Renewed online, received passport in less than a week!

• 10/25 (Saturday): filed renewal online
• 10/26 (Sunday): received confirmation
• 10/29 (Wednesday): application approved
• 10/31 (Friday): passport received!

I did pay for expedited shipping but I don’t think it was necessary.

They scared me saying it would take 4-6 weeks but in reality it’s much faster! I am glad I didn’t go the mail-in route.