Frequency of selling or auctioning off products online in Germany 2016

This statistic shows the results of a survey on the number of internet users who sold or auctioned off products in Germany from 2013 to 2016. In 2016, there were about 5.25 million internet users among the German-speaking population aged 14 years and older, who sold or auctioned off items on the internet frequently.

Number of internet users who sold or auctioned off products on the internet in Germany from 2013 to 2016, by frequency (in millions)

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Release date

November 2016

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

2013 to 2016

Age group

14 years and older

Special properties

German-speaking internet users

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Information on base:
German-speaking population age 14 and over in private households, at main residence in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Information on random sample:
2013: 8,702 respondents, projected to a population of 70.33 million
2014: 8,156 respondents, projected to a population of 70.52 million
2015: 7.009 respondents, projected to a population of 69.24 million
2016: 7,026 respondents, projected to a population of 69.56 million

Information on target group "German-speaking internet users":
2013: projected to 52.92 million people
2014: projected to 53.54 million people
2015: projected to 54.16 million people
2016: projected to 55.81 million people

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "On these cards you can see several internt activities, things one can do on the internet. Please organize the cards on this sheet depending on how often you engage in this activity on the internet: selling or auctioning off a product, e.g. on eBay, Amazon etc." (original German question: "Hier auf den Karten steht Verschiedenes, wie man selbst im Internet aktiv werden kann, was man dort machen kann. Bitte verteilen Sie die Karten entsprechend auf das Blatt, je nachdem, wie häufig Sie das im Internet machen: Etwas versteigern oder verkaufen, z. B. bei eBay, Amazon usw.")

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