Tipflation
Tip prompts above 25% by year
A year-by-year view of reports with a suggested percentage above 25%, with the threshold kept consistent.
How this was calculated
This page uses one fixed rule: the report’s highest suggested percentage is above 25%. It is not a claim that every option was selected or that the prompt was unlawful.
Only approved, non-demo reports with a known city and state are included. Placeholder locations such as “Location not reported,” “Online,” and “N/A” are excluded. Duplicates and pending submissions are excluded. This is descriptive archive data, not a survey of all U.S. businesses.
What stands out
2026 has 1 published reports above the 25% threshold, with an average highest button of 40%. The threshold is a sorting rule, not a judgment.
This is an editorial reading of the current archive, not a causal claim. As more reports arrive or corrections are made, the takeaway can change.
| year | reports | average highest |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 40 |
| 2025 | 2 | 31.5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 30 |
What this page can and cannot tell you
It can show how the published archive is distributed by place, time, setting, and prompt details. It cannot estimate the true rate of tipping requests across all businesses, prove that a business-wide policy exists, or replace the original source. Use the links above to inspect individual reports before repeating a statistic.
See the underlying reports. Browse the archive or add a documented report.