14 Dropshipping Business Success Stories [2023]

Updated: July 23rd, 2023
Start A Dropshipping Business

Dropshipping allows you to start your online e-commerce store without stock-keeping. Therefore, you do not need huge capital, and the risk is minimal because the manufacturer is responsible for the inventory and ships it directly to the customer. Therefore, your responsibility remains to market and offer customer service.

To start a successful dropshipping business, you need a mastery of online marketing and a focus on improving customer experience.

Here are some real life success stories of starting a dropshipping business:

1. E-commerce Mentoring ($1.2M/year)

Kamil Sattar (from Telford, England, United Kingdom) started *E-commerce Mentoring * over 6 years ago.

Revenue
$100K / month
Team
1 founders / 6 employees
Location
Telford, England, United Kingdom

Case Study

Hello, my name is Kamil Sattar. I am an entrepreneur who’s developed many six-figure drop shipping businesses. I’ve also created systems to maximize opportunities in different markets and I’ve started companies in many industries. One of those companies specializes in helping people who are seeking to create drop ship companies of their own.

Of course, with every store that I open, I am able to learn new things. With every new thing that I learn, it helps me improve my system that I use to create these six and seven-figure stores and it helps me improve my process for helping others generate their stores.

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2. Blindster ($36M/year)

Kyle Cox (from Houston, TX, USA) started Blindster over 12 years ago.

Revenue
$3M / month
Team
1 founders / 30 employees

Case Study

Hi there! My name is Kyle Cox and I am the Founder and CEO of Blindster, one of the largest eCommerce retailers of custom window treatments in the country.

We’ve been successful in our mission as Blindster has experienced tremendous growth. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Blindster achieved record sales of $39MM in 2020, an increase of 60% over 2019.

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Learn more about starting a dropshipping business:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a dropshipping business?
-> Pros and cons of a dropshipping business

Need inspiration?

-> Examples of established dropshipping business
-> Marketing ideas for a dropshipping business
-> Dropshipping business names

Other resources

-> Dropshipping business tips
-> Dropshipping business manufacturers
-> Dropshipping business hashtags

4. Importify ($720K/year)

Moshe Lugasi (from Givatayim, Israel) started *Importify * over 6 years ago.

Revenue
$60K / month
Team
1 founders / 5 employees

Case Study

Hey there! My name is Moshe Lugasi, and I am the founder of Importify, a popular e-commerce App, which works with the top three eCommerce platforms Shopify, Wix, and Woocommerce.

I launched my company back in mid-December of 2016, where we only made a total of $179.00 the very first month. The following year, 2017, we made a total of $128,000, and now we are grossing $60,000 a month.

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5. The Five Day Startup ($960K/year)

Scott Bartnick (from Orlando, Florida, USA) started The Five Day Startup over 5 years ago.

Revenue
$80K / month
Team
1 founders / 0 employees
Location
Orlando, Florida, USA

Case Study

Hey there! My name is Scott Bartnick I'm a serial entrepreneur, an engineer, and the founder of the Five Day Startup. I've created several eCommerce and service businesses OtterPR.com and I recently launched my fifth successful brand.

I started The Five Day Startup in 2018. I expected to make 1 million dollars by December 2020 before the world was impacted by COVID-19, which has affected some of my primary revenue sources. Even so, I still expect to gross $500,000+ by the end of the year.

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6. Hustle Got Real ($300K/year)

Miguel Pieras (from Palma, Spain) started Hustle Got Real over 5 years ago.

Revenue
$25K / month
Team
1 founders / 6 employees

Case Study

My name is Miguel Pieras and I am the founder of Hustle Got Real. We enable individuals and businesses to sell online without owning any stock. Our mission is to help people from all over the world to achieve financial freedom through e-commerce with almost no initial investment.

This project went from $0 to $18,000/month in just one year and I am very excited to share the journey with you all in this post. We are now a team of 7 people and have over 15,000 customers in more than 25 countries.

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7. Temples and Markets ($72K/year)

Judith Treanor (from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) started Temples and Markets over 8 years ago.

Revenue
$6K / month
Team
1 founders / 0 employees
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Case Study

Hi, I am Judith Treanor, founder of online curated store Temples and Markets. Every Product has a story and every product has been ethically sourced from artisans and Social Enterprises in S.E Asia.

Since launch, I have grown a loyal customer base and a quarter of my customers are repeat.

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8. Tag Pup ($720K/year)

Vlad Kuksenko (from Washington D.C., DC, USA) started Tag Pup over 4 years ago.

Revenue
$60K / month
Team
1 founders / employees

Vlad Kuksenko started Tag Pup and, in 18 months, became the top pet product seller using dropshipping. You can do it too!

We sat down with Vlad and learned how he loved art but earning a living as an artist wasn’t an option until graphic design became a major field. Today, he creates personalized dog collars, leashes, and bandanas that fill the number one pet products shop on Etsy.

We’ll share the tips and strategies he used to become number one in his category, walk you through setting up an Etsy listing, answer some of the most common questions about Etsy, and share resources that will make your path to a successful business easier.

