In 2023, the global direct selling industry generated **** percent of its retail sales from wellness products alone. Cosmetics and personal care products ranked second, accounting for nearly a quarter of sales globally. In that year, the global direct selling industry generated approximately *** billion U.S. dollars.

In 2023, the region with the highest share of global market research revenue was the ************* with over **** of the global turnover. Europe, on the other hand, was responsible for *********** of the global revenue.

In 2020, global retail sales fell by 2.9 percent as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, bouncing back in 2021 with a growth of 9.7 percent Global retail sales were projected to amount to around 27.3 trillion U.S. dollars by 2022, up from approximately 23.7 trillion U.S. dollars in 2020.

American retailers worldwide
As a result of globalization and various trade agreements between markets and countries, many retailers are capable of doing business on a global scale. Many of the world’s leading retailers are American companies. Walmart and Amazon are examples of such American retailers. The success of U.S. retailers can also be seen through their performance in online retail.

Retail in the U.S.
The domestic retail market in the United States is a lucrative market, in which many companies compete. Walmart, a retail chain offering low prices and a wide selection of products, is the leading retailer in the United States. Amazon, The Kroger Co., Costco, and Target are a selection of other leading U.S. retailers.

The statistic shows the size of the communication software market worldwide, from 2018 to 2025. In 2020, the communication software market was valued at around ** billion U.S. dollars globally.

As global e-commerce sales grow, sales of delivery intermediaries also increase. Compared to 2019, sales of delivery intermediaries worldwide were up by ** billion U.S. dollars, amounting to *** billion U.S. dollars in 2020. It is forecast that the upward trend in global sales of both traditional e-commerce players and delivery intermediaries will continue, with the latter having a sales value of *** billion U.S. dollars by 2025. This will constitute **** percent of total global e-commerce sales.

In the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, Walmart's global net sales amounted to 674.5 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of approximately five percent in comparison to a year earlier. WalmartWalmart was founded in 1962 by Sam Walton when he and his brother James “Bud” Walton opened the first Wal-Mart Discount City in Rogers, Arkansas. Since then, Walmart has grown to become the largest publicly-owned retail company in the world. In the United States, the company includes Walmart discount stores, supercenters, neighborhood markets, and Sam’s Club warehouse membership clubs. The company also has many international operations. Walmart is considered a variety store which focuses on low prices featuring apparel as well as hard goods, and has been committed to upholding their basic value of customer service.Beginning in the early 1990s, Walmart went to great lengths to increase their market share. They introduced a full line of groceries into their stores, diversified their market by appealing to certain ethnic groups through bilingual advertisements, and took steps to promote the awareness of environmental issues.As of 2025, Walmart operated 10,771 stores worldwide; with 4,605 of those stores located in the United States alone.

The statistic depicts the sales distribution of Whole Foods Market worldwide from 2010 to 2017, by product category. Non-perishables accounted for **** percent of Whole Foods Market's sales in 2017.

In 2023, around 27.45 million vehicles were sold globally. This is an increase of around 13.3 percent compared to 2022 sales. The United States is the largest market for commercial vehicles that year.

Based on a March 2023 global survey, the United Arab Emirates reported the highest share of respondents who trusted travel companies towards handling personal data, with over ** percent of the sample in that country stating so. By contrast, the study showed that respondents from the United States recorded the highest level of distrust.

The French market accounted for approximately **** billion euros of Carrefour's net sales in 2023, up from the previous year. The retailer's net sales in Latin America went from around **** billion euros in 2021 to just over **** billion ttwo years later.

A 2025 study focused on the auction sales of artworks made after 2000 at selected leading auction centers worldwide. According to the analysis, New York accounted for the highest auction sales value of such works of art among the selected locations, generating ** percent of the sales value in 2024. This figure represented an increase of **** percentage points compared to the previous year.

Total online sales in the art and antiques market worldwide decreased by ** percent in 2024 over the previous year, totaling **** billion U.S. dollars. Despite the annual decline, the value of online transactions in the global art and antiques market remained significantly higher compared to the figures reported before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The NFT art market The figures on the online transactions in the global art and antiques market do not include the sales value of art and collectible NFTs worldwide. In 2023, global sales revenue of both collectibles and art-related non-fungible tokens experienced a sharp annual decline. When focusing on the NFT art segment, Chromie Squiggle by Snowfro, part of the Art Blocks platform, was the non-fungible token art collection with the highest market cap in 2024. What is the size of the global art market? In 2024, sales in the global art market totaled almost ** billion U.S. dollars, experiencing a decline over the previous year. In contrast, the volume of transactions in the art market worldwide increased by around ***** percent over the same period, catching up with pre-pandemic levels.

