SimplyCodes · Merchant Intelligence

Promo Code Health
Feb 2025 – Feb 2026

Monthly time series tracking merchant volume, healthy code density, and discount depth across the SimplyCodes network.

Total Merchants (Feb 2026)
95,675
YoY from 78,032 (+22.6%)
Avg Healthy Codes (Feb 2026)
9.72
Up from 7.40 in Feb 2025 (+31.4%)
Avg Best Discount (Feb 2026)
18.91%
Flat vs 19.42% in Feb 2025
Median Best Discount
15%
Consistent all 13 months
Healthy Codes vs Best Discount
More codes, same depth — merchants are expanding coverage without racing to deeper discounts.
Avg Healthy Codes (left axis)
Avg Best Discount % (right axis)
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Key takeaway: Avg healthy codes climbed +31% (7.4 → 9.7) over 13 months, while avg best discount held nearly flat around 19% — the median never moved from 15%. Merchants are adding more codes but not cutting deeper. The December spike to 20.36% was the lone exception, a clear holiday effect.
Month Total Merchants Avg Healthy Codes Median Healthy Codes Avg Best Discount Median Best Discount