Costco: memberships worldwide 2014-2023

In 2023, just under 128 million people had paid for a yearly Costco membership. The number of cardholders has been growing steadily since 2014. Costco Wholesale Corporation is a growing membership-only retail company, which offers goods in bulk at competitive prices.

Top retail brands

Costco had a brand value of approximately 53.4 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, making it the fourth most valuable retail brand in the world that year. The top three included companies, such as Amazon and Walmart. Based on revenue, however, Walmart Inc. was the leading retailer by far, generating over 572 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. In that year, Costco Wholesale Corporation reached a revenue of more than 195 billion U.S. dollars.

Costco growth

Costco’s worldwide revenue numbers have been increasing steadily with each consecutive year and are expected to continue growing. By 2025, the company’s earnings are expected to reach roughly 200 billion U.S. dollars. Additionally, the number of Costco warehouses has been on the rise. Between 2011 and 2023, the number of warehouses operated by the company has grown by over 200.