> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://blog.businessleague.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # BusinessLeague Pulse W42: 48,302 Sales, +14.9% Clicks YoY & 100% Network Fee for Freelancers in Round 3 - URL: https://blog.businessleague.com/businessleague-pulse-w42-rankings-numbers-and-round-3-winners/ - Published: 2026-10-19T12:01:26.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-19T15:26:03.000Z - Description: The complete breakdown of Week 42 (October 12–18, 2026) in BusinessLeague: 48,302 sales (+5.4% YoY), over 1.28 million clicks (+14.9% YoY), Operation Robin Hood expanding to Freelancers, and all Round 3 rankings. - Author: BusinessLeague - Tags: en, Competition, Business League If you only look at raw sales totals without putting a magnifying glass on traffic, you might think mid-October is just another week. It isn’t. Week 42 (October 12–18, 2026), the second week of BusinessLeague Round 3, captures the exact moment when the e-commerce market shifts gears ahead of Black Friday. First, let’s look at the weekly and round scoreboard compared with the exact same period in 2025: ⚡ COMPETITION PULSE · W42 (OCT 12–18, 2026) ROUND 3 (OCT 5–18, 2026) · SEASON 5 W42 Sales 48.302 ▲ +5.4% YoY vs. 2025: 45.809 W42 Clicks 1.288.103 ▲ +14.9% YoY vs. 2025: 1.120.742 Round Sales (R3) 90.743 ▼ -0.2% YoY vs. 2025: 90.923 Round Clicks (R3) 2.402.144 ▲ +6.2% YoY vs. 2025: 2.261.434 ## What the Week 42 Data Tells Us (At a Glance) When you line up the numbers side by side, four clear trends emerge to calibrate your campaigns this week: 01 // TRAFFIC & BUYING INTENT Traffic is growing nearly 3x faster than sales Over 1.28 million clicks in W42 (+14.9% YoY) and 2.4 million in Round 3 show shoppers have already entered the research and comparison phase ahead of November. Affiliates sending qualified traffic now are planting cookies right before peak season. 02 // UNICORNS VOLUME LEADERS Pharma and Books pull the leading pack forward In Round 3, springfarma.com leads the overall ranking with 8,327 sales (+87.6% YoY), followed by libris.ro with 6,507 sales and a spectacular +674.6% YoY surge, while drmax.ro/ completes the podium with 5,048 sales. 03 // CONVERSION & PROFITABILITY Conversion beats raw volume where the offer is targeted edituracasa.ro/ takes #1 for conversion rate in W42 with 19.05% CR. In Pharma, alongside liki24.ro (+265.5% YoY), e-potion.ro delivers 17.01% CR and EUR 72.41 eP100Clicks. 04 // AFFILIATE VELOCITY Pace is dictated by volume, automation, and Speed Run Ovidiu.Golea-BigConvert.com dominates the Unicorns tier with 22,452 sales in R3 (+39.4% YoY) and 1,000 sales in 9h 53min, followed by pricealert.ro (7,288) and MO.MARKETING@1 (6,576, +121.1% YoY). ## Operation Robin Hood: 100% of the Network Fee Now Goes to Freelancers Too The biggest infrastructure news of the week: after directing the network fee to **Newcomers** (in their first 9 months of activity) during Phase 1, starting this week **Operation Robin Hood is now active for all Freelancers-tier affiliates** — who receive **100% of the network fee until the end of Season 5**. No sign-up forms, no red tape. 🏹 OPERATION ROBIN HOOD ● PHASE 2 ACTIVE: FREELANCERS Operation Robin Hood: network fee paid directly to affiliates After boosting commissions for all early-stage affiliates (Newcomers in their first 9 months of activity), this week Phase 2 takes effect for the Freelancers tier: Newcomers · Months 1–3 100% of the network fee goes directly to affiliates Newcomers · Months 4–9 50% of the network fee goes directly to affiliates Freelancers · Until the end of Season 5 100% of the network fee goes directly to affiliates ⚡ Active starting this week! [Read all about Operation Robin Hood → ](https://blog.businessleague.com/operatiunea-robin-hood-2performant-directioneaza-pana-la-100-din-comisionul-sau-catre-afiliatii-aflati-la-inceput/) Automatically available to all eligible affiliates in BusinessLeague ## 💊 Pharma Spotlight: Top 3 eShops & W42 Highlights Cumulatively across Round 3 (October 5–18, 2026) and in Week 42 (October 12–18, 2026), the Pharma vertical remains the largest volume generator in the ecosystem, with a podium led by Unicorns and