Main reasons to shop online 2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 15, 2023
A 2021 survey revealed that 56 percent of global consumers choose to shop online because they can do so at any time of the day. Another 50 percent of consumers worldwide reported that they choose to shop online because they find it more convenient than travelling to the store to shop.

Main reasons consumers worldwide choose to shop online as of July 2021, by generation

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Release date

July 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2021

Number of respondents

20,000 approx.

Supplementary notes

* Source does not provide date of survey.

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