On average, less than three products per order are purchased by e-commerce users. A 2022 study showed that the figure is subject to seasonal trends, so that April and December 2022 hit the highest number of units per transaction, with 3.16 and 3.12, respectively.
Average number of products bought per order worldwide from January 2022 to December 2022
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Statistics on E-commerce worldwide
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global retail e-commerce revenue 2023, by region
- Basic Statistic E-commerce retail sales CAGR 2023-2027, by country
- Premium Statistic Global retail e-commerce sales 2014-2026
- Premium Statistic E-commerce as share of total retail sales worldwide 2015-2026
- Premium Statistic Retail e-commerce sales growth worldwide 2017-2026
- Premium Statistic Fastest-growing retail e-commerce countries 2022
- Premium Statistic Domestic and cross-border e-commerce revenue share 2023, by country
Leading players
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- Basic Statistic Leading internet and online services companies worldwide 2022, by market cap
- Premium Statistic Revenue CAGR of selected online service company verticals 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic Leading vertical e-commerce companies worldwide 2022, by market cap
- Premium Statistic Leading online marketplaces worldwide 2022, by market cap
- Premium Statistic Value of leading e-commerce startup acquisitions 2022
- Basic Statistic Merchants where global shoppers made their latest cross-border purchase 2022
Sales
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- Premium Statistic Leading online retailers worldwide 2021-2027, by sales
- Premium Statistic Main electronics, office, and leisure e-retailers worldwide 2022-2027, by sales
- Premium Statistic Leading health, beauty, and personal care e-retailers worldwide 2022-2027, by sales
- Premium Statistic Leading household and pet care online retailers worldwide 2021-2027, by sales
- Premium Statistic Leading global online marketplaces 2021, by GMV
Shopping traffic & conversion
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- Premium Statistic Leading e-commerce and shopping websites worldwide 2022, based on visit share
- Basic Statistic Leading retail websites worldwide 2022, by traffic
- Premium Statistic Leading online marketplaces worldwide 2022, by monthly visits
- Premium Statistic Distribution of online purchases worldwide 2022, by channel
- Premium Statistic Global online shopper conversion rate 2021-2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Global online shopper conversion rate 2022, by region and device
- Premium Statistic Global conversion rates in selected verticals 2022
- Premium Statistic Global online retail website visits and orders 2022, by device
Shopping behavior
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- Premium Statistic Global online shopper per visit spend 2022, by category
- Premium Statistic Average number of products bought per e-commerce order worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Shopping cart abandonment rate worldwide 2022, by industry
- Premium Statistic Main sources for online shopping inspiration worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading online sources for product searches worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Main benefits of online shopping worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Main disadvantages of online shopping worldwide 2022
Digital payment
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- Premium Statistic Global e-commerce payment methods 2021 & 2025, by share of transaction volume
- Premium Statistic Global e-commerce payment methods 2021, by share of transaction volume
- Premium Statistic Quarterly number of PayPal active accounts worldwide 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Quarterly number of PayPal payments 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Square quarterly gross payment volume 2015-2022
- Basic Statistic Main reasons why consumers want to use crypto for shopping 2022
Further related statistics
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- Number of online orders in the Netherlands 2009-2021
- Volume of online orders in Russia 2018-2025
- Share of companies receiving online orders in Belgium 2022, by region
- Share of companies receiving online orders in Belgium 2022, by size
- Share of enterprises receiving online orders in Belgium 2022, by industry
- Online orders per capita in Russia 2019-2020, by city
- Online orders volume distribution in Russia 2020, by city
- Brazil: online checkouts of cosmetics and personal care products 2019-2020
- Distribution of e-commerce orders growth in Russia 2020, by segment
- Number of foreign online orders in Russia 2016-2021
- Volume growth of e-commerce orders in Russia 2018-2025
- Distribution of e-commerce orders volume in Russia 2021, by segment
- Volume of e-commerce orders in Russia 2021, by segment
- Online cosmetics orders distribution in Russia H2 2020-H1 2021, by city
- Enterprises processing online marketplace orders in France 2020, by employee number
- Average delivery time of online orders in Russia H1 2021, by city
- COVID-19 impact on online orders for fashion and lifestyle products India 2020
- COVID-19 impact on online orders for electronics India 2020
- COVID-19 impact on online orders for food and groceries India 2020
- Value of Jumia Pay transactions in Africa 2019-2020
- E-commerce return order volume in India 2021-2022
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Dynamic Yield. (February 1, 2023). Average number of products bought per order worldwide from January 2022 to December 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363180/monthly-average-units-per-e-commerce-transaction/
Dynamic Yield. "Average number of products bought per order worldwide from January 2022 to December 2022." Chart. February 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363180/monthly-average-units-per-e-commerce-transaction/
Dynamic Yield. (2023). Average number of products bought per order worldwide from January 2022 to December 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363180/monthly-average-units-per-e-commerce-transaction/
Dynamic Yield. "Average Number of Products Bought per Order Worldwide from January 2022 to December 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363180/monthly-average-units-per-e-commerce-transaction/
Dynamic Yield, Average number of products bought per order worldwide from January 2022 to December 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363180/monthly-average-units-per-e-commerce-transaction/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Average number of products bought per order worldwide from January 2022 to December 2022 [Graph], Dynamic Yield, February 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363180/monthly-average-units-per-e-commerce-transaction/