{"id":3556,"date":"2017-08-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/2017\/08\/16\/news-global-e-commerce-sales-expected-to-reach-2-29-trillion-in-2017\/"},"modified":"2021-01-04T14:11:58","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T14:11:58","slug":"news-global-e-commerce-sales-expected-to-reach-2-29-trillion-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/2017\/08\/16\/news-global-e-commerce-sales-expected-to-reach-2-29-trillion-in-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"News: Global E-commerce Sales Expected to Reach $2.29 Trillion in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to eMarketer, global retail sales from the e-commerce market are expected to hit $2.29 trillion in 2017. This equates to approximately 10% of all global retail sales. Over 60% of global internet users (27% of the total world population) will make at least one purchase through a digital channel in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of this year&#8217;s buyers will be from the Asia-Pacific region, approximately 25% will be from the U.S. and Western Europe. eMarketer predicts that Asia-Pacific e-commerce buyers will increase at double-digit rates through 2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"large\" src=\"https:\/\/uberflip.cdntwrk.com\/files\/aHViPTY0ODI0JmNtZD1pdGVtZWRpdG9yaW1hZ2UmZmlsZW5hbWU9aXRlbWVkaXRvcmltYWdlXzU5OTRjMGQ0YzNmNzUucG5nJnZlcnNpb249MDAwMCZzaWc9MWE3ZDgxNzQ2Nzk3MDAwNmU4MGZjMmViNGM4YjI4MDA%253D\" width=\"407\" height=\"407\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to eMarketer, global retail sales from the e-commerce market are expected to hit $2.29 trillion in 2017. This equates to approximately 10% of all global retail sales. Over 60% of global internet users (27% of the total world population) will make at least one purchase through a digital channel in 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.remarkety.com\/global-ecommerce-trends-2016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Remarkety<\/a> lists the 2016 top 10 markets by global e-commerce sales:<\/p>\n<p>1. China: $1 trillion market, 721 million internet users.<\/p>\n<p>2. United States: $396 billion market, 287 million internet users.<\/p>\n<p>3. United Kingdom: $166 billion market, 60 million internet users.<\/p>\n<p>4. Japan: $124 billion market, 115 million internet users.<\/p>\n<p>5. Germany: $106.9 billion market, 71 million internet users.<\/p>\n<p>6. France: $72 billion market, 55 million internet users.<\/p>\n<p>7. South Korea: $38 billion market, 43 million internet users.<\/p>\n<p>8. Canada: $20 billion market, 28.3 million internet users.<\/p>\n<p>9. Russia: $15.7 billion market, 102 million internet users.<\/p>\n<p>10. Brazil: $14.6 billion market, 139 million internet users.<\/p>\n<p>They also list India (sales grew from\u00a0$818.33 billion in 2015 to\u00a0$941.08 billion in 2016), Poland and the Middle East as emerging e-commerce markets expected to see large growth in the coming years.<\/p>\n<p>To read more, please see: <a href=\"https:\/\/247wallst.com\/technology-3\/2017\/07\/19\/milestone-10-of-global-retail-sales-to-come-from-e-commerce-this-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Milestone: 10% of Global Retail Sales to Come From E-commerce This\u00a0Year.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to eMarketer, global retail sales from the e-commerce market are expected to hit $2.29 trillion in 2017. This equates to approximately 10% of all global retail sales. Over 60% of global internet users (27% of the total world population) will make at least one purchase through a digital channel in 2017. 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