On January 7, 2026, Hannah Alonzo published a YouTube video featuring a purportedly leaked internal Young Living corporate email dated early January 2026. The email states:
“We are writing to inform you of an important update regarding Young Living’s Marketing Partner Program. After careful consideration and strategic planning, the company has made the decision to officially conclude the Marketing Partner Program in Q2 of 2026.”
The message emphasizes continued commitment to product quality and promises further transition details in the coming months, while requesting employees treat the information as confidential.
Alonzo’s original video was marked private roughly 12 hours after publication. On Instagram, she stated she received a cease-and-desist letter from Young Living and is seeking legal advice. She had preemptively noted in the video:
“If this video gets taken down at any point, it likely was not my choice, and it’s probably because Young Living sued me.”
Within hours, Scott Tex Johnson reuploaded the full video to his channel, preserving the content for public view.
On January 9, 2026, Young Living President Ben Riley publicly denied the email’s legitimacy on Facebook, calling rumors of exiting the direct sales (MLM) channel “extremely ridiculous.”
The company’s corporate Instagram account echoed the denial, labeling the leaked document as inauthentic.
Young Living, founded in 1993 by Gary Young, is a major essential oils and supplements MLM company. After Gary Young stepped down as CEO in 2015 and passed away in 2018, his widow, Mary Young, took control.
The company has operated a classic multi-level marketing structure (referred to internally as the “Marketing Partner Program”) for over three decades. In recent years, Young Living launched an affiliate model through Wyld Notes, which may indicate a gradual strategic shift away from traditional MLM.
Website traffic data (SimilarWeb, last three months) shows approximately 1.5 million monthly visits, healthy but likely significantly below COVID-era highs.
If the leaked email is genuine, Q2 2026 would mark the end of Young Living’s traditional MLM opportunity. The company would most likely transition fully to a single-level affiliate model (no recruitment-based commissions), though this remains unconfirmed.
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Until Young Living provides clear confirmation or denial through official channels, the future of its MLM program remains uncertain.
