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 revenue in the e-commerce market in the United States was forecast to continuously increase between 2025 and 2029 by in total 498.2 billion U.S. dollars (+37.16 percent). After the tenth consecutive increasing year, the revenue is estimated to reach 1.8 trillion U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the revenue of the e-commerce market was continuously increasing over the past years.Find other key market indicators concerning the average revenue per user (ARPU) and number of users. The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

In 2024, global e-commerce sales grew by *** percent compared to the previous year. In that period, e-commerce accounted for approximately ** percent of all retail sales worldwide. Asian countries lead the way According to an estimate, China and Indonesia ranked **************** respectively on the list of countries with the greatest share of retail sales projected to take place online in 2023. Following the same trend, estimates also revealed that the three fastest-growing retail e-commerce countries in the world are all in Asia. Amazon on top When looking at the leading e-commerce companies worldwide, as opposed to the leading e-commerce countries, ****** is the clear market leader with a market cap of over************n U.S. dollars as of March 2025. Not only that, but the *************************** company is also by far the***** visited online marketplace in the world, with approximately *** billion monthly visits.

Forecasts indicate significant growth in the e-commerce sectors of Asia in 2024. Topping the list are the Philippines and India, poised for a surge of approximately ** percent and ** percent in online sales, respectively. Following closely behind, Malaysia secures the third spot with an **** percent growth rate. Meanwhile, Bolivia and Mexico were expected to outpace other nations, with e-retail sales forecast to grow by over ** percent. A growing global e-retail market Partly fueled by a rapid increase in internet users worldwide over recent years, along with mobility constraints and the shutdown of physical stores during the COVID-19 pandemic, the global e-commerce retail market expanded fourfold from 2014 to 2022. Central to this growth has been the widespread adoption of mobile commerce, which entails online shopping through smartphones, particularly prominent in various regions of the global South. Forecasts suggested that m-commerce sales in Argentina are poised to surge by around *** times between 2022 and 2026. Fast-growing markets fueled by local players While online retail giants Amazon and Alibaba Group wield global dominance in the e-commerce landscape, they do not hold the top positions in many of the fastest-growing e-commerce markets. Based on monthly website traffic, Singaporean e-retailer Shopee is the leading e-commerce site in Singapore by a significant margin. This trend is even more pronounced in Argentina, where Mercado Libre garners nearly ** times the traffic witnessed on Amazon's Spanish page, amazon.es.

According to recent industry calculations, Turkey's compound annual growth rate until 2029 is the highest among the top 20 e-commerce markets worldwide. The Turkish e-commerce market is currently valued at three trillion Turkish lira. India and Brazil are also among the fastest-growing e-commerce markets globally, with CAGRs of over 11 percent. Will the United States be the global e-commerce leader? By 2026, the American online retail market value is forecast to surpass the 1.5 trillion U.S. dollar mark. Although the forecasted growth is strong, the American e-commerce market is not the world's biggest. In fact, the Chinese e-commerce market surpassed a value of one trillion U.S. dollars back in 2021, and is forecast to approach two trillion U.S. dollars in 2027. Different KPIs lead to different insights The Chinese and American online shopping markets are neck-and-neck, depending on the KPI selected. For instance, the average revenue per user is a useful KPI to determine the penetration rate of e-commerce in a country. For the U.S., the ARPU stands at roughly 4,650 U.S. dollars as of 2025. In China, this value is much lower, at just over 1,3000 U.S. dollars.

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 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.

Internet sales have played an increasingly significant role in retailing. In 2024, e-commerce accounted for over ** percent of retail sales worldwide. Forecasts indicate that by 2029, the online segment will make up close to over ** 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 exceed **** trillion U.S. dollars by 2028. Digital development in Latin America boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic, generating unprecedented e-commerce growth in various economies across the region. So much so that Brazil and Argentina appear to lead the world's fastest-growing online retail markets. This trend correlates strongly with the constantly improving online access, especially in "mobile-first" online communities, which have long struggled with traditioe-comernal fixed broadband connections due to financial or infrastructure constraints but enjoy the advantages of cheap mobile broadband connections. M-commerce on the rise The average order value of online shopping via smartphones and tablets still lags traditional e-commerce via desktop computers. However, 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 2021, Malaysia 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. South Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines completed the top of the ranking.

Following the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Latin America's e-commerce market was forecast to grow an average of ** percent annually until 2025. In 2021, online sales in the region increased by ** percent compared to the previous year, the highest growth rate recently recorded.

