


Global programs usually export headquarters culture and call it alignment. The data says norms differ by country, and a program that ignores that reads as foreign everywhere but home.
What does hold everywhere: Friday is the top recognition day in every country we measured. Build on the universal, localize the rest, and make sure the reward catalog works in every office.
One shared ritual, local rewards, global reporting.
10,000+ reward options across 200+ countries, so every office redeems locally. Gift cards span 10,000+ options across 200+ countries, redeemed by employees themselves.
The one ritual our data shows works in every country measured. Feedback Friday posts a kickoff, a reminder, and a recap every week, automatically.
Peer recognition that travels across offices, languages, and time zones. Kudos post in the channel as designed cards with coins attached.
If your offices share a Slack or Microsoft Teams workspace, they share one recognition program, with membership and analytics rolling up automatically.




The category's first country-level recognition benchmarks.
Aggregate, anonymized data across thousands of teams on Matter, trailing 12 months. Full methodology in The Recognition Habit: 2026 Benchmark Report. See the research →
recognitions per member per month on Canadian teams, versus 0.62 in the United States
of UK recognition lands on Friday, the top day in all four countries measured
more recognition per member on teams that build a recognition ritual
Employees can redeem across 200+ countries, with 10,000+ options spanning eGift cards, prepaid cards, and donations.
Yes, if they share a Slack or Teams workspace. Membership syncs automatically and analytics roll up globally.
Every workspace starts with a free 14-day trial of everything, no credit card required, then lands on the Free Forever plan. Paid plans start at $1 per user per month. Full details on the pricing page.
About 2 minutes to install and 5 to 10 to customize. Users sync from Slack or Microsoft Teams automatically, so there is no HRIS project between you and launch. 250+ HRIS integrations are supported when you want them.
Switching is a smaller project than it sounds. Your balances come with you, the migration is free on paid plans, and most teams are live within days. Historical kudos do not carry over, so you start with a clean feed and full balances.


