This statistic represents the results of a survey regarding the share of online marketplaces used by retailers across Asia Pacific in 2018, by platform. During the survey period, approximately ** percent of the respondents stated that they use Tmall for engaging in trade.

While revenues generated by online marketplaces in France have been growing in recent years, the e-commerce surge due to the COVID-19 pandemic gave it an additional boost. In 2020, online marketplaces in the European country rose by ** percent compared to the previous year.

In 2023, about 7.7 percent of companies with ten or more employees in Norway sold on online marketplaces, down from 11.2 percent compared to the previous year. Similarly, roughly 8.4 percent of enterprises in Sweden sell via e-commerce marketplaces.

Amazon has consistently remained the online marketplace in Spain with the highest share of website traffic. In 2021, the e-commerce retailer accounted for half of all web traffic among leading online marketplaces in the country. As in recent years, AliExpress took second place, while El Corte Inglés took third place, beating eBay for the first time.

In 2023, the online retail sales in Hong Kong's e-commerce marketplace totaled around **** billion U.S. dollars, showing a slight decrease from the year before. Third-party marketplace accounted for the majority of the sales.

In 2018, the most common online marketplaces in Tunisia were local websites, which were used by ** percent of the country's internet users. On the other hand, only ** percent of the users purchased online using foreign websites. Social media was also among the preferred types of online marketplace in the country.

This statistic displays the market volume of online-only retail in Turkey from 2013 to 2018, by category. Online marketplaces had the largest market volume with **** billion Turkish lira in 2018, marking an increase of about * billion Turkish lira on the previous year. After marketplaces, multi-category online retail and specialized internet shopping sites had the largest market volume in 2018 at *** billion and *** billion Turkish lira respectively.

As of April 2023, Amazon was the most visited online marketplace in the United States, with about *** billion visits per month. Second place went to eBay, with approximately *** million visits, followed in third place by Etsy, with close to *** million. U.S.-founded online marketplaces dominate the industry In 2023, Amazon ranked as the online marketplace generating the highest gross merchandise value (GMV) in the United States. That year, its GMV reached over *** billion U.S. dollars. The company is able to maintain its dominant market position due to its broad product offerings, from furniture, home goods and accessories to health and personal care products, gaining a huge chunk of the online market. Another U.S.-founded brand, Walmart, placed second in the ranking, with a GMV of around *** billion U.S. dollars. Chinese shopping apps challenge U.S. retailers Despite the dominance of U.S. retailers, when it comes to shopping apps, two Chinese companies are heading the market. In 2023, Temu was the most downloaded e-commerce app in the U.S., with over *** million downloads, followed by SHEIN with a download count of around ** million. Amazon placed third, with users downloading the app roughly ** million times. Temu was estimated to have over *** million active users on its app in the U.S. alone, almost triplicating the number from January to April in 2023. In July of that year, the company was able to retain almost ** percent of its shoppers within a **-day period, meaning the percentage of customers who continue to purchase from the company over the period, as opposed to leaving or switching to a competitor.

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.

The market size of the online retail industry in India amounted to *** billion U.S. dollars in 2023 in India. The industry is likely to growth with a CAGR of ** percent until the year 2027. Growth of online retail industry in India The rapid expansion in the size of online retail could be attributed to the increase in the market size of e-commerce, a favorable government policy of *** percent FDI flows into e-commerce, and an increasing base of digital buyers in India. The market size of the e-commerce industry is estimated to reach *** billion U.S. dollars by 2027, a massive jump from 2014. Additionally, the number of digital buyers in the country has been on the rise since 2014. Affordable mobile internet, mainly from Reliance’s Jio has been a catalyst for change and led to a drastic growth in the value of mobile retail e-commerce in 2020. Consumer perception of online retail during coronavirus The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic led to an increase in the share of consumers shopping online. Most consumers opted for online retail to socially distance, avoid queues in the supermarkets and other shops, and to minimize their time spent outside. Unsurprisingly, they preferred to shop for essentials which included food, personal hygiene, and household cleaning products during this time.

This statistic presents the possible types of information that marketing professionals in the United States might want from an e-commerce marketplace where they sell their products as of 2018, sorted by status. According to the findings, ** percent of respondents stated that data regarding competitor's referral traffic and keyword bidding strategies was something that they currently do not possessed, however, would like to if possible.

In 2018, the most popular product category on online marketplaces according to Indonesian online shoppers was the mobile and electronics products. Electronics, online grocery shopping and fashion products ranked among the top three categories.

