Q3 2026 Edition
Affiliate Commission Rates by Niche (2026)
Percent-sale commission distributions, flat-payout context, and recurring-program share across AffRanker's verified index. This edition analyzes 140 live programs frozen on August 17, 2026.
Methodology and limitations
Scope: The verified live programs in AffRanker's index; these figures are not a claim about the entire affiliate industry.
Inclusion: Live programs only. Each brand-network variant is one program. Unknown values are excluded from field-specific calculations.
Small samples: Rows with fewer than 5 known observations are suppressed.
Limits: Coverage varies by field and network. Headline terms may differ from approved or negotiated terms.
Data range: 2026-08-03 to 2026-08-17 · 15 real daily snapshots.
Edition rule: Numbers are frozen for this edition and update only when a new edition is published.
Frozen edition chart
Health & Fitness
44%
AI Chatbots
30%
AI Tools
30%
Marketing Automation
30%
Marketing Tools
30%
SaaS & B2B
30%
Software & Apps
30%
Hosting & Domains
15%
Fashion Accessories
12.4%
Home & Garden
8%
Sports & Outdoors
5.7%
Beauty & Skincare
5%
View chart data
| Niche | p25 | Median | p75 | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health & Fitness | 21.25% | 44% | 56.4% | 6 |
| AI Chatbots | 20% | 30% | 30% | 7 |
| AI Tools | 20% | 30% | 30% | 12 |
| Marketing Automation | 30% | 30% | 40% | 5 |
| Marketing Tools | 20% | 30% | 30% | 13 |
| SaaS & B2B | 20% | 30% | 30% | 28 |
| Software & Apps | 20% | 30% | 30% | 17 |
| Hosting & Domains | 15% | 15% | 40% | 5 |
| Fashion Accessories | 10.5% | 12.4% | 14.45% | 6 |
| Home & Garden | 4.75% | 8% | 12% | 16 |
| Sports & Outdoors | 4.25% | 5.7% | 10.6% | 6 |
| Beauty & Skincare | 2.4% | 5% | 7% | 7 |
What programs in the index pay
Commission levels vary widely by niche and by model. The table separates percentage-of-sale programs from flat payouts instead of blending unlike values into one misleading average.
Higher disclosed rates cluster in specialist niches
The ranked distribution shows where disclosed percentage rates are strongest. Sample sizes appear beside every row so a narrow category cannot look more certain than it is.
How to use the benchmark
Use the median as orientation, then compare cookie duration, approval fit, conversion quality, and audience relevance on the underlying program pages.
Source table
Edition data
| p25 | p75 | name | median | known n | sample n | recurring count | recurring share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.3 | 56.4 | Health & Fitness | 44 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0.1667% |
| 20 | 30 | AI Chatbots | 30 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0.8571% |
| 20 | 30 | AI Tools | 30 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 0.7857% |
| 30 | 40 | Marketing Automation | 30 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1% |
| 20 | 30 | Marketing Tools | 30 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 0.8235% |
| 20 | 30 | SaaS & B2B | 30 | 28 | 35 | 27 | 0.7714% |
| 20 | 30 | Software & Apps | 30 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 0.9% |
| 15 | 40 | Hosting & Domains | 15 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 10.5 | 14.4 | Fashion Accessories | 12.4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 4.8 | 12 | Home & Garden | 8 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0.0625% |
| 4.3 | 10.6 | Sports & Outdoors | 5.7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 2.4 | 7 | Beauty & Skincare | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 4 | 12 | Fashion | 5 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 2.4 | 8 | Books & Media | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 2.8 | 5.7 | Footwear | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 3.2 | 5.6 | Gifts | 3.5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0% |
Cite this
Use the frozen edition
The attribution link and edition label keep quoted numbers auditable.
AffRanker, “Affiliate Commission Rates by Niche (2026),” Q3 2026 Edition, 140 programs analyzed, https://affranker.com/data/affiliate-commission-rates-by-niche.<a href="https://affranker.com/data/affiliate-commission-rates-by-niche"><img src="https://affranker.com/data-assets/affiliate-commission-rates-by-niche.png" alt="Affiliate Commission Rates by Niche (2026)" /></a>
Edition history
Changelog
Inaugural edition. Data range 2026-08-03 to 2026-08-17.
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