Multi-level marketing is also known as "pyramid selling", "network marketing", and "referral marketing". See more

Independent non-salaried participants, referred to as distributors (variously called "associates", "independent business owners", "independent agents", "affiliates", etc.), are authorized to distribute the company's … See more

MLM companies have been made illegal in some jurisdictions as a mere variation of the traditional pyramid scheme, including in China. In jurisdictions where MLM companies have not been made illegal, many illega… See more

"Network marketing" and "multi-level marketing" (MLM) have been described by author Dominique Xardel as being synonymous, with it being a type of direct selling. Some sources emphasize that multi-level … See more

The origin of multi-level marketing is often disputed, but multi-level marketing style businesses existed in the 1920s and the 1930s, such as the California Vitamin Company (later named Nutrilite) and the California P… See more

Several sources have commented on the income level of specific MLM companies or MLM companies in general:
• The Times: "The Government investigation claims to have revealed that just 10% of Amway's … See more

In 2015, the Government of Bangladesh banned all types of domestic and foreign MLM trade in Bangladesh.
Multi-level marketing (simplified Chinese: 传销; traditional Chinese: 傳銷; pinyin: chuán xiāo; lit. 'sp… See more