This timeline shows the United States' share of global retail e-commerce sales from 2015 to 2020. In 2015, e-retail sales in the United States accounted for 22.2 percent of global retail e-commerce. This share is projected to decrease to 16.9 percent of the total global e-retail market in 2020.
Share of global retail e-commerce sales in the United States from 2015 to 2020
* Forecast. Includes products or services ordered using the internet via any device, regardless of the method of payment or fulfillment; excludes travel and event tickets
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eMarketer, & Tech in Asia. (August 18, 2016). Share of global retail e-commerce sales in the United States from 2015 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 23, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243699/share-of-global-retail-e-commerce-sales-usa/
eMarketer, und Tech in Asia. "Share of global retail e-commerce sales in the United States from 2015 to 2020." Chart. August 18, 2016. Statista. Accessed September 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243699/share-of-global-retail-e-commerce-sales-usa/
eMarketer, Tech in Asia. (2016). Share of global retail e-commerce sales in the United States from 2015 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243699/share-of-global-retail-e-commerce-sales-usa/
eMarketer, and Tech in Asia. "Share of Global Retail E-commerce Sales in The United States from 2015 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Aug 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243699/share-of-global-retail-e-commerce-sales-usa/
eMarketer & Tech in Asia, Share of global retail e-commerce sales in the United States from 2015 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243699/share-of-global-retail-e-commerce-sales-usa/ (last visited September 23, 2020)
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