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Global retail e-commerce sales 2014-2021
Retail e-commerce sales worldwide from 2014 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Sales in billion U.S. dollars | |
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2014 | 1,336 |
2015 | 1,548 |
2016 | 1,845 |
2017 | 2,304 |
2018* | 2,842 |
2019* | 3,453 |
2020* | 4,135 |
2021* | 4,878 |
Sales in billion U.S. dollars | |
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2014 | 1,336 |
2015 | 1,548 |
2016 | 1,845 |
2017 | 2,304 |
2018* | 2,842 |
2019* | 3,453 |
2020* | 4,135 |
2021* | 4,878 |
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- March 2018
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2014 to 2017
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* Forecast.
Includes products or services ordered using the internet via any device, regardless of the method of payment or fulfillment; excludes travel and event tickets.
2014 and 2015 data from earlier report
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- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2014 to 2017
- Supplementary notes
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* Forecast.
Includes products or services ordered using the internet via any device, regardless of the method of payment or fulfillment; excludes travel and event tickets.
2014 and 2015 data from earlier report
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