The global home improvement market contracted in 2025 for the third consecutive year. Specifically, the turnover of the companies surveyed in the global home improvement market fell by a total of 2.1 per cent when calculated in euros. This is one of the results of the new edition of the Home Improvement Report Retail Worldwide 2026, which is due to be published in early October and analyses data from more than 600 retailers and statistical offices across over 70 countries, presenting this information across some 300 pages. Alongside the new Home Improvement Report Retail Worldwide, also the underlying data collection, Home Improvement Retailers Worldwide, in both European and global editions, will be published.
The new Home Improvement Report 2026 and the data compilation Home Improvement Retailers 2026 can be ordered individually or as a bundle via Dähne Verlag, and are also available to association members through EDRA, GHIN and HIMA or their respective national associations.

Home Improvement Report Retail Worldwide 2026
The statistical report for the international DIY industry
In collaboration with EDRA /ghin und HIMA
- Global, regional and country analyses based on a globally unique database.
- Sales trends, store counts and sales per square metre for more than 600 retailers worldwide.
- Over 460 sales figures from retailers worldwide for 2025.
- 60 national markets in detail, with data on sales in the home improvement and DIY sector.
- A detailed look at the top 20 companies worldwide.
Solid data.
From real experts.













