Retail platforms have undergone an unprecedented global traffic increase between January 2019 and June 2020, surpassing even holiday season traffic peaks. Overall, retail websites generated almost 22 billion visits in June 2020, up from 16.07 billion global visits in January 2020. This is of course due to the global coronavirus pandemic which has forced millions of people to stay at home in order to stop the spread of the virus. Due to many shelter at home orders and a desire to avoid crowded stores in places where it is possible to shop, consumers have turned to the internet to procure everyday items such as groceries or toilet paper.
Coronavirus impact on retail e-commerce website traffic worldwide as of June 2020, by average monthly visits
(in billions)
data is based on over 2,000 of the world’s most visited e-commerce websites across multiple categories
Supplementary notes
The source analyzed data from the 10 most popular e-commerce industries: General retailers; Fashion; Consumer electronics; Groceries and food; Health and beauty; Home and garden; Kids’ products; Gifts and flowers; Sport and outdoors; and Pets’ products.
The data from 2,000+ the most visited e-commerce websites globally was collected and analyzed (including data from, among others, US, UK, Australia, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Russia, Brazil, and Japan).
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Semrush. (July 29, 2020). Coronavirus impact on retail e-commerce website traffic worldwide as of June 2020, by average monthly visits (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112595/covid-19-impact-retail-e-commerce-site-traffic-global/
Semrush. "Coronavirus impact on retail e-commerce website traffic worldwide as of June 2020, by average monthly visits (in billions)." Chart. July 29, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112595/covid-19-impact-retail-e-commerce-site-traffic-global/
Semrush. (2020). Coronavirus impact on retail e-commerce website traffic worldwide as of June 2020, by average monthly visits (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112595/covid-19-impact-retail-e-commerce-site-traffic-global/
Semrush. "Coronavirus Impact on Retail E-commerce Website Traffic Worldwide as of June 2020, by Average Monthly Visits (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112595/covid-19-impact-retail-e-commerce-site-traffic-global/
Semrush, Coronavirus impact on retail e-commerce website traffic worldwide as of June 2020, by average monthly visits (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112595/covid-19-impact-retail-e-commerce-site-traffic-global/ (last visited May 18, 2022)
