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The 2026 refund season.

By May 8, 2026 the IRS had issued 99.1 million refunds worth $324.8 billion, $3,276 on average.

Forecast from your acceptance date.

Week by week.

Cumulative figures through each Friday, against the same week of 2025.

IRS filing season statistics, 2026 season, cumulative by week
Week endingRefunds issuedAverage refundReturns received
Feb 67,403,000-8.1% vs 2025$2,290$2,065 in 202522,351,000
Feb 1312,957,000-5.1% vs 2025$2,476$2,169 in 202532,175,000
Feb 2028,738,000-3.0% vs 2025$3,804$3,453 in 202541,892,000
Feb 2736,506,000-1.1% vs 2025$3,742$3,382 in 202551,491,000
Mar 643,750,000+0.2% vs 2025$3,676$3,324 in 202560,719,000
Mar 1350,391,000+1.1% vs 2025$3,623$3,271 in 202569,707,000
Mar 2056,729,000+1.8% vs 2025$3,571$3,221 in 202578,893,000
Mar 2762,957,000+2.2% vs 2025$3,521$3,170 in 202588,424,000
Apr 369,818,000+3.1% vs 2025$3,462$3,116 in 202599,802,000
Apr 1078,050,000+4.3% vs 2025$3,397$3,055 in 2025114,333,000
Apr 1790,411,000+5.1% vs 2025$3,275$2,942 in 2025140,222,000
Apr 2495,743,000+6.1% vs 2025$3,268$2,945 in 2025142,225,000
May 197,918,000+6.5% vs 2025$3,273$2,947 in 2025143,667,000
May 899,138,000+6.0% vs 2025$3,276$2,939 in 2025144,992,000

Questions people ask

How much was the average refund in 2026?

$3,276 through the week ending May 8, 2026, per the IRS's filing season statistics.

How many refunds had the IRS issued by the end of February 2026?

36,506,000 by Feb 27.

Sources

Checked against these sources on October 30, 2026.