Here are 10 facts about Avon that you may find interesting
- Avon, the company for women, is a leading global beauty company, with over $11 billion in annual revenue. As the world’s largest direct seller, Avon markets to women in more than 100 countries through approximately 6.5 million active independent Avon Sales Representatives.
- Globally, 4 Avon lipsticks are sold every second
- More beauty products carry the Avon name than any other brand in the world
- Avon has 90% brand recognition in major markets around the world
- Founded in 1886, Avon offered women the rare opportunity to earn their own money 34 years before women in the U.S. won the right to vote
- Avon is the largest corporate supporter focused solely on women’s issues across the globe
- 200+ scientists and technicians work on every breakthrough
- Avon was the first beauty company to launch an e-commerce site
- Avon is one of only a handful of companies to have been on the Fortune 500 list every year since the list’s inception.
- Avon is a leader in funding breast cancer research and access to care, and in supporting efforts to reduce domestic and gender violence. Avon global philanthropy has donated more than $800 million in more than 50 countries for causes most important to women, led by the Avon Foundation for Women, a US 501(c)(3) public charity.