$393B
Projected global secondhand apparel market by 2030
The 2026 Resale Report projects the global secondhand apparel market will reach $393 billion by 2030.
ThredUp and GlobalData, 2026 Resale ReportApril 2, 2026↗← About Froglilly
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Secondhand fashion statistics for 2026.
Current resale-market figures, shopping behavior, household spending, and U.S. textile-waste data in one sourceable place.
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Why secondhand matters
Fashion with a past is becoming a bigger part of what comes next.
Secondhand style brings together the things shoppers already care about: a price that feels smart, something no one else is wearing, and the pleasure of finding the piece that makes an outfit feel more personal.
This page keeps the numbers separate from the sentiment. Every statistic below links to the report or public agency that published it, with the date shown beside the source. Market forecasts are labeled as forecasts, and the environmental figures use the latest U.S. federal textile data currently available.
The numbers
Secondhand fashion at a glance.
$78.8B
Projected U.S. secondhand market by 2030
GlobalData projects the U.S. secondhand market will reach $78.8 billion by 2030.
ThredUp and GlobalData, 2026 Resale ReportApril 2, 2026↗2x
Projected growth versus apparel overall
Over the next five years, the global secondhand market is projected to grow twice as fast as the rest of the fashion industry combined.
ThredUp and GlobalData, 2026 Resale ReportApril 2, 2026↗Nearly 4x
U.S. secondhand growth versus retail clothing in 2025
The report says the U.S. secondhand market grew nearly four times faster than the broader retail clothing market in 2025.
ThredUp and GlobalData, 2026 Resale ReportApril 2, 2026↗71%
Projected share of market growth from Gen Z and Millennials
The report projects that Gen Z and Millennials will account for 71% of all secondhand market growth through 2030.
ThredUp and GlobalData, 2026 Resale ReportApril 2, 2026↗Nearly 50%
Shoppers discovering secondhand through social feeds
Nearly half of shoppers say social media, creators, and influencer feeds help them discover their next secondhand find.
ThredUp and GlobalData, U.S. consumer surveyJanuary-February 2026↗$2,001
Average annual U.S. household spending on apparel and services
U.S. consumer units spent an average of $2,001 on apparel and services in 2024, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure SurveyDecember 19, 2025 release, 2024 data↗17.0M tons
Textiles generated in U.S. municipal waste in 2018
The EPA estimates 17 million tons of textiles entered the U.S. municipal solid-waste stream in 2018.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency2018 data, page updated March 19, 2026↗14.7%
Textile recycling rate in 2018
The EPA estimates 2.5 million tons of textiles were recycled in 2018, a 14.7% recycling rate.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency2018 data, page updated March 19, 2026↗11.3M tons
Textiles sent to U.S. landfills in 2018
The EPA estimates U.S. landfills received 11.3 million tons of textiles in 2018.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency2018 data, page updated March 19, 2026↗Reading the data
What these figures do, and do not, say.
The resale-market figures are projections and survey findings from ThredUp’s 2026 Resale Report, developed with GlobalData. They describe the broader secondhand apparel market, not Froglilly Boutique’s own sales or inventory.
The household-spending figure comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and covers apparel and services together. The EPA textile figures refer to U.S. municipal solid waste in 2018, which remains the agency’s latest complete national textile dataset. Reuse is not included in the EPA generation estimate.
Methodology and sources
Built to be easy to check and cite.
This page draws from three named sources: the 2026 Resale Report from ThredUp and GlobalData, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s textile materials data. Figures are shown as published, with source dates beside each statistic.
Suggested citation: Froglilly Boutique, Secondhand Fashion Statistics: 2026 Market & Waste Data, updated September 3, 2026, https://froglillyboutique.shop/secondhand-fashion-statistics.