The COVID-19 pandemic led to an unprecedented increase in e-commerce sales in the United States. According to forecasts, by 2020, web sales in the U.S. will have grown by **** percent over the previous year. In addition, online retail sales in the North American country were set to exceed the trillion-dollar mark by 2022.

In 2024, global retail e-commerce sales reached an estimated ************ U.S. dollars. Projections indicate a ** percent growth in this figure over the coming years, with expectations to come close to ************** dollars by 2028. World players Among the key players on the world stage, the American marketplace giant Amazon holds the title of the largest e-commerce player globally, with a gross merchandise value of nearly *********** U.S. dollars in 2024. Amazon was also the most valuable retail brand globally, followed by mostly American competitors such as Walmart and the Home Depot. Leading e-tailing regions E-commerce is a dormant channel globally, but nowhere has it been as successful as in Asia. In 2024, the e-commerce revenue in that continent alone was measured at nearly ************ U.S. dollars, outperforming the Americas and Europe. That year, the up-and-coming e-commerce markets also centered around Asia. The Philippines and India stood out as the swiftest-growing e-commerce markets based on online sales, anticipating a growth rate surpassing ** percent.

This statistic provides a ranking of the leading retail e-commerce markets worldwide based on sales between in 2020 with a forecast for 2021. In 2020, retail e-commerce sales in the United States amounted to ***** billion U.S. dollars and are projected to grow to ****** billion US dollars in 2021. However, China is by far the leading e-commerce market, with ******** billion U.S. dollars sales generated in 2020.

The revenue in the e-commerce market in the United States was modeled to amount to 1.18 trillion U.S. dollars in 2024. Following a continuous upward trend, the revenue has risen by 754.29 billion U.S. dollars since 2017. Between 2024 and 2029, the revenue will rise by 655.91 billion U.S. dollars, continuing its consistent upward trajectory.Further information about the methodology, more market segments, and metrics can be found on the dedicated Market Insights page on eCommerce.

From January to March 2025, U.S. retail e-commerce sales amounted to roughly *** billion U.S. dollars, marking a small decrease compared to the previous quarter. Overall, retail e-commerce sales outdid the quarterly sales records registered in 2020. E-commerce in the post-pandemic era During the second quarter of 2020, as COVID-19 spread across the globe, the U.S.'s quarterly e-commerce revenue reached *** billion for the first time in history. In 2021, online retail sales account for**** percent of total retail in the United States. Clothing and accessories, including footwear, is one of the largest B2C e-commerce merchandise categories. Retail e-commerce sales in the United States are estimated from samples used for the Monthly Retail Trade Survey and exclude online travel services, ticket sales agencies, and financial brokers. Latest trend? Quick commerce Shoppers expect fast delivery of their purchases, especially when it comes to grocery products. This segment of the e-commerce industry goes under quick commerce and is expected to generate increasing revenue in the next years. Major quick commerce companies like Instacart or Uber Eat operate in the United States, where the quick commerce market is forecast to hit nearly ** billion U.S. dollars by 2027.

During the peak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis (March-April 2020) when many countries worldwide introduced lockdown measures, e-commerce share in total retail sales saw proportions that were not seen before. In the United Kingdom, where an already mature e-commerce market exists, e-commerce share saw as high as **** percent, before stabilizing in the subsequent periods. In the most current period (as of January 31, 2021), United Kingdom, United States and Canada were the leading countries where e-commerce had a higher share as a proportion of total retail, at **, **, and ** percent, respectively.

The revenue change in the fashion e-commerce market in the United States was forecast to decrease between 2024 and 2029 by in total *** percentage points. This overall decrease does not happen continuously, notably not in 2026. According to this forecast, in 2029, the indicator will have decreased for the third consecutive year to **** percent. Find more information concerning the Nordics and Israel.The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

In 2020, retail e-commerce sales in Latin America were estimated to amount to approximately ** billion U.S. dollars, nearly ** percent more than reported in the previous year before the COVID-19 pandemic. According to forecasts, this figure is expected to rise to about *** billion dollars by 2025. Major markets in the region Based on estimates from the Statista Digital Market Outlook, Brazil and Mexico would together account for about ** percent of the e-commerce market in Latin America in 2020. In fact, forecasts for that same year indicated that retail e-commerce would represent approximately *** percent of Mexico's total retail sales and *** percent of Brazil’s. COVID-19's boost to e-commerce The unexpected outbreak of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 quickly impacted online commerce in Latin America. Confined to their homes, many consumers found in the web a safe way to make purchases and payments. While e-commerce revenues rose across the region, Peru stood out with an unprecedented *** percent growth. It was foreseen that after such a boost, online sales in the Andean country would reach *** billion U.S. dollars by the end of 2021.