In 2020, the size of the global mobile marketing market was estimated at ** billion U.S. dollars, and the source projected that it would reach ***** billion dollars by 2030. This would signify a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over ** percent.

This statistic represents internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle sales in Europe, China, and the United States between 2015 and 2030. It is estimated that European ICE vehicle sales will fall to around 9.9 million units in 2030.

The Americas is Salesforce’s largest regional market, bringing in about ** billion U.S. dollars for the software company in its 2025 fiscal year. The overall revenue in that year reached ** billion U.S. dollars, a record high. Subscription and support is Salesforce’s most prolific business division – sales in this segment contributed ** billion U.S. dollars to its overall revenue. Salesforce: a top CRM and SaaS player A cloud-based software company known for its wide range of customer-relationship management (CRM) offerings, Salesforce is one of the largest software and programming companies worldwide. Over the years, its leading position in the CRM software market has strengthened – its market share in 2020 came to ** percent, more than four times the market presence of runner-up Microsoft. In the global public cloud SaaS market, Salesforce overtook Microsoft in 2019, and had a *** percent share in 2020. Salesforce's cloud offerings Salesforce's cloud offerings are divided into the following categories: sales, service, marketing and commerce, as well as platform and other, which includes their Customer 360 PaaS solution and integration, analytics, and productivity offerings. Services and sales are the largest segments, with each bringing in about ***** and ***** billion U.S. dollars in fiscal year 2024. Platform and other subsegments brought in over *** billion U.S. dollars in the same fiscal year, while the marketing and commerce subsegment contributed to just under **** billion U.S. dollars.

Over the last two observations, the revenue is forecast to significantly increase in all segments. As part of the positive trend, the revenue reaches the maximum value for all 2 different segments at the end of the comparison period. Particularly noteworthy is the segment Major Appliances, which has the highest value of **** trillion U.S. dollars. Find further statistics on other topics such as a comparison of the revenue in Poland and a comparison of the revenue in the world.The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

This statistic represents the projected sales of electric bicycles with pedal support of up to ** kilometers per hour worldwide in 2014 and 2023. In 2023, global sales of such e-bikes are forecast to reach approximately ** million units. China is expected to remain the most important market for electric bikes worldwide, as **** million units are predicted to be sold here.

Unit sales of extended reality (VR) headworn devices were expected to reach to **** million in 2024, with VR devices accounting for **** million of this figure. By 2028, VR headworn device sales are forecast to surpass *** million units, while AR headworn devices will cross the *** million mark.

This statistic shows the functional apparel market value worldwide from 2017 until 2025. In 2017, the functional clothing market was valued at approximately ** billion U.S. dollars and was forecast to reach a value of ***** billion U.S. dollars by 2025.

Asia continues to dominate the global chemical industry, holding a **** percent market share in 2023. This represents a significant increase from ** percent in 2010, highlighting the region's growing influence in the sector. Meanwhile, North America's share has declined from **** percent to **** percent over the same period, reflecting a shift in the industry's center of gravity. Global industry growth and revenue The global revenue of the chemical industry has experienced significant growth in recent years. In 2023, the chemical-pharmaceutical sector generated approximately *** trillion euros in global revenue. This aligns with reports showing that the total worldwide revenue of the chemical industry, excluding pharmaceuticals, reached **** trillion U.S. dollars in 2022, the highest value in 15 years. Factors contributing to this growth include increasing demand for healthcare products, technological advancements, and expanding markets worldwide. Regional performance and market leaders While Asia dominates the global market, other regions also contribute significantly to the industry's revenue. In 2023, Latin America's chemical industry generated approximately ****** billion euros, with Brazil accounting for over one-third of the regional market. In Europe, Germany led the chemical industry with a revenue of ***** billion euros, followed by France at ***** billion euros. Nevertheless, China remains the largest single-country market, generating nearly *** trillion euros in 2022, which represented about ** percent of the global revenue.