What return behavior looks like around the world

Return abuse looks different depending on where your customers are. That’s one central finding from Riskified’s 2026 report, Rewriting the rules on returns , and it has direct consequences for how fraud and ecommerce teams set policy, calibrate models, and communicate with customers. The report surveyed 2,091 consumers across seven markets and interviewed ten senior retail leaders at brands with revenues between $250 million and $10 billion.