Illegal drug online sales via dark web 2015

This statistic presents an estimate of illegal drugs sales on the dark web from December 2013 to July 2015. It is estimated that illegal drugs generated 27 million U.S. dollars in sales value over the dark web, with cocaine accounting for 5.2 million U.S. dollars of illegal online sales.

Prescription and illegal drug sales on the dark web from December 2013 to July 2015 (in million U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Dark web sales in million U.S. dollars
Illegal drugs	27
MDMA & ecstasy	7.7
Marijuana	5.7
Cocaine	5.2
Speed	2.3
Heroin	1.8
LSD	1.5
Crystal meth	1.4
Ketamine	0.8
DMT	0.4
Mushrooms	0.2
Precription drugs	4.6
Alprazolam	1.1
Xanax	1
Oxycodone	0.8
Valium	0.3
Ritalin	0.1
Non-drugs	0.8

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Release date

October 2016

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

December 2013 to July 2015

Special properties

Silk Road 2, Evolution and Agora

Supplementary notes

All values are estimates.
Non-drug items include fake money, e-Books, credit card data, fake IDs, fake brands, electronics, hacking services, cigarettes, pornography and gift cards.

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