In 2024, retail e-commerce sales in the United States reached an estimated **** billion U.S. dollars, roughly double the sales value reached in 2019. E-commerce's growth trajectory Driven by the escalating integration of technology into daily life, e-commerce has witnessed a remarkable surge in popularity. Projections indicate a significant uptick in e-commerce users in the United States, rising from *** million in 2025 to over *** million by 2029. As of 2023, apparel and accessories ranked as the most sought-after e-commerce product category, comprising over ** percent of all retail sales in the U.S. This trend persists despite inflationary pressures, positioning this category among the e-commerce segments experiencing the most significant year-on-year price changes. M-commerce users demographic While the demand for the convenience of purchasing from the palm of one's hand is also rapidly increasing, various demographic factors influence mobile commerce usage. There's a higher proportion of male online shoppers than females, with a split of ** percent versus ** percent. Age is another determinant. Younger consumers exhibit a greater inclination towards m-commerce, with ** percent of mobile shoppers falling within the ** to ** age bracket. Furthermore, income levels also shape mobile shopping habits, with individuals earning less than ****** U.S. dollars annually showing the highest propensity for mobile-based purchases.

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.

Asia leads the ranking of biggest e-commerce markets worldwide. The total revenue of online retail in Asian countries added up to nearly * trillion U.S. dollars in 2025. This was approximately *** billion U.S. dollars higher than the e-commerce revenue reached in the Americas. Australia, Oceania, and Africa were estimated to achieve far lower e-commerce revenues in 2025, with values below ** billion U.S. dollars. Asia’s leading position can mostly be ascribed to China, which achieved a revenue of over ************ U.S. dollars in 2024. How dominant is Asia in e-commerce? The e-commerce market is highly developed on the Asian continent, and will continue to grow. For instance, India is among the countries with the highest Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) for its e-commerce market. Between 2025 and 2029, the market value is forecast to grow with over ** percent annually. The Latin-American e-commerce market is also forecast to grow quickly in the coming years. Large Asian e-commerce markets have a strong influence over the rest of the world. A concrete example of an Asian e-commerce channel that is being adopted in the West is the TikTok Shop, connecting social media and e-commerce to form social commerce.

The revenue in the E-commerce market in the United States was forecast to continuously increase between 2023 and 2027 by in total ***** billion U.S. dollars (+** percent). After the ***** consecutive increasing year, the indicator is estimated to reach *** trillion U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2027. Notably, the revenue of the E-commerce market was continuously increasing over the past years.Find other key market indicators concerning the average revenue per user (ARPU) and number of users.

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.

Asia leads globally in e-commerce, exceeding *** trillion U.S. dollars in volume in 2024. The United States ranked second with over ************ U.S. dollars in market volume, and Europe came next, with a market volume of *** billion U.S. dollars in the same year. U.S. e-commerce: A growing slice of the retail pie While the United States maintains a strong position in the global e-retail market, there's still considerable room for expansion. E-commerce sales in the U.S. reached a record high of over *** billion dollars in the second quarter of 2024, accounting for ** percent of total retail sales. This represents a steady increase from previous years, yet indicates that traditional brick-and-mortar retail still dominates the American market. Latin America: An emerging e-commerce frontier Latin America is rapidly emerging as a key player in the global e-retail landscape, with a projected market volume of *** billion U.S. dollars by 2024. Brazil and Mexico lead the region, accounting for ** percent and ** percent of the Latin American e-commerce market, respectively. The region is also seeing a gradual increase in cross-border online sales, expected to reach ** percent of total e-commerce by 2025. Mobile commerce is proving to be a game-changer in Latin America, with m-commerce sales tripling since 2019 to reach approximately ** billion U.S. dollars by the end of 2024.

In 2023, e-commerce sales in the United Kingdom had a growth of *** percent, much higher than the negative *** percent seen in the previous year. In 2028, e-commerce sales are expected to grow by *** percent.

Significant fluctuations are estimated for all segments over the forecast period for the revenue. In general, the indicator appears to exhibit a positive trend, with more segments showing increasing values rather than decreasing values until 2029. Among them, the segment Food attains the highest value throughout the entire period, reaching **** trillion U.S. dollars. Find other insights concerning similar markets and segments, such as a comparison of cross-border revenue in Finland and a comparison of revenue in Spain.The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

The revenue in the e-commerce market in Africa was forecast to continuously increase between 2025 and 2029 by in total **** billion U.S. dollars (+***** percent). After the seventh consecutive increasing year, the revenue is estimated to reach ***** billion U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2029. Find other key market indicators concerning the revenue growth and average revenue per user (ARPU).The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

The revenue in the e-commerce market in Europe was forecast to continuously increase between 2025 and 2029 by in total ***** billion U.S. dollars (+**** percent). After the seventh consecutive increasing year, the revenue is estimated to reach ****** billion U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2029. Find more information concerning the United States and Portugal.The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

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.