Most popular online grocery shopping websites South Korea 2019
Coupang
Coupang is one of the top online shopping websites in South Korea. Founded in 2010, it is known for its fast delivery, offering same-day and next-day delivery for a growing number of items. As of 2018, around five million items were available for next-day delivery. In 2019, the company’s consolidated sales revenue amounted to around 7.14 trillion South Korean won.
Online grocery shopping
Online grocery shopping is increasingly popular among South Korean consumers. As of 2019, around 55 percent of three-person households reported to use online grocery shopping services. The leading reasons for online grocery shopping were quick delivery and cheap prices, according to a survey in January 2019. Most customers were using the service weekly, some 1.2 percent even daily. The service was especially popular during the high-time of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020.