2025 and 2026?
The global dietary supplements market was valued at $209.5 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $228.2 billion in 2026.
What growth rate do forecasts assume for global supplements from 2026 to 2033?
The market is forecast to reach $431.7 billion by 2033, representing a 9.5% CAGR from 2026 to 2033.
Which companies lead the dietary supplement industry?
Jamieson Wellness leads Gitnux's 2026 dietary supplement ranking with an Overall score of 8.9, with revenue growth 12% in branded vitamins and supplements. Nestlé is the runner-up at 8.7, backed by Nestlé Health Science CHF 6.6 billion sales in 2025.
What technology shifts show up in supplement and adjacent data initiatives?
AI and analytics depend on data quality: 44% of manufacturers reported AI projects failing due to poor data quality in 2025.
How is market structure changing by region and channel?
North America was estimated at $75.71 billion in 2025, and the United States accounted for 90.8% of North American dietary-supplement revenue that year.
What regulatory approach applies to dietary supplements in the United States?
Under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act framework, the FDA does not approve dietary supplements or their labels for safety and effectiveness before sale.
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