Indonesians were still hesitant about making online purchases/ shopping online

The main reason why consumers purchased electronics online was that online stores usually provide more promotions . Laptop or computer accessories were the most popular electronic gadgets that were purchased online. However, in a recent survey, more than ** percent of Indonesian respondents stated that they worried about not being able to trust the quality or the description of the product when shopping online. They were also concerned about falling prey to scammers. As a consequence, some consumers prefer to buy the products offline to authenticate the products.

Leading e-commerce sites for electronics

E-commerce sites Bukalapak, Tokopedia, and blibli.com, were the top three sites to buy mobile and electronics product online. Cheaper product prices, products authenticity and a varied selection/ wider selection of products were the top reasons why consumers prefer one over another online platform. Marketplaces and C2C sites like Bukalapak and Tokopedia link buyers to individual or small business sellers, and consumers usually go to these sites because they provide more product variety. However, when it comes to a product quality, consumers trust retail-model sites such as Bibli.com more. This is especially important for mobile and electronics purchases, as consumers tend to see this as an important value when buying these products.

A league table of the 120 cryptocurrencies with the highest market cap reveals how diverse each crypto is and potentially how much risk is involved when investing in one. Bitcoin (BTC), for instance, had a so-called "high cap" - a market cap worth more than 10 billion U.S. dollars - indicating this crypto project has a certain track record or, at the very least, is considered a major player in the cryptocurrency space. This is different in Decentralize Finance (DeFi), where Bitcoin is only a relatively new player. A concentrated market The number of existing cryptocurrencies is several thousands, even if most have a limited significance. Indeed, Bitcoin and Ethereum account for nearly 75 percent of the entire crypto market capitalization. As crypto is relatively easy to create, the range of projects varies significantly - from improving payments to solving real-world issues, but also meme coins and more speculative investments. Crypto is not considered a payment method While often talked about as an investment vehicle, cryptocurrencies have not yet established a clear use case in day-to-day life. Central bankers found that usefulness of crypto in domestic payments or remittances to be negligible. A forecast for the world's main online payment methods took a similar stance: It predicts that cryptocurrency would only take up 0.2 percent of total transaction value by 2027.

This statistic shows the main reasons of Indonesian online shoppers to dislike different online marketplaces as of 2018. That year, about **** percent of the surveyed respondents replied that the time taken to deliver an item is one of the main reasons to be unsatisfied with the service of blibli.com.

In 2023, Mercado Libre was the largest e-retailer in Mexico, with a market share of **** percent. Amazon ranked second, generating approximately **** percent of the total e-commerce sales revenue in the North American country.

This statistic shows the distribution of online marketplace Etsy.nl users in the Netherlands in 2017, by age group. According to the source, Etsy is: "a platform to sell and purchase handcrafted goods". As of 2017, ** percent of the platform's users were aged 15 to 19 years old.

This statistic shows the predicted market sizes of online grocery markets in selected European nations, from 2018 to 2023. The German online grocery market is predicted to experience the largest relative growth, expecting to rise from 1.3 billion U.S dollars to a value of 3.8 billion U.S. dollars, at a compound annual growth rate of 23.2 percent.

This statistic shows the average order value according to online shoppers on leading e-marketplaces in Indonesia as of 2018. That year, ** percent of the surveyed respondents stated that their average order value was between 100 thousand to *** thousand Indonesian rupiah on blibli.com.

This statistic shows the number of online markets in which the different houses of the Spanish group Inditex operated in 2018. Zara was the brand with the major number of online markets with ***, followed by Zara Home with **.

The forecasted market value for e-commerce in the United Arab Emirates in 2018 was about *********** U.S. dollars. The projection expected a quadrupled value in comparison to 2014.

  development so far   

The United Arab Emirates is the leading e-commerce market in the Gulf Cooperation Council, it outperformed Saudi Arabia though its only ********* of the Kingdoms population size. A main accelerator of the e-commerce market is the mobile internet segment. Consumers in the United Arab Emirates use their smartphones in various ways as an online shopping tool. According to a survey, 44 percent of UAE respondents used their smart phone to pay for their online shopping. Around ******* of UAE respondents used their smartphone to review products they planned to purchase online. And more than 40 percent have used their smartphones to compare competitor prices during their online shopping.

  outlook   

The United Arab Emirates were until 2015 the leading growth market for e-commerce in the Gulf Cooperation Council region. The Growth is projected to fall from 44 percent to ** percent in 2020 .