With the popularity and development of the Internet, it has greatly promoted the growth of global Internet consumption.
At first, the phenomenon of online shopping was brought about by Gen X consumers (born 1966-1981),
Millennials (born 1982-2001) who are keen on online shopping have officially entered a period of accelerated growth in Internet consumption, and have vigorously promoted the rapid development of e-commerce in the global field.
Global e-commerce sales are expected to rise to $4.5 trillion by 2021, nearly doubling the approximately $2.2 trillion in revenue in 2017.
How much money did countries around the world spend on the Internet today? What are the online shopping trends today?
Let's take a look at the following set of interesting data~
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="42" Which country spends the most on online shopping >? </h1>
We can use the latest data from search laboratory for 2021 –
The data shows that in pure currency terms, Britons spend the most online, with e-commerce spending per capita at $4,021.
And that's almost twice as much as in China.
However, when comparing these data with the average wage in each country,
A more interesting set of statistics emerges —
The ratio of online spending to wages by consumers in various countries.
The data shows that China spends far more wages than any other country in the world.
Almost one-fifth of the salary is spent on the Internet.
The proportion of wages spent online by Chinese consumers (19.34%) is almost twice that of the UK (11.14%).
It is nearly 3 times more than the proportion of online shopping salaries in the United States.
In second place is Mexico, which, while relatively close to the bottom in terms of one-time spending, accounts for 17.31% of its salaries online.
South Africans spend the least on online shopping, at just $171, which equates to the lowest proportion of wage spending (1.04%).
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="20" > the fastest growing online shopping products in 2020-2021</h1>
Since the outbreak of the new crown virus, with the strengthening of health and safety measures,
It's no surprise that disposable gloves saw the biggest increase in online purchases, up 670 percent.
Other products with significant growth in online shopping include—
Bread machines grew by 652%, cough and cold medicines by 535%, and soups by 397%.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="25" > the biggest decline in online shopping</h1>
During the epidemic period, due to the lockdown and home isolation, it also indirectly affected the online shopping habits of the people.
Luggage and suitcase purchases fell by 77 percent in both years, and digital cameras by 64 percent.
In addition, some of the bans on events and celebrations abroad have also affected those planning to get married in 2020,
Bridal clothing and men's formal wear decreased by 63% and 62% compared to 2019.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="28" > top e-commerce platform</h1>
Globally, Amazon remains the world's most influential e-commerce giant – available in 16 countries and territories around the world, selling more than 12 million products.
The China JD.com platform is now gradually entering the ranks of the world's top e-commerce platforms with net sales of 69.979 billion yuan per year.