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Guns.com Celebrates Record-Breaking Growth in 2025

Fastest-Growing Online Firearms Retailer Drives Value for Gun Owners Nationwide

Burnsville, MN - Guns.com enters 2026 with unmatched momentum after delivering its biggest year yet. The fastest-growing online retailer in the firearms space closed 2025 with 16% year-over-year sales growth, translating not only into company success but into meaningful, measurable growth for local gun shops and manufacturers. Through its powerful marketplace model, Guns.com continues to drive demand, expand reach, and deliver new customers the best online shopping experience in the industry.

Powering the Best Online Shopping Experience for Gun Owners
Gun owners consistently choose Guns.com for its ease of use, unmatched selection, and trusted support. With hundreds of thousands of listings from a nationwide dealer and manufacturer network, customers can quickly find the exact firearm they want. Guns.com's expert customer service team helps guide buyers through regulations, paperwork, and transfers—ensuring a smooth, compliant experience at the customer's FFL of choice.

"At Guns.com, we are committed to providing the best buying and selling marketplace for our growing base of customers nationwide," said Jennifer Simunek, Senior Director of Marketing at Guns.com. "Gun owners appreciate the huge selection of firearms and suppressors that's easy to navigate, as well as a seamless, no-hassle shopping experience."

Revolutionizing the Used Gun Market
Local firearm dealers nationwide saw record sales of used firearms on Guns.com in 2025. Used and Certified Used firearm sales increased 23% year over year, and used gun sales for local gun shops saw a 16% increase in sales over 2024.

Gun owners are also increasingly choosing Guns.com to sell their firearms. The company's streamlined online appraisal system allows sellers to submit details in about two minutes, with competitive offers delivered in one business day by an expert appraisal team with over 100 years of combined experience.

"This past year, we made 13% more offers to gun owners, and our Gift Card payout option paid out over $2 million in gift cards to customers in 2025," said Mark Sims, Senior Buyer at Guns.com. "We have become one of the nation's largest used gun buyers and sellers in just seven years, and the customer experience on Guns.com has become a benchmark in the industry. It is the fastest, easiest, safest, and most competitive method of selling any used firearm today."

Expanding Access to Suppressors
As demand for suppressors surges following the elimination of the federal NFA tax, Guns.com launched a significantly enhanced and simplified suppressor shopping experience designed to make buying a silencer easier, faster, and more accessible than ever before. Tapping into their nationwide network of local gun stores, gun owners can now shop the largest selection of in-stock silencers from more than 50 leading manufacturers, including Dead Air, GEMTECH, BANISH, Anechoic, FN, HUXWRX, Q, Rugged, YHM, Angstadt Arms, CMMG, Nosler, Diamondback, Bushmaster, and many more.

Setting the New Standard for Online Firearm Auctions
Guns.com Auctions showcases a huge selection of pre-owned firearms from trusted sellers within its nationwide dealer network of more than 2,000 local gun shops. Customers now have access to bid on a large selection of unique, high-quality, and rare guns from vetted sources in no-reserve auctions. Creating a free account is simple, and customers can be confident they're bidding against fellow registered users for a fair and transparent experience.

Gun owners can experience the future of firearms retail at https://www.guns.com/.

About Guns.com

Guns.com is the ultimate destination for gun owners, revolutionizing the online firearms retail experience since 2011. With an unwavering commitment to innovation, integrity, and exceptional customer service, they empower and equip people to exercise their Second Amendment rights. Explore an extensive collection of over 300,000 new and Certified Used firearms powered by a growing network of over 2,000 local brick-and-mortar dealers coast to coast. Stock up on a range of suppressors, ammo, optics, gear, and more. Stay informed with industry news, in-depth product reviews, and exclusive content from top manufacturers. Experience why Guns.com stands unrivaled as the premier online marketplace for firearms and suppressors.