The revenue change in the e-commerce market in Mexico was forecast to continuously decrease between 2025 and 2029 by in total 14.7 percentage points. According to this forecast, in 2029, the revenue change will have decreased for the fourth consecutive year to 4.27 percent. Find further information concerning the revenue in the e-commerce market in the United States and the number of users in the e-commerce market in Slovakia. The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

The revenue change in the e-commerce market in Canada was forecast to continuously decrease between 2025 and 2029 by in total *** percentage points. According to this forecast, in 2029, the revenue change will have decreased for the fourth consecutive year to **** percent. Find other key market indicators concerning the user penetration and number of users. The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

Internet sales have played an increasingly significant role in retailing. In 2025, e-commerce accounted for over ***percent of retail sales worldwide. Forecasts indicate that by 2030, the online segment will make up ***percent of total global retail sales. Retail e-commerce Online shopping has grown steadily in popularity in recent years. In 2024, global e-commerce sales amounted to over ************ U.S. dollars, a figure expected to approach * trillion U.S. dollars by 2030. Digital development boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic, generating unprecedented e-commerce growth in various economies across the globe. This trend correlates strongly with the constantly improving online access, especially in "mobile-first" online communities, which have long struggled with traditional commercial fixed broadband connections due to financial or infrastructure constraints but enjoy the advantages of cheap mobile broadband connections. M-commerce on the rise The order share of online shopping via smartphones and tablets now outperforms traditional e-commerce via desktop computers. As such, e-retailers around the world have caught up in mobile e-commerce sales. Online shopping via smartphones is particularly prominent in Asia. By the end of 2023, South Korea was the top digital market based on the percentage of the population that had purchased something by phone, with nearly ** percent having made a weekly mobile purchase. Malaysia, UAE, and Turkey completed the top of the ranking.

The quarterly B2C e-commerce growth in Sweden during the first two quarters of 2020, was the highest within the food industry. The figures peaked especially after the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in **********.The growth rate within this product category reached *** percent in the second quarter of the year.

A recent study shows that in Asia-Pacific region e-commerce comprised half of the retail sales in 2020, making this region the lead among others. E-commerce share of retail in North America and Europe followed Asia-Pacific with ** percent and ** percent, respectively. Share of e-commerce in retail sales in Asia-Pacific is expected to grow by *** percent by the year 2025, reaching ** percent which is the largest expected increase among other regions. In contrast, e-commerce share of retail is forecast to grow by *** percent in North America and ***** percent in Europe in five years.

The market size of the e-commerce industry in Saudi Arabia was expected to grow from ** billion U.S. dollars in 2020, to reach ** billion U.S. dollars by 2025 after the adjustments for the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on e-commerce. From 2020 to 2022, there was an expected additional *** percent annual market growth due to COVID-19 in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.

As of 2024, the revenue growth of the e-commerce market was over four percent in India. The e-commerce market had the highest growth at over 54 percent in 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers switched to online shopping for groceries and other essentials due to lockdowns and social distancing.

In the third quarter 2020, sales in e-commerce channels of Ripley Corp – headquartered in Santiago, Chile, and operating also in Peru – increased by *** percent in comparison with the third quarter of the previous year. Furthermore, digital channels have been gaining in popularity and have been responsible for a substantial share of the company's retail sales.

New Zealand's e-commerce growth rate soared in 2020 amid the pandemic, which drove many consumers to shop online due to widespread restrictions on in-store shopping. In 2022, e-commerce revenue fell by *** percent across the country, likely due to many consumers returning to their in-store shopping habits. Nonetheless, the e-commerce segment in New Zealand is forecast to grow over the coming years, with e-commerce revenue witnessing positive growth in 2024.

E-commerce in Colombia grew by ** percent in 2020 compared to the previous year. Forecasts indicate that this growth rate will remain stable in the following years. In addition, domestic e-commerce shopping in Colombia reached an estimated **** billion U.S. dollars in 2021, almost seven times more than international purchases.

In 2020, a noticeable spike in online shopping habits had been recorded across Europe, with many consumers from different countries stating that they had started e-shopping more due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In 2021, most of the same countries saw an increase in the number of people who said they bought on the web more due to the crisis. In Spain, for example, more than half of surveyed consumers said they shopped online more often in 2021, an increase of about ***** percent compared to the previous year.

Since the confinement period in France at the beginning of 2020, the months of February to May were met with a strong growth in online sales. The values increased as much as ** percent in April for consumer goods (excluding food) and reported a total increase of sales of ** percent in May 2020, compared to the same months in 2019. The values varied a little during the year, with a slight increase starting in October 2020.