Corporations merchants and four clear performance benchmarks: 💊 Top 3 eShops in Pharma R3 (CUMULATIVE: OCT 5–18, 2026) • W42: OCT 12–18, 2026 • Δ = YOY (VS 2025) | # | Merchant | Sales / Δ | CR | | ---- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | -------- | | 🥇 1 | springfarma.com ![Unicorn](https://start.businessleague.com/email-assets/tiers/unicorns.png) Unicorn | 8.327 (R3) W42: 4.443 2025: 4.439 ▲ +87.6% YoY | 5.21% CR | | 🥈 2 | drmax.ro/ ![Unicorn](https://start.businessleague.com/email-assets/tiers/unicorns.png) Unicorn | 5.048 (R3) W42: 2.614 2025: 5.900 ▼ -14.4% YoY | 8.49% CR | | 🥉 3 | remediumfarm.ro ![Corp](https://start.businessleague.com/email-assets/tiers/corporations.png) Corp | 2.908 (R3) W42: 1.533 ▼ NEW YoY | 5.51% CR | ✨ Pharma Highlights — W42 OCTOBER 12 – 18, 2026 📈 BIGGEST GROWTH (YOY) liki24.ro +265.5% From 600 to 2,193 sales vs. last year 🏆 ROUND LEADER (SALES) springfarma.com 8.327 sales #1 in Pharma sales across the entire round ⭐ BEST CONVERSION e-potion.ro 17.01% Best conversion rate in Pharma 💵 BEST EP100CLICKS e-potion.ro EUR 72.41 Highest earnings per 100 clicks ## 🦄 Overall Leaderboard — Top 3 (Round 3 & W42) The top leaderboard in the **Unicorns** division aggregates Round 3 results (October 5–18, 2026), alongside Week 42 contributions and Year-over-Year momentum: ![Unicorns](https://start.businessleague.com/email-assets/tiers/unicorns.png) Unicorns — Top 3 eShops ROUND 3 · W42 | Rank | eShop & Category | R3 & W42 Sales | YoY Momentum | | ---- | ---------------------- | --------------------- | ------------- | | 🥇 1 | springfarma.com Pharma | 8.327 (R3) W42: 4.443 | ▲ +87.6% YoY | | 🥈 2 | libris.ro Books | 6.507 (R3) W42: 3.820 | ▲ +674.6% YoY | | 🥉 3 | drmax.ro/ Pharma | 5.048 (R3) W42: 2.614 | ▼ -14.4% YoY | ![Unicorns](https://start.businessleague.com/email-assets/tiers/unicorns.png) Unicorns — Top 3 Affiliates ROUND 3 · W42 | Rank | Affiliate | R3 & W42 Sales | YoY Momentum | | ---- | --------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------- | | 🥇 1 | Ovidiu.Golea-BigConvert.com | 22.452 (R3) W42: 11.965 | ▲ +39.4% YoY | | 🥈 2 | pricealert.ro | 7.288 (R3) W42: 3.611 | ▲ +23.5% YoY | | 🥉 3 | MO.MARKETING@1 | 6.576 (R3) W42: 3.574 | ▲ +121.1% YoY | ## 🏆 Top 3 per Category (W42: October 12–18, 2026) Here is the complete podium across each of the 22 active verticals in BusinessLeague — from Pharma, Books, and Home & Garden to Electronics, Fashion, Beauty, and Insurance: 🏆 Category Podium (22 E-Commerce Verticals) W42 · OCT 12–18, 2026 | Category | 🥇 1st Place | 🥈 2nd Place | 🥉 3rd Place | | --------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ---------------------------- | --------------------------- | | 💊 Pharma | springfarma.com 8.327 sales | drmax.ro/ 5.048 sales | remediumfarm.ro 2.908 sales | | 📚 Books | libris.ro 6.507 sales | librarie.net 3.725 sales | carturesti.ro 1.721 sales | | 🏡 Home & Garden | scule365.ro 3.302 sales | micul-meserias.ro/ 714 sales | mobilalaguna.ro 680 sales | | 🧬 Health | aronia-charlottenburg.ro 2.934 sales | apiland.ro 1.614 sales | vetro.ro 467 sales | | 👗 Fashion | otter.ro 2.116 sales | answear.ro 1.644 sales | shopika.ro/ 472 sales | | 💻 Electronics | evomag.ro 1.814 sales | gsmnet.ro 1.377 sales | spy-shop.ro 446 sales | | 🐾 Pet supplies | petmax.ro 1.517 sales | petmart.ro 1.067 sales | pentruanimale.ro 379 sales | | 💄 Beauty | kitunghii.ro 1.185 sales | arabescu.ro 685 sales | nailshop.ro 430 sales | | 🚗 Automotive | mxenduro.ro 1.112 sales | automobilus.ro 637 sales | autobob.ro 352 sales | | 🛒 Online Mall | ozone.ro 1.040 sales | bazarulonline.ro/ 770 sales | gave.ro 233 sales | | 🛡️ Insurance | pint.ro 952 sales | ottobroker.ro 23 sales | — | | 🧸 Babies Kids & Toys | noriel.ro 939 sales | babyneeds.ro 334 sales | kinderauto.ro 165 sales | | 🎁 Gifts & Flowers | craftup.ro 511 sales | 3gifts.ro 36 sales | floria.ro 14 sales | | 🔞 Adult | intimax.ro 365 sales | erotic24.ro 202 sales | sabora.ro 15 sales | | 🚴 Sports & outdoors | piese-biciclete.eu 231 sales | wargear.ro 114 sales | decathlon.ro 79 sales | | 🍽️ Food | pravalianoastra.ro 224 sales | biovicta.ro 153 sales | lasebiacasa.ro 105 sales | | 📎 Office supplies | labelshop.ro 139 sales | dacris.net 128 sales | rik.ro 43 sales | | 💎 Jewelry | craftmystic.ro 111 sales | novvu.ro 110 sales | druzy.ro 61 sales | | 📦 Others | smokemania.ro 82 sales | — | — | | 🎮 Games | magazinuldesah.ro 73 sales | gameology.ro/ 7 sales | — | | ⌚ Watches | watchshop.ro 54 sales | ceasuri-shop.ro/ 33 sales | — | | 💾 Software | cyberfolks.ro 48 sales | hostico.ro 15 sales | — | ## 🎯 Best Conversion Rate (W42) When measuring how effectively a store turns affiliate traffic into confirmed orders, the Week 42 leaderboard is dominated by two online bookstores, two Food merchants, and a top Pharma player — all converting above 11%: 🎯 Top 5 eShops by Conversion Rate (CR%) W42 EFFICIENCY | Rank | eShop & Category | Conversion Rate (CR) | W42 Sales | | ---- | --------------------- | -------------------- | --------- | | 🥇 1 | edituracasa.ro/ Books | 19.05% | 24 | | 🥈 2 | e-potion.ro Pharma | 17.01% | 25 | | 🥉 3 | printrecarti.ro Books | 15.80% | 70 | | #4 | biovicta.ro Food | 13.22% | 153 | | #5 | lifebox.ro Food | 11.43% | 16 | ## 🏆 BusinessLeague Challenges — Week 42 Winners (Round 3) Official BusinessLeague Challenges test endurance, speed, and promotional precision across every competitive tier. Here are the benchmark performances validated in the second week of Round 3 (October 12–18, 2026): ⚡ Affiliate Challenges 4 CHALLENGES · W42 / R3 ▸ Debut Drive Most Freelancers & Newcomers sales in 24h ![Unicorns](https://start.businessleague.com/email-assets/tiers/unicorns.png) MO.MARKETING@1 (100 sales) 12 sales ![Companies](https://start.businessleague.com/email-assets/tiers/companies.png) Ionut.B (25 sales) 10 sales ▸ Revenue Rally Highest generated sales value ![Corporations](https://start.businessleague.com/email-assets/tiers/corporations.png) M.Catalin (€5k) €22,023 ![Companies](https://start.businessleague.com/email-assets/tiers/companies.png) Ionut.B (€2k) €7,640 ![Start-Ups](https://start.businessleague.com/email-assets/tiers/startups.png) RCdigital (€500) €4,362best of 2 wins ▸ Speed Run Target N sales in the shortest time ![Unicorns](https://start.businessleague.com/email-assets/tiers/unicorns.png) Ovidiu.Golea-BigConvert.com (1000 sales) 9h 53min ![Corporations](https://start.businessleague.com/email-assets/tiers/corporations.png) M.Catalin (500 sales) 12h 56min ![Companies](https://start.businessleague.com/email-assets/tiers/companies.png) Ionut.B (100 sales) 16h 34minbest of 2 wins ![Start-Ups](https://start.businessleague.com/email-assets/tiers/startups.png) RCdigital (20 sales) 2h 34minbest of 2 wins ▸ Target Strike Highest Conversion Rate ![Unicorns](https://start.businessleague.com/email-assets/tiers/unicorns.png) Ovidiu.Golea-BigConvert.com (1000 clicks) 5.69% CR ![Corporations](https://start.businessleague.com/email-assets/tiers/corporations.png) M.Catalin (500 clicks) 3.81% CR ![Companies](https://start.businessleague.com/email-assets/tiers/companies.png) CartBooster (200 clicks) 21.93% CR ![Start-Ups](https://start.businessleague.com/email-assets/tiers/startups.png) Digiads (100 clicks) 6.67% CR 🏪 eShop Challenges 3 CHALLENGES · W42 / R3 ▸ Speed Run Target N sales in the shortest time ![Corporations](https://start.businessleague.com/email-assets/tiers/corporations.png) librarie.net (500 sales) 12h 03minbest of 2 wins ![Companies](https://start.businessleague.com/email-assets/tiers/companies.png) gsmnet.ro (100 sales) 10h 23min ![Start-Ups](https://start.businessleague.com/email-assets/tiers/startups.png) apiland.ro (20 sales) 0h 51minbest of 2 wins ▸ Revenue Rally Highest eP100Clicks ![Companies](https://start.businessleague.com/email-assets/tiers/companies.png) gsmnet.ro (€2k) €19.32 eP100C ▸ Target Strike Highest Conversion Rate ![Companies](https://start.businessleague.com/email-assets/tiers/companies.png) petmart.ro (200 clicks) 10.49% CR 📖 Legend: W42 \= Week 42 (October 12–18, 2026) • R3 \= Round 3 (cumulative: October 5–18, 2026) • YoY \= vs. the same period in 2025 • CR \= Conversion rate • eP100Clicks \= Average earnings per 100 clicks [🧊 Analyze the data with AI → ](https://start.businessleague.com/newsletter-data?week=42&ref=blog.businessleague.com) See you next Monday with the Week 43 numbers. Until then — *Happy Converting!™*