Most popular goods purchased online in Great Britain 2018
Goods and services ranked by share of individuals who purchased online in Great Britain in 2018
This statistic displays the results of a survey ranking types of good and services by the share of respondents who purchased them online in Great Britain in 2018. The survey was conducted via online interviews and gathered data from 1,800 households in Great Britain on a monthly basis resulting in sampling variability. The ranking resulted from the share of households which purchased a type of goods or service within the last 12 months of sampling. The most popular type of goods was clothes and sporting goods with 55 percent of responding households having purchased these. These were followed by 48 percent of households having purchased household goods such as furniture, toys etc. last in the ranking came E-learning material with ten percent. The share of people who purchased clothes and sporting goods has been increasing in recent years similar to the share of people purchasing household goods. Further information on e-commerce in the United Kingdom and online shopping can be found in the Dossier: Online shopping in the United Kingdom.
Goods and services ranked by share of individuals who purchased online in Great Britain in 2018
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| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Clothes or sports goods | 55% |
| Household goods (eg furniture, toys etc) | 48% |
| Holiday accommodation | 42% |
| Travel arrangements (eg transport tickets, car hire) | 40% |
| Tickets for events | 39% |
| Films, music (including downloads) | 34% |
| Books, magazines, newspapers (including e-books and downloads) | 31% |
| Food or groceries | 28% |
| Electronic equipment (including cameras) | 27% |
| Video games software, other computer software and upgrades (including downloads) | 22% |
| Telecommunication services | 19% |
| Computer hardware | 13% |
| Medicine | 12% |
| E-learning material | 10% |
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