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Case Study
  • In 2019, Vlad Kuksenko founded TagPup, an Etsy shop selling pet supplies.
  • The company offers custom collars, pet tags, dog bandanas, and a wide range of other pet products.
  • Only a few years ago, Vlad invested $500 to launch TagPup. He now generates $60K in revenue each month with a 50% profit margin.
  • Before starting TagPup, the founder worked as a graphic designer and product consultant.

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9. Viral Vault ($1.2M/year)

Jordan Welch (from ) started Viral Vault ago.

Revenue
$100K / month
Team
1 founders / employees

Dropshipping 2021 is off to a great start, here is a Shopify case study on how I am selling over $100k/month without AliExpress Dropshipping.

My name is Jordan Welch and this is exactly how I’m making mover $100k/month by Dropshipping one product on Shopify.

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Case Study

Jordan Welch is a 24-year-old young entrepreneur, drop shipper, YouTuber, and creator of online courses who founded the Viral Vault. The company finds and delivers the most innovative & viral products on the internet.

They offer the resources, guidance, and assistance you'll need to create a flourishing online store.

This company aims to give you a competitive edge so you can launch and grow a successful online store while working remotely.

Everyone who enrolls in their class provides a step-by-step training program, 2 carefully chosen products, launch-ready descriptions, video ads, targeting, ad copy, and competitor data.

Jordan started his own YouTube channel in June 2017, that now has 537k subscribers and over 23,265,000 views in total.

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10. The Kewl Shop ($1.8M/year)

Sasithon Bella (from Michigan, USA) started The Kewl Shop about 11 years ago.

Revenue
$150K / month
Team
2 founders / 6 employees
Location
Michigan, USA

Case Study

Hi there, my names Sasithon, or Sasi for short and I run The Kewl Shop together with my husband, Charles. I’m Thai and spent my formative years in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. Charles is British.

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12. Dropshipping.com ($120K/year)

Martin Stoimenov (from Helsinki, Finland) started Dropshipping.com almost 2 years ago.

Revenue
$10K / month
Team
2 founders / 7 employees

Case Study

I’m Martin, co-founder and project manager at Dropshipping.com. I’m building this all-in-one medium to share knowledge, and build directories, software reviews, winning product tools, and suppliers with future online sellers. I think the domain says it all - how invested we are to become the front page of E-commerce.

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13. Yes To Brand ($132K/year)

Veronica Baljak (from Mahopac, NY, USA) started Yes To Brand 9 months ago.

Revenue
$11K / month
Team
2 founders / 3 employees

Case Study

Hello, my name is Veronica Baljak, and I am excited to share my story with you. I am the co-owner of Yes to Brand and a big-time manifestor. I believe all people can get what they want if they see and believe in it. Our Agency helps people start or improve various types of online businesses, from dropshipping, and drop servicing/white labeling, to full-blown affiliate marketing websites and more.

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14. The Indoor Golf Shop ($300K/year)

Rene Delgado started an online drop shipping store with no ideas and no inventory and went from $0-300k in sales in his first year in business. It was the search for an extra stream of income that led Rene Delgado to consider e-commerce; selling physical products online. (GH = Greatest Hits)

Rene Delgado (from Celina, Texas, USA) started The Indoor Golf Shop over 6 years ago.

Revenue
$25K / month
Team
1 founders / 11 employees

Case Study

Rene Delgado is the Founder and CEO of The Indoor Golf Shop, an indoor golf simulator store that offers a wide range of indoor golf setups & golfing equipment. In 2017, the search for an extra income stream led Rene Delgado to consider e-commerce, selling physical products online.

It is a business run by golfers, for golfers, and is dedicated to helping others create the golf simulator studio of their dreams. The company offers the best indoor golf equipment, information, resources, and support for golfers who want to play the game they love anytime.

This platform offers a wide selection of indoor golf equipment, including simulators, launch monitors, putting greens, and golf nets. Its products are perfect for practicing and improving your golf skills or just having fun, regardless of the weather.

This shop has expanded its manufacturing capabilities with SIG-branded golf simulator enclosures, SIGPRO impact screens, hitting the turf, practice nets, and indoor putting greens.

By 2019, Delgado started manufacturing his products and supplying them to indoor golf businesses and other simulator packages. In the first year, the company made $300K in sales.

While the Indoor Golf Shop buys and resells the technology components like launch monitors and projectors, it manufactures everything in Texas. That includes its screens, turf, surrounds, and all the framing.

The Indoor Golf Shop’s best-selling kit is the SkyTrak SIG10 package which starts at $8,000. It features the SkyTrak launch monitor, a metal case to protect the SkyTrak, a 10- by 8-foot screen with enclosure, side netting, landing turf, a high-quality hitting mat, an HD 1080 projector with a ceiling mount, cables, and installation hardware.

Key information:

  • The Indoor Golf Shop is based in Texas and ships to 48 US states.
  • The Indoor Golf Shop is ranked at No. 400 on a list of top companies and is in the top 10% for a three-year revenue growth rate of 1,507%.
  • The company has added over 68,394 jobs in the past three years.

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