This timeline displays a forecast of the number of U.S. digital buyers up to 2021, based on factual numbers from 2013 to 2017. In 2016, 177.8 million people in the United States bought goods and services online. Mobile shopping activities via smartphones and tablets contributed to the continued rise in online shopping.
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This timeline displays a forecast of the number of U.S. digital buyers up to 2021, based on factual numbers from 2013 to 2017. In 2016, 177.8 million people in the United States bought goods and services online. Mobile shopping activities via smartphones and tablets contributed to the continued rise in online shopping.
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This timeline displays a forecast of the number of U.S. digital buyers up to 2021, based on factual numbers from 2013 to 2017. In 2016, 177.8 million people in the United States bought goods and services online. Mobile shopping activities via smartphones and tablets contributed to the continued rise in online shopping.
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- Release date
- September 2017
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2013 to 2017
- Age group
- 14 years and older
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*Forecast
The source defines digital shoppers as internet users who have made at least one purchase via any digital channel within the past year, including mobile, online and tablet purchases.
2013 to 2015 data are from earlier publications.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2013 to 2017
- Age group
- 14 years and older
- Supplementary notes
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*Forecast
The source defines digital shoppers as internet users who have made at least one purchase via any digital channel within the past year, including mobile, online and tablet purchases.
2013 to 2015 data are from earlier publications.
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