The stress gap: 58% of consumers are stressed daily, far fewer act on it weekly
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58% of consumers experience moderate to extreme stress on a daily basis, and 2 in 5 feel under constant pressure to get things done - yet in every region the share doing weekly stress-reduction activities is roughly half the share reporting the stress. Euromonitor calls it the stress gap: high levels, low relief.
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Euromonitor International, Top Global Consumer Trends 2026 (2025)
Euromonitor International (Ali Angus, Jana Rude et al.)
pp. 6, Voice of the Consumer: Health and Nutrition Survey, Feb 2025 (n=21,207)
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