In the United States, "Vigilante Shit" debuted at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, receiving 32.2 million streams, selling 6,400 digital downloads, and reaching an airplay audience of 424,000 in its first week. During the week of its release, Swift became the first artist to occupy the top 10 of the Hot 100. The song remained on the chart for six weeks. It peaked at number nine on the Canadian Hot 100 and was certified gold by Music Canada on November 16, 2022. Elsewhere, "Vigilante Shit" entered numerous territories, peaking within the top 50 in the Philippines (9), Australia (10), Malaysia (10), Iceland (17), Vietnam (18), India (20), Luxembourg (24), South Africa (24), Switzerland (39), Hungary (40), and Sweden (41), and further reaching Spain (63) and France (133).
