First Coined In 2014 Subscription Commerce trend icon

Subscription Commerce

More businesses and retailers use subscriptions to sell recurring services or products to customers instead of focusing on one-time sales.

The 2014 Non-Obvious Trend Report, where Subscription Commerce was first coined

First published in the 2014 Non-Obvious Trend Report →

Trend Longevity Rating

B- Graded B- in 2026 ·
a strong prediction that largely held up

How this trend held up

More industries and brands are turning to the lessons of subscription commerce, but it has led to burnout as consumers sometimes long for buying products or services the old way.

Every past trend prediction is re-reviewed and graded with a Trend Longevity Rating, measuring how much each originally curated trend still matters years later.

Where It Led

This trend evolved into a megatrend.

In 2020, Subscription Commerce was identified as one of the past trends that evolved into the megatrend Flux Commerce: As the lines between industries erode, how we sell and buy anything changes constantly, leading to a continual disruption of business models, distribution channels, consumer expectations and even innovation itself.

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