Since the initial declaration of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, about five percent of consumers in both Canada and France had bought items online for the very first time. Only about two percent of German and Japanese adults had never made online purchases before. Globally, the vast majority of people was already acquainted with buying online prior to COVID-19.
Share of consumers that shopped online for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic was declared in 2020, by country
* The source adds the following information about New Zealand: "Due to a smaller sample size, this percentage is only significantly higher than Japan."
The period 'since the coronavirus pandemic was declared' refers to mid-March to mid-September 2020.
How the original survey question was phrased, was not provided by the source.
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Shopify. (December 8, 2020). Share of consumers that shopped online for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic was declared in 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192388/first-time-online-shoppers-since-covid-19/
Shopify. "Share of consumers that shopped online for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic was declared in 2020, by country." Chart. December 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192388/first-time-online-shoppers-since-covid-19/
Shopify. (2020). Share of consumers that shopped online for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic was declared in 2020, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192388/first-time-online-shoppers-since-covid-19/
Shopify. "Share of Consumers That Shopped Online for The First Time since The Coronavirus Pandemic Was Declared in 2020, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192388/first-time-online-shoppers-since-covid-19/
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